Kick Off Merchants Blog

So what a first week it has been at Kick Off Merchant Towers. We launched last Thursday and have been overwhelmed with the support. Orders flying out daily, what excites us most is the engagement on Twitter – thousands of impressions, RTs and Likes. Our World Cup of Kick off Merchants has proved hugely popular. Loads letting us know which players missed out. We are sorry but we could not add them all! We are up to the semi final stage with Patrick Vieira taking on Duncan Ferguson in the first semi final World Cup of Kick Off Merchants -...

Modern football. It has led to an influx of owners who do not love the club; and as a result they treat it like a business rather than a football club. This has lead them to investing heavily in commercial departments to build the brand of the club. To protect and grow revenues. Almost every top flight club has undergone a rebranding in the last 2 decades. This has led to the majority of teams releasing a new club badge. With many ripping up history in favour of copywrite. They then outsource the design and manufacture of merchandise to huge...

According to Footy Headlines, Arsenal’s 3rd kit for next season will be inspired by their “Blue Lightning” 95 away kit.   The Arsenal Blue Lightning kit was originally produced by Nike in the mid 90s and has recently become a must have for classic kit collectors. Despite Arsenal having a fairly unremarkable seasoning 95/96 under Bruce Rioch, the Blue Lightning kit has become a fans favourite. The classis blue kit has gone into Arsenal history due to its link to legend Dennis Bergkamp - who signed for the club the same summer the kit was released. Whilst the kit only lasted...

Bukayo Saka Arsenal’s Bukayo Saka has been a shining light in a tough period for the club. The Englishman made his debut a couple of months after his 17th birthday and became the 2nd youngest player in the clubs history to play 50 Premier League games. During his short career, he has shown a versatility playing left wing, left back, right wing and more centrally. It is that versatility that saw him called up to the England squad making his debut the day before his 18th birthday at left back. Still just 19-years-old, he has amassed 77 senior appearances for...

Is everyone enjoying the international break so far? We can not be the only ones who feel it is strange that during these COVID times, footballers are flying halfway across the globe to meet up with their national team. Every European season has been shortened due to the late start caused by the pandemic. We are already in a situation where players are playing more games in less time. And now players are due to play 3 games in 6 days for their national teams. This break feels like it is a recipe for injury and we imagine that most...