Adidas have won the summer award for the best kit announcement after unveiling the third strips of five European giants.
The new designs of Arsenal, Manchester United, Real Madrid, Juventus and Bayern Munich were confirmed on Sunday in an epic social media post.
The third kits of Arsenal, United, Real, Juventus and Bayern have been unveiled
Five football legends were used in a brilliant picture, where they could be seen enjoying a laugh by a swimming pool, which has sent social media into meltdown.
Each club have since shared their new strip, with fans now able to get their hands on it following its official release.
Patrick Vieira modelled the Gunners’ blue kit, which had been leaked in May, where it was well received by Gooners.
Meanwhile Rio Ferdinand wore United’s slick white jersey, which boasts red and black stripes across the middle.
Former Man Utd star Rio Ferdinand helped out with the launch of their new third kit
Vieira was all smiles as he posed in the Gunners’ new third strip
Ferdinand enjoyed a chat with Zidane in a behind-the-scenes video of the kit announcement
Supporters of the Red Devils though are all too familiar with the bold style after MUTV accidentally showcased the design last month,
As for Madrid, they were represented by Zinedine Zidane, with Alessandro Del Piero and Bastian Schweinsteiger wearing the new Juventus and Bayern kits respectively.
And just as talkSPORT reported in October 2023, all five of the shirts boast the iconic Adidas trefoil logo.
Ferdinand has since shared behind-the-scenes footage of the kit announcement on his YouTube channel, where he enjoyed a friendly chat with Zizou.
And later in the video, he joked: “The terminology that they’re using – I didn’t coin this – but ‘retired GOATs’. It fits.”
Adidas’ announcement has also gone down a storm with fans, as one user messaged: “Excellent way to announce the third kit.”
Another commented: “So many legends in one picture.”
A third added: “That’s a great way to launch the third kits.”
This fan then remarked: “This advert is insanely iconic.”
One then posted: “This is one of the coldest jersey reveals ever! Fair play, Adidas.”
Meanwhile another simply stated: “Goosebumps seeing this.”