First a sponsor, now horizontal stripes: Barcelona's iconic jersey set for another revamp

Reports in Spain suggest next year’s kit will be unique.

FOR THE FIRST time in their 115-year history, one of the most iconic jerseys in world sport is set to undergo a radical departure.

Catalan newspaper Sport revealed this morning that Barcelona’s famous vertical stripes are to flip 90 degrees and become horizontal for the first time.

According to @sport, the next home kit for Barcelona will have horizontal stripes. pic.twitter.com/qCxPY2ydma
— RealGM Soccer (@RealGMSoccer) December 2, 2014

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This comes just two years after the club broke its long-standing history of not having a sponsor on the front of its jersey.

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