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MENACE and adidas Turn LA's Fútbol Culture Into a Predator '94
Steven Mena built MENACE out of a car trunk. Five hundred dollars, three t-shirts, one summer in Los Angeles. Ten years later, adidas keeps calling. This is the third chapter of that partnership, and the first built around football. After a debut Superstar rooted in Mena's Latino
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Chris Banfield attributes his love for the game to his dad | Toma Stories
Chris Banfield hated soccer as a kid, then a trip to Trinidad, his father's home country, changed it. Kids barefoot in the street, playing for nothing but love of the game. He came home a different player. Now the left winger makes something out of nothing. He plays
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Young Ballers, Deadly New Boots, Spider x GOAT
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Cactus Jack x Nike's Athletes Series Trades Flags for Faces
Travis Scott's Cactus Jack x Nike Athletes Series puts Haaland, Mbappé, Ronaldo, Ronaldinho, and Vini Jr. on hoodies, jerseys, and tees.
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Nike Signs Chivas, and the Timing Isn't an Accident
Nike just made its biggest Liga MX move in years. Starting with the Apertura 2026 season, the swoosh becomes the exclusive sponsor and supplier of Club Deportivo Guadalajara, ending Chivas' decade-long run with Puma. The club is calling the new era Futuro Sagrado. Consider the timing. Nike dropped
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Ball Really Is Life for Skylar Shroder | Toma Stories
She slept with the ball as a kid. She learned her game watching the boys train in Atlanta. During lockdown, she taught herself a backflip and made it her signature. Skylar Schroeder is a midfielder from Atlanta, headed to the Nike TOMA North America Final in New York. UAB commit.
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Forty-One Takes NYC, Golden Features, and Disney’s Magical Collab
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Pink Boots, History-Making Refs, and a Father's Master Plan
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104 Games. 48 Teams. 41 to Keep Up with it All.
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It's officially World Cup Season! Here's the latest.
The World Cup kicks off next week. In Edition 86, we cover the latest football fashion drops, new boots set to shine on the biggest stage, fresh music fueling the tournament hype, fan experiences around the globe, and Nike’s inspiring new World Cup campaign.
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Two weeks until the cup kicks off. Read up.
Two weeks to kickoff. The USMNT roster drops, Kith x Messi lands, Peso Pluma headlines BMO Stadium, and 37 young designers rewrite the World Cup jersey.