New Kits and Unique Numbers Landmark in Football
US Catanzaro 1929 have completed their 2026-27 wardrobe, and the away shirt is impossible to miss.
EYE Sport’s design drenches the kit in bright yellow, then throws an off-white, marble-style swirl across both front and back. It’s busy, deliberate, and a clear break from anything plain. Red trims slice through the colour: on the V-neck, the sleeve cuffs, and the side panels, tying it all back to the club’s identity.
The crest sits over the left chest, flanked by red EYE Sport branding and a prominent Coop sponsor splashed across the torso. With the vivid away now joining the classic red home and the Mimmo Rotella-inspired third, Catanzaro step into the new Serie B season with one of the most complete and expressive sets in the division.
Oldham turn back the clock in tangerine
At Oldham Athletic, the new third kit is less about fashion and more about memory.
Puma have dipped straight into club history, marking exactly 60 years since Oldham first ran out in tangerine on 20 August 1966. The 2026-27 third shirt revives that colour in full — a rich tangerine orange base — and dresses it with clean blue and white detailing.
A buttoned henley collar trimmed in white and blue gives it a retro edge. Two-tone ribbed cuffs echo the collar, while white side panels cut into the body for a sharp contrast. On the chest, the blue owl crest pairs with a white Puma Cat and white Bunkabin sponsor, keeping the palette tight and purposeful.
Blue shorts and tangerine socks complete a strip that feels like a deliberate nod to the past, built with the present in mind: Puma’s dryCELL tech and RE:FIBRE recycled materials underpin the kit, which is already on sale through the club’s official channels.
Moneni Pirates lean into the skull
No subtlety from Moneni Pirates. Umbro’s new 2026-27 collection for the Eswatini Premier League side leans fully into the club’s pirate identity.
All three shirts carry a large skull graphic across the lower torso, the kind of image you usually see on fan banners, not stitched into the fabric. On the home kit, that skull looms over a dark charcoal and black base, broken up by white and faint red details that stop the design from disappearing into the shadows.
The away shirt flips the mood: a clean white base with tonal skull artwork, more ghostly than aggressive. Then comes the third kit, a bright red statement piece hammered with bold white graphics and black trim. It’s loud, unapologetic, and built to stand out under floodlights.
Each jersey is signed off with Umbro branding, the skull-and-crossbones badge, and a central sponsor logo, turning the Pirates into one of the most instantly recognisable sides in the region.
Roma complete the 1–99 puzzle
In Rome, the headline isn’t a kit. It’s a number.
AS Roma have quietly ticked off a piece of football trivia no one else can match: every squad number from 1 to 99 has now been worn at least once in a competitive game. The final gap closed when 19-year-old Portuguese attacking midfielder Rodrigo Mora arrived from FC Porto and picked the last untouched shirt, number 86.
Italian football’s relaxed approach to shirt numbers has long allowed this kind of experiment. Serie A never boxed players into the rigid systems seen in leagues like La Liga, and Roma embraced that freedom. Across the decades, the club has mixed iconic low numbers with quirky high ones.
Francesco Totti’s 10 and Daniele De Rossi’s 16 sit at the heart of the story. Around them, you find Stephan El Shaarawy’s 92, Romelu Lukaku’s 90, Mile Svilar’s 99 and a full grid of names filling every slot: Wojciech Szczęsny at 1, Cafu at 2, Aldair at 6, Mo Salah at 11, Paulo Dybala at 21, Henrikh Mkhitaryan at 77, and so on through the list.
With 86 finally claimed by Mora, the graphic released to celebrate the achievement shows all 99 shirts, each number tied to at least one Giallorosso who has carried it onto the pitch. It’s a visual history lesson, told entirely in digits.
Zrinjski Mostar switch to sharp geometry
HŠK Zrinjski Mostar and Macron have gone in a different direction for their 2026-27 away kit, breaking away from the traditional white home look with a far bolder design.
The away shirt lays down a black-and-red geometric checkerboard pattern across the front and sleeves. The red squares carry subtle diagonal striping, adding texture and depth when viewed up close. White details cut through the darker base: on the V-neck collar, the sleeve cuffs, and the Macron Hero logo.
The club crest sits over the left chest, while the M.T. Abraham Group sponsor dominates the centre in white. On the lower back, INTERAGENT Mostar adds another mark in the same colour. It’s a modern, almost European-style strip, fitting for a side that will wear it both in domestic competition and on continental nights.
Macron’s tailored touch for Al-Shabab SC
In Oman, Al-Shabab SC have unveiled a full Macron line for 2026-27, covering home, away, and goalkeeper kits with a clear, consistent identity.
The home shirt leads with a deep navy body, contrasted by crisp white sleeves and fine yellow piping that traces the shoulders. A crossover V-neck keeps the design neat, while matching navy shorts with white detailing pull the set together.
The away kit flips the script. White dominates the torso, navy drops onto the sleeves, and that same yellow trim runs through the design, giving the club a recognisable look no matter which strip they wear.
For the goalkeepers, Macron have gone brighter: a light blue jersey covered in an intricate geometric shard pattern across the front and sleeves. All three shirts carry the Macron Hero on the chest, the club crest, and sponsor Alraed Investments.
From tangerine throwbacks in Oldham to skulls in Eswatini and a numbers milestone in Rome, the 2026-27 season is already writing its story before a ball has even been kicked.
