With the end of the season comes the news of signings and also the presentation of the kits for the following year. One of the teams that has presented the new shirt has been Atlético de Madrid, which has surprised with a red and white kit as expected, but with stripes somewhat different from the classic athletic elastic.
The controversy is served because the stripes are not straight, but rather curved, giving a strange sensation that most athletic fans have not liked, to the point that some supporters clubs have issued a statement against it.
Here we fall back into the eternal debate between maintaining the classic symbols of a team, or whether to innovate to try to modernize. When Atlético modernized its shield, there was already a lot of controversy and several fans charged strongly against the decision, but now everyone seems to have gotten used to it, so a priori the changes are not a big problem.
The same could happen with the shirt, since it is practically impossible for the brand to change the design now so soon after it goes on sale. Therefore, whether this type of stripes returns to a shirt will depend on commercial success.
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