Why Tottenham will have something different on new Nike 2025/26 kits in the Champions League

Tottenham's kits in the Champions League next season will bear a subtle change following that victorious evening in Bilbao.

men not only lifted their first trophy in 17 years and first European title in more than four decades with the victory against Manchester United in last month's Europa League final in Spain but they also secured a return to Champions League football next season.

This week unveiled their new Nike home shirt for the 2025/26 season and within that launch came a little nugget of information about what will be different on the club's kits when they play in Europe's elite club competition in the coming campaign.

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It's something that is only afforded to a very specific team each year as instead of the usual Champions League badge which adorns the sleeves of players in the competition, Tottenham's Champions League logo will instead be encircled by the capped-up words "UEFA EUROPA LEAGUE 2025 WINNERS".

Tottenham, who often wear all white in Europe when wearing their home shirt, have also confirmed that fans can get the special sleeve badge on their own kits when they buy them from the club.

Spurs' kit launch video this week contained a nod towards one of the north London club's darkest days in the modern era. When former defender mentioned the word 'sickness' so the camera panned to a shot of a plate of lasagne, bringing back painful memories of the 'lasagne-gate' incident in the final game of the 2005/06 season.

That day 10 members of Martin Jol's Tottenham side were struck down with illness when due to face West Ham, with a victory all that was needed to finish in the top four. The struggling Spurs players fell to defeat and that allowed the other team down the road in north London to slip into the final Champions League spot.

However, Spurs will now return to that lucrative competition next season and they will do so with their trophy-winning status shown on the badge on their sleeves.