We love a nice kit here at Balls. There have been some belters released this summer, with Ajax's Bob Marley themed effort just the latest example.
However, we have also seen one manufacturer go to the dark side with one template for many of the clubs under their umbrella.
We are of course talking about the Puma third kits released in recent days, with the likes of Manchester City, AC Milan, and Valencia amongst the clubs to be included.
Rewrite the rules. Introducing the 3rd kits of the FAM’ (Yes, the badges are there. All over the kits actually ⬇️) pic.twitter.com/Ot1d3b5CJ2
— PUMA Football (@pumafootball) August 18, 2021
Now, we don't know about you, but that does not look like a football kit to us. It offers more resemblance to the knock off tops you can buy in clothes shops before the start of a major international tournament.
There are so many things wrong with these efforts, but the main gripe is probably the lack of a club crest. Well that may not strictly be true, as each jersey features a myriad of faded club crests in the background of the kit. It's just not the same thing.
Of course, players will have little choice to wear these jerseys over the course of the season. However, they are already causing some confusion.
Turkey's Fenerbahce sported their version of the kit in their Europa League game against HJK last night, with Muhammed Gümüşkaya scoring the only goal of the game.
The midfielder attempted to celebrate the striker by kissing the club's badge, something that he couldn't find on their third kit.
The footage of the incident is absolutely hilarious.
There are many things inherently wrong with these kits, but the face that they could cause the elimination of badge kissing celebrations.
We're hoping kits such as this one do not become the norm over the next few seasons, although manufacturers do seem to want to continue to push the boundaries of tradition as they attempt to keep supporters interested in purchasing jerseys every season.
Some clubs will not stand for it, as Borussia Dortmund did when they rejected Puma's design for their version of this kit.
If one good thing comes out of it, we would hope to see some more confusing goal celebrations over the next few months.
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