<p><a href="http:\/\/scripts.affiliatefuture.com/AFClick.asp?affiliateID=30305&amp;merchantID=972&amp;programmeID=3041&amp;mediaID=0&amp;tracking=&amp;url=http:\/\/www.kitbag.com/stores/kitbag_4_5/products/kit_selector.aspx?selector=208" target="_blank"></a></p><div><figure class="image"><a href="http:\/\/scripts.affiliatefuture.com/AFClick.asp?affiliateID=30305&amp;merchantID=972&amp;programmeID=3041&amp;mediaID=0&amp;tracking=&amp;url=http:\/\/www.kitbag.com/stores/kitbag_4_5/products/kit_selector.aspx?selector=208" target="_blank"></a></figure></div>No, Steven Gerrard isn’t wearing a goalkeeper’s jersey in the picture. It’s Liverpool’s third strip for the 2008/2009 season, which was just officially unveiled by the club.<p></p>
<p>Designed by Adidas and sponsored by Carlsberg, the new third strip will be worn in select Champions League matches. The shirt features a black collar, white trim and aqua green shirt color.</p>
<p>Voted the <a href="http:\/\/epltalk.com/top-5-worst-football-shirt-designs-of-0809-premier-league-season/2605">second worst design of the 08/09 Premier League shirts</a>, the new shirt will be available as of August 14th but is available for <a href="http:\/\/scripts.affiliatefuture.com/AFClick.asp?affiliateID=30305&amp;merchantID=972&amp;programmeID=3041&amp;mediaID=0&amp;tracking=&amp;url=http:\/\/www.kitbag.com/stores/kitbag_4_5/products/kit_selector.aspx?selector=208" target="_blank">pre-order now</a>.</p>
<p>Last season, Liverpool wore their attractive black shirt for European matches, but this new green design has to go down in the history books as one of the worst Liverpool shirts ever.</p>
<p>With the release of Liverpool’s third shirt, the club has now unveiled all three kits for the 2008/2009 season. These include the gray away shirt and red home shirt, which features the unique red checkered design inside the shirt that’s inspired by the flags of the Kop.</p>
<p>What do you think of the new shirt design? Click the comments link below and let us know.</p>


Liverpool Launches New Third Shirt For 2008/2009 Season - World Soccer Talk

Liverpool Launches New Third Shirt For 2008/2009 Season

<p><a target="_blank" href="http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clarence_Seedorf" title="Clarence Seedorf profile" rel="noopener">Clarence Seedorf</a>, <a target="_blank" href="http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kak%C3%A1" title="Kaka player profile" rel="noopener">Kaka</a> and <a target="_blank" href="http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alessandro_Nesta" title="Nesta profile" rel="noopener">Alessandro Nesta</a> are all smiles for the camera as they pose in their new Rossoneri kit.</p>
<p>The&nbsp;first choice shirt has 5 red bands and 4 black ones in the front, wider compared to last season, which also continue on the thighs; the sleeves are black with 3 red stripes. On the back there is the writing <strong>ROSSONERI</strong>, in black, on a red background.&nbsp; Milan will also be sporting an all white away jersey with a white on white cross situated over the left hand front of the jersey.&nbsp; AC Milan continue in their partnership with Germany’s Adidas.</p>


AC Milan Release New Kit For 08-09 Season - World Soccer Talk

AC Milan Release New Kit For 08-09 Season

<p>Sometimes it’s difficult to remove your team bias and the emotional connection you feel with the colors of your favorite club. But try, for a minute, to be objective and open minded as you read through EPL Talk’s list of the Top 5 Worst Football Shirts of the 08/09 Premier League season (in order from worst to the absolute worst):</p>
<p><strong>5. Portsmouth away.</strong></p>
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<p>This cross between a cricket shirt and a polo shirt looks like something your grandfather would wear. The shirt won’t strike fear in opponents. Instead it’ll create a few laughs especially when you’ll see Peter Crouch wearing this ridiculous shirt. The biggest problem about the shirt is the collar. Make it a modern v-neck and the shirt wouldn’t look so outdated.</p>
<p><strong>4. Liverpool away.</strong></p>
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<p>Before Liverpool fans bite my head off and school me on the years when the Reds previously wore a gray away strip, I still feel it was a bad idea then and it’s a bad idea now. Gray doesn’t evoke any emotions. Instead, it’s depressing and puts me to sleep. Hopefully it won’t sum up Liverpool’s performance during the 08/09 season. Of all of the colors available, why choose gray?</p>
<p><strong>3. Liverpool third.</strong></p>
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<p>In a normal season, Liverpool’s third strip would have been voted worst kit of the year but this year the Reds face some stiff competition. Just as it’s puzzling why Liverpool and Adidas would promote a gray away shirt, it makes you wonder what they were smoking when they decided to manufacture a green third shirt which resembles a goalkeeper’s shirt more than something that Steven Gerrard would model.</p>
<p><strong>2. Newcastle United away.</strong></p>
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<p>The above picture of Newcastle’s away shirt doesn’t accurately portray how abysmal the shirt color is. It’s purple. Yes, purple. Why on earth a club would pick purple as the color of its away shirt is beyond me. Cue a thousand Barney The Dinosaur jokes. Newcastle is already the laughing stock of the Premier League in recent years. Why give fans of the 19 other Premier League clubs such an easy target as a purple away shirt to ridicule?</p>
<p><strong>1. Bolton Wanderers home. </strong></p>
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<p>It’s obvious that Bolton didn’t run a focus group to seek people’s opinions about the new home jersey. Or if they did, they must have surveyed sports bra enthusiasts because this is one of the worst home shirt designs I can recall in recent memory. The shirt design is best summed up by the <a href="http:\/\/epltalk.com/new-bolton-home-shirt-revealed-for-20082009-season/2579#comments">actual descriptions from EPL Talk readers</a>: training top, big girl’s blouse, a harness and a junior school shirt.</p>
<p>What are your thoughts about the above designs and are there any other ones that you feel belong in the worst shirt category? Click the comments link below and share your feedback.</p>


Top 5 Worst Football Shirt Designs Of 08/09 Premier League Season - World Soccer Talk

Top 5 Worst Football Shirt Designs Of 08/09 Premier League Season

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<p>If you had to guess what color Liverpool’s new third shirt will be for the 2008/2009 season, you wouldn’t expect it to be green but as ridiculous as it sounds, it’s true. Last season Liverpool wore black for their European away shirt. This year, the Adidas shirt will be green with a white trim (pictured above). Thanks to <a href="http:\/\/www.football-shirts.co.uk/fans">Football Shirts</a> for the photo.</p>
<p>What’s your opinion about the new third shirt? Click the comments link below and let us know.</p>


New 08/09 Liverpool Third Shirt: New Picture - World Soccer Talk

New 08/09 Liverpool Third Shirt: New Picture

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<p>Chelsea has confirmed that their new away shirt for the 2008/2009 season will be all black. Designed by Adidas and sponsored by Samsung, the new shirt design is a welcome change from Chelsea’s away shirt that it wore last season, which was a yellow day-glo color.</p>
<p>The new shirt may be partially inspired by the success of Manchester United’s old black away shirt.</p>


New 08/09 Chelsea Away Shirt: Pictures - World Soccer Talk

New 08/09 Chelsea Away Shirt: Pictures

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<p>Newcastle United has unveiled their new away shirt for the 2008/2009 season. Modeled by Michael Owen, the blue shirt is designed in the new Adidas template.</p>
<p>While the new Newcastle United kit looks attractive, it looks similar to Chelsea’s new home shirt although the blues are definitely different shades. Thanks to <a href="http:\/\/football-shirts.co.uk/fans/" target="_blank">Football Shirts</a> for the tip about the new shirt.</p>
<p>What do you think about the new Newcastle away kit? Share your thoughts below.</p>


New 08/09 Newcastle United Away Shirt - World Soccer Talk

New 08/09 Newcastle United Away Shirt

<p></p><div><figure class="image"></figure></div>Whenever I have a flashback to the late 70s growing up as a child in Wales, I have a very vivid memory of finding a leather soccer ball underneath the tree one Christmas morning. I remember sniffing the black and white checkered ball and smelling the strong scent of leather, as well as tracing my fingertips along the stitching which seemed quite intricate. Those memories still bring a smile to my face thirty years later.<p></p>
<p>Fast forwarding to this century, I decided to test the 2007/2008 Champions League Final ball to see how it compared to the balls of yesteryear. In fact, it’s been a few years since my soccer playing days have ended, so I haven’t had an opportunity to play with a professional ball since 2004 or earlier.</p>
<p>The <a href="http:\/\/www.soccerpro.com/Adidas-Finale-Moscow-Match-Soccer-Ball-p5353/" title="Adidas Finale Moscow Match Soccer Ball" target="_blank">Adidas Finale Moscow Match Soccer Ball</a> seemed surreal to touch and hold especially knowing that it was a replica of the same ball used in the famous 2007/2008 final between Manchester United and Chelsea.</p>
<p>What surprised and impressed me the most was the thermal bonding technology that fuses the ball together and eliminates the need for stitching. Also surprising was how light the ball felt and the overall touch of the ball, which feels more like one of the plastic footballs I was used to playing with in the late seventies. The synthetic feel to it makes it feel like more of a ball for the masses instead of the soccer elite.</p>
<p>Kicking and passing the ball was a pleasant experience. The ball rolled across the grass smoothly and glimmered silver and gold in the sunlight of a hot afternoon’s day. It’s definitely an attractive ball to look at and majestic enough to sit on a mantelpiece, but it’s not too pretty to be struck across the pitch and into the back of the net.</p>


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