THE Premier League is set to end it’s partnership with Nike after 25 years.
US-based sportswear brand Nike has supplied the league’s match balls since the 2000-01 campaign.
However, Puma will take over from the 2025-26 season.
According to The Athletic, Nike had the chance to extend it’s 25-year partnership beyond 2025, but negotiations failed to reach a positive conclusion.
German firm Puma has since agreed a deal with the top flight of English football.
And fans are far from happy.
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One person tweeted: “This is worse than the Super League.”
Another agreed, adding: “The game’s gone.”
A third wrote: “End of an Era.”
A fourth said: “If they’re anything like the Puma kits, we’re in trouble.”
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While another simply commented: “Noooooo.”
Puma currently supply official match balls for Serie A and La Liga, as well as the English Football League.
Before Nike took over as the Premier League’s match ball supplier, Mitre produced the footballs for England’s top tier.
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
