Kith and Messi for adidas Football Collection Releases May 29

The Kith Messi adidas Football Collection is a three-way collaboration between Kith, Lionel Messi, and adidas Football that lands on May 29. Built around the 20th anniversary of Messi’s 2006 FIFA World Cup debut and Kith’s own 15th anniversary, it spans full Argentina-inspired kits, retro-leaning football boots, and a deep lineup of lifestyle pieces co-designed with the eight-time Ballon d’Or winner.

Ronnie Fieg and Messi shaped the range together over the course of a year, and the result reads like a love letter to the player’s international career. The hero of the collection is a reworked light-blue-and-white Argentina jersey carrying Messi’s “M” crest, an adidas wordmark, and Kith’s anniversary badge. Numbers 10 and 19 appear throughout the apparel, nodding to the different shirts Messi has worn across two decades with the national team. This is one of the most ambitious football projects Kith has ever attempted, and it arrives just as anticipation builds for what could be Messi’s final World Cup run in 2026.

The Kith Messi adidas Football Collection Design

The on-pitch tier leads with the commemorative Argentina jersey, rendered in soft light blue and white with subtle tonal graphics and a gold-trimmed anniversary crest. A matching long-sleeve goalkeeper top, gloves, shorts, socks, and a co-branded football round out the performance side. Footwear pulls heavily from Messi’s roots, with the COPA Mundial 17 UltraBOOST revisiting Kith’s first adidas tie-up and the F50 Megaride and F50 Walkable Cleat referencing the boots Messi laced up at the 2006 World Cup.

The lifestyle half is where the range really stretches. A black-and-white leather varsity jacket carries an embossed “MESSI 10” across the back and a “10” patch on the chest, while a black-and-teal nylon warm-up suit reworks the early-2000s adidas training look. Two Handball Spezial colorways anchor the sneaker offering, one in cream suede with blue and red accents and another in soft pink with a gum sole, alongside a deconstructed Superstar. Tailored suiting, a washed denim set, wool tracksuits, knit polos, and a Kith photo tee featuring a Messi portrait fill out the off-pitch wardrobe.

Will the Kith Messi adidas Football Collection Release at Retail?

Yes. The Kith Messi adidas Football Collection releases on Friday, May 29, through Kith.com, the Kith App, and Kith flagship stores. The online drop is set for 11:00 AM local time across the New York, London, Paris, and Tokyo zones.

Anyone who buys a jersey or a pair of shoes from the collection receives a limited-edition Messi trading card. The bigger prize is hidden in the rollout: fewer than 100 PSA-graded cards signed by Messi himself are randomly seeded into select orders, turning the launch into a chase that goes well beyond the gear itself. adidas and Kith have not detailed full retail pricing, with figures expected to firm up closer to the launch.

Kith & Messi for adidas Football Collection
Color: Light Blue/White, Black/White, Black/Teal, Cream, Pink
Style Code: N/A (collection)
Release Date: May 29, 2026
Price: TBC (per item)

Why the 2006 World Cup Anniversary Matters

Messi made his World Cup debut for Argentina at the 2006 tournament in Germany, coming off the bench as an 18-year-old and scoring against Serbia and Montenegro in the group stage. That summer marked the start of a national-team journey that eventually delivered the 2022 World Cup title in Qatar. By anchoring the collection to that 2006 milestone, Kith and adidas Football tie the gear to the exact moment Messi stepped onto the sport’s biggest stage, which is why the boots echo his original adidas silhouettes and the jersey leans on Argentina’s mid-2000s look.

For collectors, the timing is deliberate. With the 2026 World Cup on home soil in North America possibly closing out Messi’s international story, JustFreshKicks expects this drop to move fast across both the football and lifestyle tiers.

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Images via Kith and adidas.

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