Adidas combines Man U and Stone Roses for football/music combo collection

By

Nigel TAYLOR

Published
February 13, 2024

 ​Icons in football and music have been bought together by Adidas. The German sportswear giant has fused Manchester United and The Stone Roses for a special limited edition collection.

The connection comes via the walk-out music ‘This is The One’ played for home games at Old Trafford since the early 2000s that has “become synonymous with match days at the Theatre of Dreams”. 

The song first featured on the signature 1989 album The Stone Roses, and the new Adidas collection takes its design from the record’s cover art.

The hero of the collection is the Manchester United x Stone Roses Originals Icon Jersey, “which blends the bold, unmistakable backdrop of guitarist John Squire’s artwork with a timeless Originals look”. 

Several other details on the jersey are drawn directly from the album cover, from the red, white and blue of the three stripes on the sleeve, to the gold lettering of ‘The Stone Roses’ on the inside of the collar.

The Manchester United crest is also adapted to include the words ‘This is the One’ on the lower segment and two lemon slices in place of footballs on either side. The look is complete with the signature adidas Trefoil in red.

And the lifestyle side of the collection also features a black tracksuit and black shorts, both adorned with the red, white and blue three stripes, the adapted Manchester United badge and the famous Stone Roses lemons. A long-sleeve T-shirt, scarf and bucket hat completes the range.

The collection comes to life on-pitch too with a pre-match jersey and reversible anthem jacket. The jersey features a greyscale version of the Stone Roses album artwork, with the Adidas Performance logo, Manchester United badge and official sponsor all in gold to match the lettering featured on the album cover.

To further celebrate Manchester’s musical connections and its current music scene, adidas and Manchester United are teaming up with NTS for a live radio broadcast from the club’s dressing room on 20 February.