As domestic football seasons begin in England this weekend and France next week, clubs are still releasing new kits. Here’s a closer look at some of the unveilings from the last few days:
MANCHESTER CITY – Away
Premier League side Manchester City pays tribute to its home city’s industrial roots with its 2023-24 away kits, made by Puma. It’s inspired by “the towering mills, buzzing warehouses and industry of the city with the all-over tonal graphic print gives the shirt a retro feel and it draws inspiration from archival weave patterns from Manchester,” according to the club’s website. The V-neck collar and sleeve sleeves are maroon while the club logos, sponsor logos, and crests are reflective metallic orange.
TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR – Away
On Friday, August 11, fellow Premier League team Tottenham Hotspur released quietly their new away shirt, made by Nike. “Inspired by Tottenham’s vibrant music scene and streetwear culture,” according to the club, the kit has a dark blue base with purple accents under the arm and at the front of the slate blue polo collar. The sleeve sleeves also feature a slate blue and purple trim. The Nike swoosh and club crest on the chest is made from a holographic fabric.
LIVERPOOL FC – Third
Premier League side Liverpool FC surprised fans at a concert in Liverpool this week when three players came on stage wearing the team’s 2023-24 third kit, made by Nike. The shirt features a tone-on-tone ripple pattern across the front, sleeves and back. The shirt also features black side panels, collarbone inserts and sleeve sleeves. White is used for the sponsor logos, club crests and club crest.
REAL MADRID – Third
In Spain, Real Madrid, the La Liga’s powerhouse, unveiled its Adidas 2023-24 third shirt on Thursday, 10 August. It features a black base with yellow accents like the club crest, sponsor logos and an embroidered “RMFC” monogram on the left side of the henley collar. “Its design is elegant yet sporty, creating a versatile, simple and elegant garment,” the club says on Its website. The shoulder stripes of Adidas are dark gray.
FC AUGSBURG – Away
German Bundesliga side FC Augsburg are showing their “clear commitment” to their home city with their 2023-24 away kits, made by Mizuno. “The new away kit is a clear commitment to the city of Augsburg and represents not only diversity but also the cohesion between the fans and the club,” according to The club website. The shirts have gold trim around the collar and sleeve. The shirt’s front has vertical stripes of a slightly darker green with gold pinstripes between them.
BAYER LEVERKUSEN – Third
Castore’s third kit for 2023-24, designed by Bayer Leverkusen, is inspired by the rivers in their city. “On the Wupper, Dhünn and Rhine, that’s where our heart beats for our club — the new alternate jersey of Bayer 04,” reads the listing in the club’s online shop. The shirt is brightly blue with white markings that resemble the surface of a flowing river. The sleeve and crew neck cuffs have a black and white pinstripe. Sponsor logos and the club crests are white monochrome.
LE HAVRE AC – Home and Away
Over in France, Le Havre AC are back in Ligue 1 for the first time since 2008, and they’ll sport new kits made by Joma. The home kit is the club’s traditional half-light blue, half-navy blue design with a tonal geometric pattern overtop and navy blue and white striping on the V-neck collar and sleeve cuffs. The white away kit has a map of Le Havre in light blue near the bottom hem, which fades into white as the shirt moves up.
TOULOUSE FC – Away
After unveiling Home kit with white stripes and purple stripesLigue 1 team Toulouse FC switches the white color for a deeper shade of purple in their 2023-24 home kits. The kits are made by Craft. The white crew neck collar and sleeve sleeves, as well as the sponsor logos, are used on this kit. A dark purple panel at the back makes it easy to see names and numbers.
STADE DE REIMS – Third
“Sauvage, urbain, étincelant” (“Wild, urban, sparkling”) proclaims Ligue 1 side Stade de Reims’s website when introducing the club’s new third kit for 2023-24, made by Umbro. The base of the jersey is dark blue with black claw marks running diagonally across the front and black “SR” monograms isolated from the club crest. The sponsor logos, club crests and pinstripes in the middle of black sleeves and collar are all metallic gold.
EMPOLI FC – Home and Away
Empoli FC will wear home and away kits from Kappa for the 2023-24 season, which are virtually identical. What they wore in 2020-23. The home kit has a blue crest on the chest while the away kit has a white crest. The only real embellishment is the hashtag “#EMPOLIFC1920” written on the back of each kit’s collar.