Thursday 12 June 2025 10:00
The new Manchester United x adidas home kit for the 2025/26 season is out now, and we’ve noticed a few special things about it.
THE THEATRE OF DREAMS
The players loved this shirt when we showed it to them for the first time at our kit shoot. But there was one element in particular that they all picked out — something they saw when turning it over in their hands. That was the beautifully printed ‘Theatre of Dreams’, which sits just under the collar on the shirt’s back.
It speaks to the inspiration for the new kit overall, which adidas say “takes inspiration from Old Trafford and the feeling it evokes to those fortunate enough to stand pitch-side when the stadium is at its quietest.”
The Theatre of Dreams is the inspiration behind the new kit.
SLEEVE CUFFS ARE BACK
The new shirt features black and white sleeve cuffs, on both the short-sleeved versions. It’s the first time our home kit has featured these since the 2021/22 season.
ADIDAS PERFORMANCE LOGO
The adidas Performance logo is on this one, as it has been for our last two home shirts, with its clean three-stripe, no-text look.
Our last two homes shirts also featured the no-text adidas Performance logo.
SLEEVE DESIGN
Jurgen Rank, senior design director at adidas, says they “wanted to do something a little different, using the sleeves as a canvas.”
So, what’s on the sleeves?
Well, a unique retro-feeling design in different shades of United red, a nod towards the angular design of Old Trafford, which always brings that special feeling in your stomach as you walk up towards the Theatre of Dreams on matchday. The design — which also showcases elements of the pitch, stands and tunnel — is elongated in the long-sleeved version.
The sleeves feature a unique design.
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Thursday 12 June 2025 10:00
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