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British fashion brand Lyle & Scott has today announced a new global initiative supporting grassroots football. Entitled ‘Kits For Clubs’, the scheme will see the brand supply free football kits to amateur teams and small clubs across the world.
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As superstars like Declan Rice and Enzo Fernandez are transferred for eye-watering sums and the finances at the top of the pyramid continue to tumefy, the funding gap between professional and grassroots football is growing ever bigger. Lyle & Scott’s campaign will provide clubs struggling through financial hardship with brand new strips in a range of designs, from classic block colours to retro-inspired argyle patterns.
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All clubs – whether a weeknight 5-a-side group or a Sunday league pub team – are invited to apply to the initiative, which pays homage to the brand’s 150 years of heritage and footballing connections.
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All kits are to be hand-finished in Scotland, in the brand’s hometown of Hawick, with customisation for individual player numbers and club crests. Should any team not yet have a club crest, Lyle & Scott plan to work the team to design that as well – to help each club create and develop their own identity.
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Applications for kits can be made via the brand’s dedicated page https://kitsforclubs.lyleandscott.com.