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Fashion United
13-06-2025
- Business
- Fashion United
Louis Vuitton kits out Real Madrid
LVMH-owned Louis Vuitton and Spanish football and basketball club Real Madrid have announced a multi-year partnership. The French fashion house will provide formal travel attire for the men's and women's professional football teams, as well as the men's basketball team, Louis Vuitton announced on Friday, June 13. For the first time, Louis Vuitton placed its tailoring "at the service of athletes whose sporting achievements extend far beyond the stadiums". Caroline Weir and Athenea del Castillo in 'Louis Vuitton x Real Madrid' collection Credits: Louis Vuitton "We are proud to support a club whose history, marked by countless national and international victories, continues to inspire generations," said Louis Vuitton CEO Pietro Beccari. "Louis Vuitton and Real Madrid share fundamental values that have led them to the top of their respective disciplines, driven by a continuous quest for excellence, 'self-improvement' and a spirit of innovation." The Louis Vuitton menswear atelier, led by creative director Pharrell Williams, will be responsible for the collections created specifically for the players and other team members of the Spanish professional club. These include ready-to-wear clothing, shoes and accessories to be worn at official events, as well as pieces, bags and backpacks tailored to the players' travels. The focus is on a subtle balance of comfort, performance and elegance. "Real Madrid stands for excellence and evolution – always striving forward," said Williams. "This energy fuels what we do at Louis Vuitton. This wardrobe was created to move with that same spirit – pieces that travel with purpose, strength and style." Dani Ceballos in 'Louis Vuitton x Real Madrid' collection with matching suitcase Credits: Louis Vuitton The 'Louis Vuitton x Real Madrid' collections are intended solely for the teams and will not be available for sale. This article was translated to English using an AI tool. FashionUnited uses AI language tools to speed up translating (news) articles and proofread the translations to improve the end result. This saves our human journalists time they can spend doing research and writing original articles. Articles translated with the help of AI are checked and edited by a human desk editor prior to going online. If you have questions or comments about this process email us at info@
The Herald Scotland
07-06-2025
- Sport
- The Herald Scotland
Early Melissa Andreatta signs look good for Scotland
Read more: The Aussie was smart enough post-match to douse any exuberance over a draw with some cold water reality as she maintained that this is a squad who have a lot of work ahead of them. She's not wrong. But if there was a throwback in the white tactics board that appeared pitchside to offer very clear guidelines of roles and responsibilities, there was an equally straightforward approach on the pitch. Scotland still look porous at the back but there was a very Scottish feel to how they approached the game against the Dutch, particularly in the second period. It was gritty, aggressive but more importantly, it was direct. It sometimes appears to be lost in translation that getting the ball into the box is the only way to score goals. It has been a massive part of Scotland's failure across three doomed qualification campaigns. The past, of course, is a different country but rewind to that World Cup, the last time that Scotland were at a major tournament, and the fall from where this national side were to where they are now requires binoculars to appreciate the distance. The now infamous game against Argentina was played to an audience of millions around the world. The fallout from it was never fully addressed, nor fully accounted for and left a toxicity within the squad that wormed its rotten way to its core. Time has moved on and still the ghosts of that time linger. The only way they will ever be properly exorcised is by getting back to a major tournament. It is also the only way that there can be any appreciable growth within the Scottish game both at international and domestic level. Playing in front of a Hampden crowd at 10 per cent capacity is a grim look for the national side. The interest in the team has long waned since that send off to France with the friendly against Jamaica when 18,555 turned up to send them on their way. There is an apathy about the national team, reflected in consistently poor attendances and an indifference about performances and results. The chance to harness the energy of 2019 is long gone, lamentable as it is. So when Andreatta and Caroline Weir suggested that the full focus is now on World Cup qualification, it is not getting ahead of themselves. Scotland need to get back to the top table. Andreatta's first impressions have been positive but she will be keenly aware that judgment will come when it matters. What is inarguable is that she has players of genuine quality at her disposal. Weir and Erin Cuthbert need to be deployed in a way that allows them to showcase their best, which has not always been the case with Scotland in recent years. Both are mixing it week in, week out, at elite level. They are the conduit between the old and the new as Scotland transitions into a new era but there is talent within this squad. Mia McAulay at just 18 has a gallusness to how she plays. There is more to come from her, of course, as she makes her way in the national team but there is clearly an energy and drive there that can only be to Scotland's advantage. Further on in their careers, Emma Lawton and Kathleen McGovern will both feel that they did themselves no harm at all last week. Lawton's ball that was whipped in for McGovern to score is exactly the quality that Scotland have lacked. There is respite of sorts before there is a hook-up in the autumn to kick-off the qualifiers. Scotland need to take the chance they have to make up lost ground. AND ANOTHER THING COACH Elena Sadiku looks set for another season at Celtic with an understanding that the players have been told that she expects to be in situ for another campaign. The Swede has credit in the bank from taking the team to their first title and their first foray into the group stages of the Champions League. Sadiku was keen to offer a reminder at the tail end of this season that her side are history makers. It is inarguable but she will be well aware that there cannot be a repeat of a season where Celtic finish fourth in the league and are dumped out of both domestic cups at early stages. AND FINALLY Kathleen McGovern became the first Hibs player to score for the national team since 2009 when she netted against Netherlands on Tuesday night. It has been an exceptional campaign for the 22-year-old who made the jump across the city from Hearts to Grant Scott's side last summer. With 25 goals bagged this season as Hibs claimed the title, her international goal will make a few more take notice. The struggle for the Hibees this summer might be in keeping hold of the players that delivered them such success.
BBC News
04-06-2025
- General
- BBC News
'Best I've seen Scotland play in five years'
We asked for your views on Scotland's 1-1 draw away to Netherlands in their final Nations League outing and Melissa Andreatta's second match in what some of you said:Iain: It's the first time in recent years that I've seen a Scottish women's team have a go. Great to watch the second half A great performance from the Scottish Women. Well deserved. We move Definitely an improvement, great second C: What a fantastic battling performance. So much Well off the pace defensively for the first 20 minutes but grew into the game. Intensity was much better in the second half. Great to see Mia McAulay, Kathleen McGovern, Emma Lawton and Kirsty Maclean doing well, four promising young The best I've seen from this team in years, that took the game forward instead of sitting back and Much better game, especially second half! Great to Much-improved performance from the sometimes dire stuff over the last few years. Making things happen instead of hoping they would happen. Restoring my faith in watching some exciting football again from Let's give credit when it's due. Erin Cuthbert was Four halves of football, and you could see the improvement in each half. That second half was the best I've seen Scotland play in at least five years. Good to see a system where Caroline Weir and Cuthbert looked like the world-class players they Lots more energy and promise under the new coach, hopefully a start of a good new era in Scottish That was a good positive performance by the ladies. The new coach seems to be instilling a belief in the players, that can only stand us in good stead going forward.
BBC News
03-06-2025
- General
- BBC News
Netherlands 1-1 Scotland: Analysis
Not that it was a high threshold, but that was Scotland's best performance by a mile against a top-tier side in a fair old a side who have had challenge after challenge thrown at them - particularly in the last 24 hours or so - there was an energy, enthusiasm and excitement about Andreatta asked for a fast start and she got it, until they conceded that early goal, of course. When she made a tactical change at half-time, she got a response. When she pushed on for a strong finish from the touchline, she saw it full-time, smiles were ear-to-ear, hugs were full and happiness palpable. It's been a long time since such feelings were promised to support young players upon her appointment and tonight it paid McGovern, 22, showed the qualities Scotland have craved from a number nine. Kirsty Maclean, 20, provided the perfect balance in midfield to the magic of Caroline Weir and Erin Cuthbert. Mia McAulay, 18, on her first start carried the Scots up the park with her was so much to like about the performance, attitude and application of a side who stared adversity in the early days in the Andreatta reign, but if this proves to be benchmark she says it is, then better days are ahead.
BBC News
03-06-2025
- General
- BBC News
'All eyes on 2027 World Cup'
Captain Caroline Weir says "all eyes are on the 2027 World Cup" after Scotland closed out a disappointing Nations League campaign with a 1-1 draw against the Netherlands. The Scots travelled to Tilburg already relegated from Nations League A, the top tier of the competition, following their 1-0 defeat to Austria at Hampden on Friday night. Despite conceding early, Kathleen McGovern's equaliser proved enough to snatch a promising point to the team ranked 10th in the world. "We're happy with that result," the midfielder said. "We did have chances to nick it, especially in the end, but the Netherlands also had chances. To come away from home and get a point, it's massive for us. "In the end it doesn't mean anything for this campaign but going forward it's huge. It gives us confidence, we set a new baseline there we need to run with it and push on."It's been a tough campaign, we always knew it was going to be tough, but we finished the campaign off very well tonight."We had some challenges getting here, some logistical things which I think makes it even more impressive. I'm really proud of the performance of the players, the staff. we gave it everything tonight and to come away with the draw we're really proud of that."It wasn't ideal preparation but these things happen. We stuck together, you can see this group is special, we tried to be positive and at the end of the day we had 90 minutes to play, no excuses and I think we proved that tonight. I'm really proud of not just the performance but how we approached the game."Mel [Andreatta] has come in with so much energy, enthusiasm and she's so positive. She has so much belief in us and I think today showed that. It's a start, there's a long way to go but all eyes are on that World Cup in 2027. There's a lot of football to be played but draws like tonight really help."It's in Mel's mind, it's in my mind, that's what we're all here for. This performance is one we're going to come back to, be proud of and it's a benchmark for this squad."
