{"id":870448,"date":"2025-09-04T21:12:30","date_gmt":"2025-09-05T02:12:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2025\/09\/04\/man-city-and-puma-launch-2025-26-esports-range\/"},"modified":"2025-09-04T21:12:30","modified_gmt":"2025-09-05T02:12:30","slug":"man-city-and-puma-launch-2025-26-esports-range","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2025\/09\/04\/man-city-and-puma-launch-2025-26-esports-range\/","title":{"rendered":"Man City and PUMA launch 2025\/26 esports range"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Football <\/p>\n<div>\n<figure><picture fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\"><source type=\"image\/webp\"  ><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"671\" height=\"458\" src=\"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Manchester-City-Esports-2025-2026-range-.png\" alt=\"Football Manchester Esports 2025\/2026 jersey promotional image\"  >\n<\/picture><figcaption>Image credit: Manchester City<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Manchester City<\/strong> (Man City) and <strong>PUMA<\/strong> have launched the 2025\/2026 esports range, themed after the club\u2019s home kit, to for the football clubs esports division.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/shop.mancity.com\/en\/lifestyle\/puma-collections\/esports\/?utm_source=mancity_socials&#038;utm_medium=referral&#038;utm_campaign=man-city_thirdkit_25-26&#038;utm_term=prospecting&#038;utm_content=esports_images#tile-701237171-teamlightblue\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The esports range<\/a> includes the 2025\/2026 jacket, alongside a jersey with the option to have custom printings. <\/p>\n<p>The jersey boasts a much lighter colour scheme compared to the <a href=\"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/2024\/09\/manchester-city-puma-esports-kit-2024-2025\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">2024\/2025 range<\/a>. Man City esports sponsor <strong>E&#038;<\/strong> (Emirates Telecommunications Group Company PJSC)\u00a0remains at the front of the jersey, sponsoring the organisation\u2019s esports efforts for a fourth consecutive season.<\/p>\n<p>By contrast, the jacket boasts a navy colour scheme and retails for \u00a390\/$100, available in sizes S to 3XL. On the other hand, the esports jersey costs \u00a345\/$55. However, the addition of custom prints on the jersey will raise its price to \u00a361\/$75.50. It is also important to note that custom jerseys will not be eligible for returns. Delivery for the apparel will take anywhere between 1-3 business days.  <\/p>\n<p id=\"esi-heading-68ba3e67d8d3b\">\n<h2>Football <span id=\"man_citys_esports_presence\">Man City\u2019s Esports Presence\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p>Created in 2016, Man City\u2019s esports division has continued to grow throughout the years, remaining active across primarily Fortnite and EA FC. <\/p>\n<p>However, the club has collaborated with a number of esports rosters beyond its two primary titles. For example, in 2024 it collaborated with <a href=\"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/2024\/08\/manchester-city-gen-g-league-of-legends\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Gen.G Esports<\/strong><\/a> for various activations ahead of that year\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/2024\/01\/riot-games-msi-worlds-2024-locations-hall-of-fame-format\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>League of Legends World Championships<\/strong><\/a>. Collaborations date as far back as 2022, when it worked with global esports organisation <a href=\"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/2022\/03\/faze-clan-manchester-city-pop-up\"><strong>FaZe Clan<\/strong><\/a> to hold a pop-up event at Etihad Stadium.<\/p>\n<p>The esports division has also fostered well-known talent within competitive titles. EA Sports FC<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>player <a href=\"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/2025\/08\/tekkz-man-city-esports-departure\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Donovan \u2018<strong>Tekkz<\/strong>\u2018 Hunt<\/a> became a two-time<strong> ePremier League<\/strong> champion throughout his two-year tenure before his contract expired with the organisation earlier this year. Earlier this year, Man City launched its very own <a href=\"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/2025\/06\/manchester-city-esports-academy-promotion\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">esports academy programme<\/a>, offering an esports BTEC qualification.<\/p>\n<p>In the Fortnite scene, Jarvis \u2018<strong>Kwanti<\/strong>\u2018 Duong and Aidan \u2018<strong>Threats<\/strong>\u2018 Mong won <strong>DreamHack San Diego 2023<\/strong>. In 2024, the organisation placed third in the <strong>FNCS Major 3 North America Grand Finals<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/2025\/09\/man-city-puma-2025-2026-esports-range\" class=\"button purchase\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Read More<\/a> Joey Morris<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Image credit: Manchester City Manchester City (Man City) and PUMA have launched the 2025\/2026 esports range, themed after the club\u2019s home kit, to for the football clubs esports division. The esports range includes the 2025\/2026 jacket, alongside a jersey with the option to have custom printings. The jersey boasts a much lighter colour scheme compared<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":870449,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3635,3790,3932],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-870448","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-esports","category-football","category-launch"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/870448","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=870448"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/870448\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/870449"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=870448"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=870448"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=870448"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}