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A simple change to the bulky Hyundai A-League logo from front of the shirt to sleeve would free up some brilliant shirt designs and really cement the A-League as a real football league, and not something that is just following the likes of the AFL and NRL.
Keeping in mind that Super rugby has its league logo on the sleeve and just about every other association football league competition in the world, why should we be just replicating our two most commercial domestic sports leagues?
We can see, particularly from the Central Coast Mariners’ Asian Champions League shirt, just how good the shirts can look without a big A-League logo on the ‘other’ side of the jersey – particularly for Central Coast, who have a very symmetrical and centred jersey. It would be great to see this in the domestic competition so we can have some great designs.
Next season the A-League is going to be taking a step forwards as the the Reebok contract with the FFA, which is applied across the league, comes to an end.
Now we are going to see the likes of Adidas, Umbro, Hummel and maybe Puma signing with A-League teams. While some of these aren’t the biggest names in the shirt manufacturing business, it will finally offer some variety, style and interest into what has been some poor and boring designed shirts over the last six seasons.
If this move to free up shirt designs could only be complemented with a sleeve ‘league’ logo, things would really start to look like a professional football league – and I’m pretty sure many more people will start buying the shirts.
It just doesn’t look that good with the A-League badges clashing with clubs colours on the front of the kit.
The badge itself isn’t even contained in a box or closed element, it is more of a floating icon that clashes between colours and doesn’t look like it should be there.
You could virtually keep the same logo, put it on the right sleeve or both and contain it in a simple but elegant rounded square, like the Bundesliga or Spanish La Liga (LFP logo).
The previous year’s champions would get one with gold or silver on it to recognise their reign and it would really look like a real football league.
If this was done for next season along with the new kit manufacturers it would be a smart move from the FFA. It might be something small, but all the little things add up to form an authentic, professional league in the world’s biggest sport.
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