It’s that time again
While there’s plenty to be excited about as the business end of the football season nears, this is also the time of year where leaked, poor-quality images of next season’s kits start doing the rounds online…
One of the first bits of new kit news comes from Spain where, according to a report from Mundo Deportivo, the mighty Barcelona have knocked back a proposed design from Nike for their 2019/2020 away kit.
The predominantly white shirt, pictured below, features a large red cross set on its front – representing the cross of St George, which also features on the club badge.
St George – Sant Jordi as he is known in Barcelona – is the patron saint of Catalonia, explaining Nike’s thinking for their design.
Despite this, there is a slight problem…
Barca, you might have heard, have a pretty high-profile rivalry with another Spanish team who play most of their matches in an all white kit.
Because of this, the LaLiga champions’ board flatly rejected the shirt – claiming the colour white was simply not an option.
The report from MD also makes reference to the controversy caused by former kit manufacturers, Kappa, when they decided to add a white stripe on the arms of the club’s home shirt.
This considered, it’s understandable that an almost entirely white shirt has been deemed a bad idea by the club’s decision makers.
