[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"football-site-config":3,"world-cup-status-en":27,"news-detail-why-liverpool-s-new-kit-doesn-t-match-the-adidas-decision":61,"news-related-why-liverpool-s-new-kit-doesn-t-match-the-adidas-decision-en":96,"news-related-match-why-liverpool-s-new-kit-doesn-t-match-the-adidas-decision-en":204},{"adSlots":4,"affiliateMode":5,"brandName":6,"contentStrategy":7,"currency":8,"friendLinks":9,"homepageLayoutKey":10,"leagueFocus":11,"locale":12,"planVisibility":13,"seoDescription":14,"seoTitleTemplate":15,"siteCode":10,"siteName":6,"siteType":10,"subscriptionMode":5,"timezone":16,"id":17,"tenantID":18,"primaryDomain":19,"countryCode":20,"logoUrl":21,"faviconUrl":21,"theme":22,"seoKeywords":24,"status":25,"ads":4,"focusLeagues":26,"affiliatePolicies":26},[],"shared","Football Prediction Platform","scores_predictions","USD",[],"main",[],"en-US",[],"Football fixtures, results, free predictions, subscriptions, and clearly labeled partner links.","{page} | Football Prediction Platform","America\u002FNew_York",323900000000000000,1,"football.easytestdev.online","US","",{"primaryColor":23},"#1677ff","football predictions, football fixtures, football results","active",null,{"active":28,"leagueId":29,"leagueName":30,"leagueImagePath":31,"seasonId":32,"seasonName":33,"startingAt":34,"endingAt":35,"daysToStart":36,"daysToEnd":37,"phase":38,"includeQualifying":39,"hostCities":40},true,"326135624916537344","World Cup","https:\u002F\u002Fmedia.api-sports.io\u002Ffootball\u002Fleagues\u002F1.png","326255613308833792","2026\u002F2027","2026-06-11","2026-06-28",-38,-21,"finished_recent",false,[41,42,43,44,45,46,47,48,49,50,51,52,53,54,55,56,57,58,59,60],"Atlanta","Boston","Dallas","East Rutherford","Guadalajara","Houston","Kansas City","Los Angeles","Mexico City","Miami","Monterrey","New-York","New York New Jersey","Philadelphia","San-Francisco","San Francisco Bay Area","Seattle","Toronto","Vancouver","Zapopan",{"article":62},{"awayTeamId":63,"awayTeamName":64,"body":65,"category":66,"excerpt":67,"homeTeamId":68,"homeTeamName":69,"id":70,"leagueId":71,"leagueName":72,"matchId":73,"matchName":74,"publishedAt":75,"slug":76,"sourceName":77,"sourceURL":78,"teamId":68,"teamName":69,"teamIds":79,"teamNames":87,"title":95},"326257546325135360","Brentford","Liverpool's season finale was overshadowed by a sartorial storm. The 1-1 draw with Brentford at Anfield not only marked an emotional farewell to club legends Mohamed Salah and Andy Robertson but also the debut of a much-debated new home kit.\n\nFans quickly took to social media to point out the glaring mismatch between the shirt and shorts. The jersey featured a vibrant red base with a geometric pattern, while the shorts appeared a noticeably darker, plainer shade. Adam Rowe wrote that the shorts \"are a completely different shade of red,\" a sentiment echoed widely.\n\nHowever, the chromatic clash is no manufacturing error. Adidas and Liverpool deliberately replicated the look of the 1989-90 kit, which lifted the club's last league title for decades. That classic design also paired a patterned shirt with solid, deep red shorts.\n\nFor supporters of a certain vintage, the kit evokes memories of John Barnes and Ian Rush tearing down the flanks en route to the championship. The nostalgia factor is immense, but modern fans accustomed to seamless branding found the retro approach jarring.\n\nThe club's official release described the outfit as \"a bold, unified look\" with \"deep red shorts and socks,\" but many argue the lack of pattern continuity undermines that unity. On television, the color grading makes the discrepancy even more pronounced, though it's reportedly less stark in person.\n\nOn the pitch, the draw secured a fifth-place finish and a Champions League berth for Arne Slot's men, salvaging something from a trophy-less campaign. The day carried extra weight as the Anfield faithful bid adieu to Salah and Robertson, two pillars of the Jürgen Klopp era.\n\nYet the kit discourse reflects a deeper tension at Liverpool: the pull between honoring the past and modernizing for the future. The club's hierarchy knows that on-field success ultimately drives kit sales, and a fifth-place finish is not the standard expected.\n\nWith the summer transfer window approaching, attention has already shifted to reinforcements. One name high on the agenda is Yan Diomande, the 19-year-old Ivorian winger who broke through at RB Leipzig with searing pace and trickery.\n\nDiomande represents exactly the type of signing Liverpool have targeted in recent windows: young, explosive, and ready to challenge for a starting spot. His potential arrival could signal the beginning of a new attacking trident, especially with the departures of experienced forwards.\n\nUltimately, the kit controversy will fade, but the decisions made in the coming months will shape Liverpool's trajectory. Whether the mismatched shorts become a cult classic or a forgotten footnote depends on the team's ability to pair retro flair with modern success. Based on reporting from BBC Sport.","news","Liverpool's new Adidas kit sparked debate with a deliberate red shade mismatch, a 1989-90 nod. 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Torres gave lead but Doski's long-range stunner equalized. 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The result at Anfield will determine final European qualification spots.",{"code":211,"id":68,"imagePath":212,"name":69,"slug":213},"HME","https:\u002F\u002Fmedia.api-sports.io\u002Ffootball\u002Fteams\u002F40.png","liverpool","2026-05-24T15:00:00Z",90,"326135624635518976","gb-premier-league","liverpool-vs-brentford-2026-05-24","finished",[],"Anfield"]