Deep inside Nike’s secretive scientific research laboratory, at its Portland headquarters, is one of its shortest pieces of running track. At 50 metres in length, the runway is long enough for runners to hit high speeds but it isn’t designed for breaking records. It is, however, one of the most technologically sophisticated pieces of track in the world. At one end, stands Filip...
The Shirley Sherwood Gallery of Botanical Art is just about the last place you’d expect to see a pair of concept Air Jordans. And yet there they are in a glass case, where they’ll sit all summer, just down Camellia Walk and not far from the Rose Garden and Waterlily House in Kew Gardens. The Nike Air Jordan 3 RTNA – ‘retna’/retina – is getting a very early preview by its usual standards. The...
Leaks of kits are part and parcel of modern-day technology and football it seems, and while they usually come from various sources across the web, trusted or not, this time they have come straight from the source. Merely a day prior, one UK retailer mistakenly released details of the full home kit which was later taken down with the message that the products are “no longer available.” And a...
Days after the release, promotional material confirmed that Alisson, Caoimhin Kelleher, Adrian and Co. will be wearing a lilac design at Anfield. The shirt follows the new Nike template for goalkeeper shirts, featuring two shades of lilac and black detailing for the LFC badge, sponsors, Hillsborough emblem and player names and numbers. According to Footy Headlines, the official colourway for the...
Designs and colour schemes have already leaked for both the away and third kits, and now images have been uncovered showing the away shirt in full. Courtesy of the reliable Footy Headlines, the away kit is predominantly ecru with red and black colouring for the badges and sponsors, along with a dark blue polo neck with red and ecru detailing. It is a throwback to the Reebok away kit worn by Roy...