After Portugal‘s long association with Nike officially came to an end in 2024, Cristiano Ronaldo & Co. have unveiled Puma’s first kits for the national team.
The Seleção had been supplied with their jerseys by Nike for almost three decades, since 1997, but a new year signals a new start for the men’s and women’s teams.
Puma has picked up the reins and kicked things off with a set of home and away shirts that are smart and laden with subtle decorative detailing.
The home kit is a brighter shade of red than would be traditionally associated with the Portuguese national colours, while the contrasting deep green is used sparingly alongside an off-white hue (“sugared almond” to be specific) to trim the collar and cuffs.
The Quinas emblem of the Portuguese Football Federation has been given a minimalist makeover and affixed to the chest while the five silver emblems found within the national coat of arms have been used to provide inspiration for an all-over print that has been embedded within the fabric.
The new away jersey is a more daring design with a white base and futuristic, rippled dot graphic washing over the torso in red and green.
The women’s team have their own bespoke variation of the away kit which has a…
