Adidas and Premier League club Arsenal have announced that the men’s team will wear the No More Red kit, drained of the club’s traditional red, for the first time in a home fixture when they face Liverpool in the FA Cup third round. The match, on Sunday, January 7, will mark the third consecutive season Arsenal has worn the No More Red kit.
Arsenal Women will also wear the all-white kit on pitch for the first time when they face Watford in the FA Cup fourth round at Meadow Park on January 14.
No More Red was launched in January 2022 to support the long-standing work undertaken by Arsenal to help keep young people safe from knife crime and youth violence. This year, adidas and Arsenal are growing community participation in No More Red with the release of a No More Red community t-shirt designed by a young person from Arsenal in the Community.
In 2024, adidas and Arsenal will build on the work done since the inception of No More Red by:
Investing in more safe spaces to play football with the opening of a third refurbished community pitch at Mayville Estate, Islington in early 2024 – the two pitches refurbished since the launch of No More Red have seen 650 hours of organised activity delivered on the new pitches, engaging more than 500 participants across 200 sessions, as well as more than 9 000 open access hours provided for the local communities
The No More Red community t-shirt has been inspired by the commitment from supporters and the local community to support No More Red. The t-shirt was designed by Nellie-Rose, a young person from Arsenal in the Community who took part in one of the 2023 No More Red Social Action Projects, which bring together groups of young people from the local community and connect them with inspirational talent from the creative and sports industries.
