{"id":59702,"date":"2025-08-14T10:43:08","date_gmt":"2025-08-14T10:43:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/?p=59702"},"modified":"2025-08-14T13:27:47","modified_gmt":"2025-08-14T13:27:47","slug":"sunderland-third-kit-black-cats","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/news\/sunderland-third-kit-black-cats\/","title":{"rendered":"Fans React as Sunderland Pay Tribute to Black Cats Nickname With &#8216;Fierce&#8217; Third Kit"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Newly promoted Sunderland have unveiled their third kit ahead of the Premier League season opener, paying tribute to their iconic nickname, &#8216;The Black Cats&#8217;.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This special all-black kit will go on sale at 8 AM BST on August 15.<\/p>\n<p>Alongside the player and goalkeeper kits, the collection also includes an anthem jacket, a quarter-zip jacket, a pre-match t-shirt, and a Black Cats tee and hoodie.<\/p>\n<h2>Sunderland Pay Tribute to &#8216;The Black Cats&#8217; Nickname With Special Third Kit<\/h2>\n<p>The Black Cats&#8217; third kit features a stunning blackout design, with dark grey chevrons. The black base of the shirt is built using a mandala of 11 black cats, symbolising 11 players on the pitch.<\/p>\n<p>Sunderland&#8217;s third kit has a black cat logo in monochrome, and a graphic inside the collar which tells the origin of the nickname.<\/p>\n<p>The goalkeeping kit it also special in its own right. It is inspired by the patterned tiles at the iconic Bridge Hotel.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83d\udea8 \ud835\udde2\ud835\uddd9\ud835\uddd9\ud835\udddc\ud835\uddd6\ud835\udddc\ud835\uddd4\ud835\udddf: Sunderland have dropped their new black-out third kit for the season. \ud83d\udda4<\/p>\n<p>Rate it out of 10? \ud83e\udd14 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/eHsk4PtP5M\">pic.twitter.com\/eHsk4PtP5M<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Football Tweet \u26bd\uea00 (@Football__Tweet) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Football__Tweet\/status\/1955926128805187642?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 14, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Sunderland&#8217;s &#8216;Black Cat&#8217; third kit is produced using Hummel\u2019s ECO8 technology. As per the club, &#8220;each adult shirt is made using eight recycled plastic bottles.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The third kit will be available in adult, junior, and mini sizes after the special launch event at the Stadium of Light on August 15.<\/p>\n<p>Sunderland open their Premier League campaign with a clash against West Ham United on August 16. The Hammers are the 13\/10 favourites with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/betting-sites\/football\/\">UK betting sites<\/a> to win the game.<\/p>\n<h2>Fans Heap Praise on &#8216;Fire&#8217; Sunderland Third Kit<\/h2>\n<p>Sunderland went all in with the third kit, and it is safe to say that their innovation has paid off. Fans are loving the &#8216;Black Cats&#8217; kit, with many calling it a must buy.<\/p>\n<p>X (formerly Twitter) user @ramavatar_x wrote:<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;<em>That third kit looks \ud83d\udd25! Loving the Black Cats tribute\u2014classic and fierce.<\/em>&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">That third kit looks \ud83d\udd25! Loving the Black Cats tribute\u2014classic and fierce. \ud83d\udda4\ud83d\udc3e<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Ram Avatar (@ramavatar_x) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ramavatar_x\/status\/1955918545986183342?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 14, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<div class=\"css-146c3p1 r-dnmrzs r-1udh08x r-1udbk01 r-3s2u2q r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-37j5jr r-a023e6 r-rjixqe r-16dba41 r-18u37iz r-1wvb978\" dir=\"ltr\"><span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3\">@BoxeoPats loved the entire &#8216;Black Cats&#8217; range, and braced for an expensive day.<\/span><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">&#8220;<em>Looks like I\u2019ll be buying this, the jacket and the keeper top. Another expensive day coming<\/em>&#8220;<\/div>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Looks like I\u2019ll be buying this, the jacket and the keeper top. Another expensive day coming \ud83d\ude33<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 BoxeoPats (@BoxeoPats) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BoxeoPats\/status\/1955921114770628798?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 14, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>@CalSAFCFTM said the jersey was a must-buy, but would have preferred a dash of golden in it.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">I will 100% be buying this \u2764\ufe0f\ud83d\udd25 I like it it\u2019s something different we haven\u2019t had before. The only thing I wish is that it was black and gold instead.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 CalSAFC\u2764\ud83e\udd0d (@CalSAFCFTM) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CalSAFCFTM\/status\/1955919898162385237?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 14, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Sunderland have blacked out the W88 sponsor logo, which has won @twangmackem over.<\/p>\n<p>They wrote:<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;<em>The blacked sponsor has won me over. You\u2019ll be getting my money again<\/em>&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The blacked sponsor has won me over. You\u2019ll be getting my money again \ud83d\ude02\ud83d\ude02<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; TWANGMACKEM8258\u2122\ufe0f \ud83c\udff4\udb40\udc67\udb40\udc62\udb40\udc65\udb40\udc6e\udb40\udc67\udb40\udc7f\ud83c\udde7\ud83c\udde6 (@twangmackem) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/twangmackem\/status\/1955917654100992168?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 14, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>@AkumaNdirangu dropped the mic, calling it the best kit in the Premier League this season.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;<em>Hardest kit in the league<\/em>&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Hardest kit in the league \ud83e\udd76\ud83e\udd76\ud83d\ude2e\u200d\ud83d\udca8<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Junky\u014dsha (@AkumaNdirangu) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AkumaNdirangu\/status\/1955938463728988425?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 14, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Earlier this month, Real Madrid launched their third kit, going for a retro look. They did not get the reception they expected, with fans pointing out the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/news\/real-madrid-third-kit-launch-chelsea\/\">likeness to the Chelsea home kit<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>Origin of the &#8216;Black Cats&#8217; Nickname<\/h2>\n<p>Sunderland have been carrying the &#8216;Black Cats&#8217; nickname since their inception in 1879. The origin of the nickname goes even further back.<\/p>\n<p>For fans of trivia, the new Sunderland third kit has the origin story in full.<\/p>\n<p>The text on back of the collar reads:<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;<em>In 1805, a man was on lookout for Napoleonic enemy ships at a gun battery in Roker. <\/em><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;<em>One night, he thought he heard a baby crying. 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