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Chelsea to Debut Nike Retro Third Kit at Everton

A nostalgia-driven launch featuring the Club World Cup gold badge with USDC as front sponsor to boost merchandise sales.

Overview

  • Chelsea confirmed on Thursday that the Nike-made 2026/27 third kit will be worn for the club’s Saturday lunchtime Premier League trip to Everton.
  • The white retro strip uses blue trim, vertical red pinstripes and a vintage-style club crest with matching white shorts and socks.
  • The shirt carries the gold 'World Champions' Club World Cup badge that Chelsea earned last summer and will wear on all kits until 2029.
  • All current Chelsea shirts display USDC by Circle after a one-year front-of-shirt deal was finalised in August.
  • The design explicitly nods to Chelsea away kits from the 1980s and 1990s—notably the 1992/93 Umbro shirt—and the club put the third kit on sale in-store and online when it announced the strip on September 12.