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Yahoo
3 hours ago
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Bruins going ‘Back to the Future' with new jerseys for 2025-26 season
The Bruins will have a fresh look for the 2025-26 season. Boston revealed its new jerseys on Wednesday morning — two days after the Bruins released their new logo — with a 'Back to the Future' themed video that featured Michael J. Fox and Charlie McAvoy — from the future. Advertisement The sweater is similar to the one the Bruins wore in the 1980s and early 1990s with the gold piping encasing the elbow area. The jersey also features the logo that was released on Monday. The home logo, which will be worn on the black jersey, features eight black spokes that connect to an outer circle with a gold, black-outlined 'B' in the center. The away features the opposite color scheme with a gold-outlined 'B' and eight gold spokes. There is also a bear patch on the shoulder with '100″ on it. Last season, the Bruins unveiled a new statue outside of TD Garden that features a Bruin bear as part of the year-long centennial celebration held. The Bruins have never been shy about switching up their look. They donned their centennial jersey for the 2023-24 season to celebrate 100 years as a team, and have introduced several third jerseys over the years, including two in the last decade — a black jersey with a gold 'B' that paid homage to the 1940s and 1950s team in 2019, and the reverse retro 'Pooh Bear' sweaters the team wore in the late 1990s in 2022. Advertisement The logo and jersey change come during a time in which the Bruins are re-tooling their roster this offseason after they traded Charlie Coyle, Brandon Carlo and captain Brad Marchand. They also have a new coach in Marco Sturm, who was officially introduced earlier this month. They will also have the new threads for the NHL Entry Draft which begins on Friday night. The Bruins have the No. 7 pick. More Bruins content Read the original article on MassLive.
Irish Times
6 days ago
- Entertainment
- Irish Times
Why there is more to soccer jerseys today than mere colours, fabrics and tribalism
Joey D'Urso is showing me football jerseys, lifting them up to the screen from his sunny London apartment. Among them are Venezia, Aston Villa and Schalke. To the uninitiated, his haul might seem excessive. Yet, these shirts have been but a fraction of those D'Urso has collated over the past five years. D'Urso is senior data journalist at The Times of London, but he previously worked as a political correspondent for the BBC and an investigations writer for The Athletic. He regularly worked on stories about how Asian gambling companies came to dominate the Premier League , Saudi Arabia's growing influence on sport in general, and the nature of how jersey sponsors are chosen to represent more than modified trims, polyester collars and the colours that will go on to trace a young person's life. That led to him writing More than a Shirt: How Football Shirts Explain Global Politics, Money and Power, a new investigative book set on tracing the lines between the seemingly innocuous colour combinations and a nation's fiscal struggles, social values and political ideologies as geopolitical issues seep into every aspect of the beautiful game. Partly, the task was personal. 'It's such a cliche,' D'Urso says, 'But it's so much more than football [to me]. It's like the North Star in my life. And I think that's true for so many people. Like, my family have all moved houses, relatives have died, all those sorts of things ... but I will always have one physical place that will be the same as when I went for the first time when I was four. And that's my community.' READ MORE For most of football's history, the idea of a non-partisan recognition would have been beyond belief. From its earliest days, the game was a tribal affair, defined by who is in and, more importantly, who is out. In the modern era, D'Urso argues, the cultural currency of jerseys has given credence to a universality, allowing us, in no small way, to think about one singular idea in a world divided. 'Culture is entirely fragmented at the minute,' he says. 'If you see, say, a great TV programme, there are so many streaming platforms now that chances are your friend isn't subscribed to the same thing. Same with music, art ... [but] football runs counter to that.' Joey D'Urso: 'I wasn't expecting to see a football shirt with a Pablo Escobar protege on the back' Yet, with this, the possibility for infiltration runs deep. With 3.5 billion fans worldwide and a vintage jerseys market booming, the ability to connect millions of fans with a positive idea of totalitarianism or climate change has never been easier. 'This Schalke jersey has Gazprom across the front, which is a Russian gas company, and it kind of tells the story of how Russia , essentially, bought off Germany through cheap gas,' D'Urso says. 'That manifested itself in Germany basically being soft on Russia compared to other European countries. Then, when Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022, this all imploded spectacularly. Lionel Messi, right. of Barcelona celebrates with Cesc Fabregas after scoring against AC Milan in the Champions League in 2012. Photograph: Manuel Queimadelos Alonso/Getty 'In Germany today, there are people with this shirt with a blue sticker over it, because they're embarrassed to be wearing something that's deeply linked to the invasion of Ukraine.' In Medellín, Colombia, the methods were more subtle. 'An old kit from Envigado FC features a little silhouette of a man on the back,' D'Urso says with a smile. 'That man was a drug warlord whose son, the owner of the club, ordered him to be on it to honour his father. The club was later sanctioned by the American government for big-time organised crime, resulting in the club not being allowed to have any sponsors for years. And that club is where James Rodriguez, top scorer at 2014 World Cup, got his start. But yeah ... I wasn't expecting to see a football shirt with a Pablo Escobar protege on the back.' Even clubs that seemed untouchable weren't immune to political agendas. 'Barcelona at one stage didn't have a sponsor,' he says. 'And then suddenly they had Unicef, and they actually paid Unicef . And this was worn by the best football team of all time: Messi, Iniesta, Guardiola. In his book, D'Urso urges readers to look at the examples he shares to change the way we might see the world 'But then, when Qatar was awarded the World Cup in 2010, Barcelona suddenly had Qatar Foundation and Qatar Airways on their shirt. In that way, sponsors in particular and shirts in general, kind of have the ability to warn you of the future. From lofty ideals to selling out to a Middle Eastern oil state.' These globalising impulses have undoubtedly shaped all sport, not just soccer. However, what brings it closer to home for Irish fans is the Borders chapter, framed around Rangers FC and Club Deportivo Palestino. 'Football is often the embodiment of borders,' D'Urso says. 'And, weirdly, from what I understand, it's that the better the politics become [of a place], the more toxic the football is. Club Deportivo Palestino, in Santiago, has a huge Palestinian diaspora, and they recently had green and white in their kit because they have a kind of link with the fan base of Celtic . It's people expressing their identity. And, to me, it's better that people do that through football than through like, violence in the streets.' Inevitably, kits will continue to fascinate for some time – perhaps as the single unifying act of an unstable sport in an unstable world. As a tribalist among the like-minded, D'Urso urges 3.5 billion of his closest friends to take the 22 examples he shares in the book to change the way one might see the world. 'Every shirt tells a different story,' he says, with a smile. 'With this book, I'd like to give people the tools to find out those stories for themselves.' More than a Shirt: How Football Shirts Explain Global Politics, Money and Power by Joey D'Urso is published by Seven Dials and is available in bookshops
Yahoo
21-06-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Charlotte soccer stars boast top jersey sales
Charlotte FC has had an up-and-down season so far on the field, but their popularity with fans is at an all-time high. New merchandise data from Major League Soccer shows that three of the club's players rank among the 25 best-selling jerseys in the 30-team league. The three players are Wilfried Zaha, who signed with Charlotte FC in January after establishing a loyal following as a top player in the Premier League earlier in his career; Patrick Agyemang, a 24-year-old rising star who also plays on the U.S. Men's National Team; and team captain Ashley Westwood. Zaha's jersey ranks seventh in sales; Agyemang's is ninth and Westwood's is 11th. Advertisement READ: Juneteenth celebration honors historically Black corridor in Charlotte Only two teams, Inter Miami CF and Seattle Sounders FC, had more player jerseys in the top 25, with four apiece. There is no mystery about the top-selling player jersey: Inter Miami's Lionel Messi — for the third year in a row, tracking with his arrival in MLS after a decorated career with Barcelona and Paris Saint-Germain. Keep reading here. WATCH: Juneteenth celebration honors historically Black corridor in Charlotte
Yahoo
20-06-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Lions Players Had Five of the NFL's Most Popular Jerseys in Newest Sales Data
Lions Players Had Five of the NFL's Most Popular Jerseys in Newest Sales Data originally appeared on Athlon Sports. The Detroit Lions were a popular team in 2024. We already know that they were the NFL's most-watched team during the 2024 season. Advertisement Now it seems that the team's popularity translated to jersey sales for some of their biggest stars. Detroit Lions defensive end Aidan HutchinsonJunfu Han / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images On June 11, the NFLPA released their list of the 50 players who sold the most jerseys between March 1, 2024 and February 28, 2025. The Lions had five players on that list. The Lions player with the most sales was defensive end Aidan Hutchinson, who ranked seventh on the list. He was followed closely behind by wide receiver Amon-Ra St. Brown. He finished eighth on the list. Next up for the Lions was running back Jahmyr Gibbs. Gibbs found himself in 20th. Quarterback Jared Goff ranked just outside the top 20, taking the 22nd spot on the list. Advertisement The final Lions entrant in the top 50 was tight end Sam LaPorta, who was responsible for the 47th-most jersey sales during this stretch. There's major star power on that list for the Lions. Goff finished fifth in the MVP voting this past season. Hutchinson is currently the favorite to win Defensive Player of the Year in 2025. Gibbs is among the favorites for Offensive Player of the Year. St. Brown earned his third consecutive Pro Bowl nod after topping 100 catches and 1100 yards again in 2024. LaPorta has already established himself as one of the NFL's best tight ends in just two seasons. The Lions were one of the most enjoyable teams in the league to watch this past season as they put together one of the best offensive seasons in NFL history. Advertisement With their style of play and so many stars on the roster, it's no surprise the Lions sold a ton of jerseys over that stretch. Related: Jaire Alexander Shouldn't Be Anywhere Near the Lions' Radar After the Packers Released Him Related: The Lions' 2026 Salary Cap Situation is Another Reason for Them to Go All-In for the 2025 Season This story was originally reported by Athlon Sports on Jun 11, 2025, where it first appeared.
Yahoo
20-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
📸 The stunning American football kits from the NFL 🏈 🇺🇸
From football to soccer... On the occasion of the Club World Cup, which is being held in the United States, the NFL, the iconic American football league, has produced soccer jerseys (the real one, the one they call "soccer" in the USA...) for each of its 32 franchises. Advertisement The operation is a success, the jerseys are absolutely sublime! Which one is your favorite? Let us know in the comments! Also read: - OM unveils its new 2025-26 away jersey - Jersey info from last week - Monday's transfer update This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇫🇷 here.
