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Manchester City finally release special Year of the Horse collection for Lunar celebrations

Will you be picking up any pieces?

Danny Jones Danny Jones - 27th January 2026

Manchester City have officially launched their new ‘Year of the Horse’ kit, along with several other items in their latest lifestyle range.

The collection, which has been released as part of the Lunar New Year Celebrations, was leaked online in late 2025 before being officially teased earlier this year, but now Man City have fully unveiled the limited edition clothing items.

It follows the commercial success of their previous Chinese New Year-inspired kits and wider fashion lines over the last few seasons.

For anyone not up to speed on their Zodiac calendar knowledge, 2026 is officially (you guessed it) the year of the horse, hence this choice for the new ‘Capsule Collection’.

As explained on the club website, “It’s the Year of the Fire Horse, and Man City are bringing the heat.

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“Set in earthy, neutral tones, the limited-edition Year of the Horse Capsule Collection captures both the stillness of vintage Chinese portraiture and the motion of a team in full stride.”

Revolving around a grey and almost beige colour palette, the full drop includes a new pre-match ‘Anthem’ jacket, a dark graphic design tee, a baseball cap, as well as a soft horse plushie.

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The focal point, however, is obviously the jersey itself – though it remains to be confirmed whether or not the special seasonal strip will be worn in any games this campaign as other one-off/special limited edition shirts have been in the past.

You can see the kit in more detail here:

The price points range from £15 for the soft toy to £90 for the adult shirt, with the aforementioned Puma KING Anthem zip-up jacket already available in six colours.

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What do you make of the latest lifestyle collection, Blues?

Somewhat fittingly, the Year of the Horse and other items finally debuted on the same day that their local rivals across the other side of town, Manchester United, released some new threads of their own: the second Adidas x The Stone Roses collection.

As for this years Lunar celebrations, the official plans for here in Manchester city centre have now been revealed. You can find out more down below.

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Stockport County confirm signing of new striker Adama Sidibeh

Danny Jones Danny Jones Stockport County sign new striker Adama Sidibeh

Stockport County Football Club have officially unveiled the signing of new striker, Adama Sidibeh, from St Johnstone FC.

This comes after weeks of uncertainty over whether or not the deal for the forward was going to be done, despite his medical having already been passed.

Sidibeh was linked with a move from the Scottish Premiership quite early in the January transfer window, and the transfer fee had already reportedly been agreed, but there was apparently to be some contention over personal terms.

However, it seems the impasse has now been overcome and a full agreement reached, with the Hatters finally announcing the completion of his deal on Tuesday, 27 January.

As you can see, the Gambian international is no stranger to England nor the North West, having moved back to the UK to be with his family in 2022, before going on to join local Stockport club Cheadle Heath Nomads in 2022.

Moving on to nearby Cheshire outfit Warrington Rylands FC the following season, he continued to prove himself as a quick and consistent goal threat, ultimately sealing a switch to The Saints in 2024.

Sidibeh’s transfer fee from St Johnstone to SCFC remains undisclosed.

Penning a two-and-a-half-year contract, the latest County recruit is the third signing of the January transfer window so far, following the most recent arrival of Josh Dacres-Cogley from Bolton Wanderers earlier this month.

Having been given the number 26, he is the latest offensive reinforcement at Edgeley Park as they look to enjoy a fairly ‘aggressive’ window, as promised.

Speaking on his new home in a club statement, the 27-year-old said: “I’m so excited to be [sitting] here now as a Stockport County player.

“It’s a town and a club I already know so well from my time at Nomads, which made it an easy decision for me and my family to come here once we heard that County were interested.

“I can’t wait to get going now, to start my career in the Football League and to play in front of 10,000 fans at Edgeley Park. I’ve worked very hard to get to this place in my career since moving to England, and will work even harder now I’m here to help the team as we go for promotion.”

As for his new manager, Dave Challinor made it clear they were keen to capitalise on his contract running out, adding that apart from being a bit of a late bloomer in pro football, “he’s a real hard worker that provides real intensity in his press. and really wants to threaten defenders both in and out of possession.”

“He’s scored all types of goals at every level he’s played at, but this will, without doubt, be a step up for him” – it just remains to be seen how he’ll take to the League One and wider EFL challenge.

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Manchester United officially launch second Adidas fashion collab with The Stone Roses

Danny Jones Danny Jones Man United second Stone Roses Adidas collab collection

After several weeks of teasers, the latest fashion collab between Adidas, Manchester United and The Stone Roses has officially revealed.

We have no doubt this one will be lapped up just as quickly as the first.

Following images of the new Stone Roses x Man United kit and the focal point of this new collection being leaked online earlier this month, the second drop by Adidas has now been unveiled in full.

Releasing another stylistic video to the tune of the legendary Manc band’s famous anthem, ‘I Wanna Be Adored’, players both past and present from the men’s and women’s team star in the launch video.

Obsessed with those final few frames.

As you can see, not only did the players get involved with the shoot as expected, but the clip also includes a snippet of archive footage featuring a young Ian Brown in a short but profound talking head.

The Stone Roses frontman, and indeed other members of the band, have never made their love of United a secret – none more so than the late, great Gary ‘Mani’ Mounfield – and the supporters have also shared plenty of it back.

Be it through ‘This Is The One’ being chosen by Gary Neville as the official walk-out song at Old Trafford and various chants sung to Stone Roses tunes, to the previous collab back in February 2024, the two iconic cultural brands pretty much go hand in hand.

Bassist ‘Mani’ was remembered once again on the bright blue and black jacket as the Red Devils debuted the latest undeniably ’90s track jacket pre-match as they walked out onto the pitch before their blockbuster 3-2 comeback against Arsenal last weekend.

In addition to not one but two new jackets, there’s plenty more in the new collection. You can swipe through to see more here:

Besides the next multi-coloured paint-splashed shirt, which leaked first, as well as a new bucket hat (again, very era appropriate), there are scarves, a graphic design t-shirt, two sets of shorts and even two different pairs of shoes.

Images of the white Stone Roses trainers also popped up in leaks across various Man United fan accounts on social media, but few had seen the black ZX 600 Adidas trainers until now.

What do you make of the latest batch of lifestyle fashion from the club?

Meanwhile, with just days left in the transfer window, it remains to be seen whether new interim manager Michael Carrick will be rewarded for his first two wins against the top two in the league with any reinforcements before the end of January – but there are some rumblings…

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