Porto is a Portuguese football team; they play in the topflight the Primeira Liga. After a busy season last season in which they finished 3rd the summer break is also packed, with pre-season friendlies and the launch of the brand new Porto football jerseys. A football shirt launch is always exciting for fans but this season marks the 1st with new kit supplier Warrior Sports.
After 14 years with Nike as kit supplier the brand new Porto home shirt 2014 2015 is the 1st to feature the Warrior logo. Warrior is an American sportswear company that is just beginning to break into the football kit supply market. The big names of Adidas and Nike were shocked when Warrior signed a £25 million a year deal with Liverpool in 2012, and now they have added Stoke City, Sevilla and Porto to their portfolio.
Warrior has done a fantastic job in designing the Porto football jerseys. In the radical design that has become famous from Warrior the traditional blue and white home shirt looks very tame in comparison to the bold camouflage away football shirt, and the modern pink third shirt that has also been launched. You can get the latest shirts online at Soccer Box, fantastic football shirts in preparation for a fantastic season ahead.
New Additions to the Squad
Porto has had a busy summer with a string of friendly matches to get the blood flowing and serve as a training and team building exercise in preparation for next season. Their 1st friendly was on 7th July, the team went out to win and win they did in a 9-0 thrashing of Valadares. They have also beat Desportivo das Aves, Venlo and Genk in recent weeks.
On Sunday they met Saint-Etienne at their home ground scoring a 0-0 draw. The beginning of August see's the team travel to England where they will have their last 2 summer friendlies against Everton and West Brom before heading back to Portugal ready for the start of the football season.
As well as a new football shirt, and friendly games Porto has made some new signings ready for kick off of the Primeira League on 17th August. The most recent of these additions is Jose Angel. He has made the move from Roma although he spent the whole of last season on loan at Real Sociedad. Jose Angel is a determined left back and is sure to make his mark. He is said to be excited to start this new-chapter in his career and looks forward to making his debt wearing the Porto home shirt 2014 2015.
Other new additions to join the team this summer include Andres Fernandez. Fernandez is a Spanish goalkeeper, and he has signed a 4-year contract with Porto. Fernandez is the latest in a string of Spanish signings to bolster the Porto team. As well as Fernandez, Adrian Lopez, a forward, has made the move to Porto from Atletico Madrid. Real Madrid has loaned out Oliver Torres, a midfielder, and Cristian Tello has also joined on loan from Barcelona.
Primeira Liga 2014 2015
With a host of new players to sport the Porto football jerseys the pre season tour and intensive training is imperative to the team's start of season performance. The fixture list has been revealed for the coming season and the Porto management and squad want to be fully prepared for the challenge ahead.
After 3 consecutive years at the top of the Primeira Liga table last season Porto slipped to 3rd. Not a terrible finish and still enough to qualify for UEFA Champions League football, although they will have to navigate the play-off stage. This season the aim is for the Porto home shirt 2014 2015 to be a league winning shirt, and a shirt that makes a huge impression in the European arena.
With their new signings and new football kit Porto is looking in a strong position as they head toward the start of the season. League play kicks off on 17th August when the Porto home football jersey will make its official debut against Maritimo. The big challenges of the season will be the games against Sporting CP and Benfica.
Fortunately, Porto has a few weeks to get the team settled and playing together before meeting either of these tough opponents. 28th September will see Porto travel to Sporting CP for an away tie. Porto will not meet the current champions Benfica until 14th December when they play host at the Estadio do Dragao.
It is difficult at this stage to predict the outcome of the season, but now is the time to shop for the brand new Warrior Porto football jerseys and be ready to cheer the team every step of the way.
