BLACKBURN ROVERS, THE HISTORY OF BRITISH FOOTBALL CHOOSES MACRON

The history of British football chooses Macron. When a British icon like Blackburn Rovers Football Club decides to wear the shirts made by the Italian company, what more can we say. These football heroes will wear the Macron Hero on their chest for the up and coming 5 seasons. As well as the first 11, the Italian brand will also dress the women’s team, the youth division and the football academy.

The club, named after the local town in Lancashire, was founded on November 5th, 1875. One month later, the blue & whites played their first official game against a Church side which went on along with Everton, Aston Villa and Blackburn Rovers to be the founding members of the Football League and subsequently of the Premier League. In their trophy cabinet, the club can boast 3 titles as Champions of England, 6 FA Cups, 1 English League Cup and 1 Charity Shield. For years, Blackburn Rovers has been a reference point in English football and one of the first high ranked club to adopt one of the oldest tactical arrangements, the so-called pyramid of Cambridge, or 2-3-5 formation that still appears on the field today, in fact, like an overturn pyramid, where the vertex is the goalkeeper. The scheme was used for a long time, until the second half of the 1920s, when the offside rule took place, together with the simultaneous arrival of the method and the system.

Today, Blackburn plays in the Football League Championship, English football second division and has been playing its home games in the historical Ewood Park for more than 120 years.

The already strong presence of Macron in English football is thus further enriched by the collaboration with Rovers, who, starting from the 2021-22 season, will enjoy match day kits, technical training wear and travel wear as well as a merchandising line characterized by exclusive style, design, technical quality which are some of the features that make the Italian company a leader in sportswear production. Immediately following the technical sponsorship agreement, there will be the development of the new Blackburn Rovers kits which are designed hand in hand with the club in direct collaboration between the club staff and the Macron design team meaning the pantone colours, the symbols, the history and all traditions of the British giant will be celebrated in these garments.