The 2013/14 Premier League season kicks off this weekend and after a busy summer of shirt reveals clubs in England's top flight will be kitted up in their new clobber when the first whistle is blown on Saturday. With numerous clubs having swapped kit manufacturers here's a bit of a re-cap to see who's wearing what...
Out of all 20 Premier League clubs 9 of them will be wearing adidas' famous three stripes. After signing up Southampton, Fulham and West Ham to join Chelsea, West Brom, Sunderland, Hull, Swansea and Stoke adidas now boast 45% of Premier League clubs. It may be quantity over quality but it's still a pretty dominant share of the market.
Manchester is all about Nike this season, after City's switch from Umbro they join the red half of Manchester in donning the swoosh and increase the chances of a Nike team winning the title. Two top designs from Nike for two of the Premier League favourites as they go head to head for more silverware.
Completing Nike's quartet of Premier League clubs are Arsenal and Everton. Rumoured to be Arsenal's last season with the swoosh, the Gunners must receive enormous credit for retaining their away shirt from last season and saving fans a few quid, which they'll need by looking at Arsenal's season ticket prices.
Everton are into their second season as a Nike club, their new home shirt has received an extra hoop on the sleeves and a re-designed white collar. It'll take one hell of a season for all four Nike clubs to grab a Champions League spot but Everton will be confident of being there or thereabouts come May.
The clubs flying the flag for PUMA this season are Newcastle and Premier League new boys Cardiff. The Welsh club has controversially changed their home colours from blue to red in a bid to be 'more attractive to investors' or something, and it hasn't gone down too well in the Welsh capital. Not the most creative of kits from PUMA but Cardiff have had bigger issues to deal with so it's probably a safe bet.
Newcastle were the last Premier League club to reveal their 2013/14 home kit after a overcoming the Wonga/Cisse battle and to be fair it was worth waiting for, whether you're firmly anti-Wonga or not it's still a top looking kit and we're embracing the touches of blue.
Two huge American brands have claimed a top Premier League club each for the second year running. Warrior's Liverpool and Under Armour's Spurs will both have their eyes set on a Champions League slot this season and we're sticking our neck on the line by saying they're two of the best kits in the league. Maybe it's because they're just different, away from the standard templates of other brands, whatever it is we're liking it.
Norwich, Crystal Palace and Aston Villa are the remaining three clubs that won't be wearing mainstream brands. The kits might not be as fashionable as others but they do give clubs a unique identity. Palace will begin life in the Prem wearing Avec, Villa continue with Macron and Norwich will be donning Errea shirts.
Three weeks into the football season and the kit launches are still coming with Everton revealing their new Nike third shirt. A safe alternative strip for The Toffee's to wear on their league and cup travels throughout 2013/14.
Nike have used the same template as Everton's 13/14 away shirt but swapped the yellow base for white and used a darker shade of blue on the chest and shoulders. Perhaps they've realised that their away kit is little bit too blue to play against teams wearing the same colour, although they're still reluctant to move completely away from the colour.
The shorts are navy and the socks are predominately white with a navy trim. The controversial new Everton badge features on the shirt with some Toffee's still struggling to accept the change. Martinez's men have kicked off the season steadily with three draws from three games, unbeaten or winless depending on whether you're a blue or a red.
The shorts are navy and the socks are predominately white with a navy trim. The controversial new Everton badge features on the shirt with some Toffee's still struggling to accept the change. Martinez's men have kicked off the season steadily with three draws from three games, unbeaten or winless depending on whether you're a blue or a red.
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Evertonian's got their first glimpse of the new third shirt when Martinez presented the signing of former (please) England midfielder Gareth Barry on transfer deadline day from Man City. They may have lost Fellaini but keeping hold of Baines and adding Chelsea's Lukaku results in a tidy squad to begin their new era at Goodison Park.
Tottenham 2013-2014 Third Shirt
Tottenham Hotspur yesterday unveiled the new Tottenham 13-14 Third Kit made by Under Armour. Spurs new 2013-14 Third Kit features the white sponsor logo of their new main sponsor HP and comes in a rather classical style with some light blue details.
The new Tottenham Third Kit is dark navy with a small V-collar and features a monochromatic white Spurs badge as well as a white sponsor logo. Like all new 2013-14 Tottenham Kits is features light blue details matching the colors of the sponsor HP. The new Tottenham 2013-2014 Third Jersey comes with the lettering Under Armour on the sleeve cuffs.
Manchester City 2013/14 Nike Third Shirt
Manchester City have revealed their new Nike third shirt for the 2013/14 season. City will wear their new alternative choice kit for the first time in tonight's opening UCL group game against Viktoria Plzen in the Czech Republic.
The new third shirt features a two toned stripe which runs down the left hand side of the shirt from top to bottom on which the City crest sits. The block stripes are joined by a navy Nike Swoosh and navy Etihad Airways sponsor which when placed on the white backdrop creates a clean and simplistic looking kit that doesn't completely lose the traditional City sky blue.
The new third shirt features a two toned stripe which runs down the left hand side of the shirt from top to bottom on which the City crest sits. The block stripes are joined by a navy Nike Swoosh and navy Etihad Airways sponsor which when placed on the white backdrop creates a clean and simplistic looking kit that doesn't completely lose the traditional City sky blue.
The words 'Pride In Battle' are printed on the label inside the crew cut neckline and completing the full strip are navy blue shorts and socks with sky blue details. It's another classy display from Nike who have already served up impressive home and away kits for the blue half of Manchester on their debut season after taking over from Umbro.
City kick off their Champions League campaign hoping to improve on last season where they finished bottom of their group. This season however they have been handed a slightly easier group where they'll be confident of qualifying for the knock-out stages. Bayern Munich will be the toughest test but games against Plzen and CSKA Moscow look a lot more inviting compared to last season's group of Dortmund, Real Madrid and Ajax.
City kick off their Champions League campaign hoping to improve on last season where they finished bottom of their group. This season however they have been handed a slightly easier group where they'll be confident of qualifying for the knock-out stages. Bayern Munich will be the toughest test but games against Plzen and CSKA Moscow look a lot more inviting compared to last season's group of Dortmund, Real Madrid and Ajax.
Santos FC 2013-14 Third Kit
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The new Santos FC 2013-2014 Third Kit is dark navy and features a graphic front panel showing the shimmering Santos coastline reflected in the ocean at dusk, even the patterns intention is not very obvious at first view. The new Santos 13-14 Third Shirt features a yellow V-collar and the template used comes without any other special design elements.
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On the back of the shirt under the collar features the illustration of celebrating Santos fans. The shorts and socks of the new Santos 13-14 Third Shirt are also dark navy.
Gareth Bale helped team-mates Karim Benzema and Marcelo launch Real Madrid's new third kit today. The club unveiled their new-look strip for this season's Champions League campaign, taking the design in a completely new direction from last seasons green outfit.
Real Madrid's 2013/14 home kit was the first to contain a hint of orange. Now though they've gone the whole hog with a daring head-to-toe covering. We say daring because of the colours strong association to Madrid's Catalan rivals.
Trying to match the standards of this seasons stunning away strip was never going to be easy, and although it doesn't quite hit the same heights on first look, we can't deny it's a bit of a grower. The new-look uniform lines up alongside their traditional white home kitand stylish blue away kit.
Trying to match the standards of this seasons stunning away strip was never going to be easy, and although it doesn't quite hit the same heights on first look, we can't deny it's a bit of a grower. The new-look uniform lines up alongside their traditional white home kitand stylish blue away kit.
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The new third strip uses the same template as the home and away kits. Bright and bold in design with contrasting branding, adidas always give us something different with Madrid's third kits. The kit was officially launched by Gareth Bale, Karim Benzema and Marcelo today at the Torre Europa Building in Madrid.
Barcelona Third Kit 2013-2014
Barcelona have today unveiled their new Nike third shirt for the 2013/14 season. A simple yet stylish black jersey that embodies the style and craft of the La Liga title holders and pays a subtle tribute to the clubs Catalan heritage.
The predominately black shirt has vibrant yellow side stripes and a stylish modern crew neck. Carrying on from their Catalan flag coloured away shirt, fans can find a subtle nod to the history and culture of the club with red and yellow stripes of the Senyera, the Catalan flag, inside both the collar and the sleeves.
The predominately black shirt has vibrant yellow side stripes and a stylish modern crew neck. Carrying on from their Catalan flag coloured away shirt, fans can find a subtle nod to the history and culture of the club with red and yellow stripes of the Senyera, the Catalan flag, inside both the collar and the sleeves.
The new kit shorts are black with a thin vibrant yellow stripe on each side. The socks match the jersey and shorts and feature the FC Barcelona red and vibrant yellow stripe Senyera on the back. Although quite a minimalist affair, it's another job well done from the designers at Nike and caps off Barca's 2013/14 collection nicely.The shirt will predominately be worn in UCL away games where Messi et al will be looking to regain their status as champions of Europe, last claimed back 2011. Last night their campaign got off to a flyer with a 4-0 win over Dutch champions Ajax that included a Messi hat-trick.
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