Press contact
footykitsbattle.team@gmail.com
Include outlet, deadline and what you need. UK timezone, reply usually within 24 hours. For urgent press needs on a tournament day, mention that in the subject and we will prioritise.
The site in one paragraph
Footy Kits Battle is an independent UK editorial site focused on the 2026 FIFA World Cup, covering every qualified nation’s kit through head-to-head fan voting, a live public leaderboard, team-by-team pages, a free printable wall chart, and a no-signup bracket predictor. The site is built and run solo by Jake, a 16-year-old UK developer. Not affiliated with FIFA, Nike, Adidas, Puma or any national football association. Funded through affiliate links (Amazon plus Sovrn Commerce).
By the numbers
Qualified nations covered
42
Every confirmed 2026 World Cup team has a dedicated kit page.
Static pages built
711
Team pages, boot routes, compare triples, blog posts, host-city guides.
Fan votes on record
2,800+
And climbing — every vote is public and aggregated on the leaderboard.
Kit-of-the-day posts shipped
27 / 42
Daily countdown to kick-off. New posts publish through June 2026.
Numbers refreshed regularly. If you are citing them in print, email first for a current snapshot.
Shareable resources
Pages designed to embed well in articles or link out to as citations. Attribution requested but not required.
- Live kit voting leaderboard
Updated weekly. Shows which 2026 World Cup kits are winning on fan votes. Public data, cite-friendly.
- Free printable wall chart
A4 PDF plus mobile-friendly HTML. Free to redistribute with attribution to footykitsbattle.com.
- World Cup 2026 bracket predictor
Browser-only predictor. No signup. Embeds cleanly into articles.
- Team-by-team 2026 kit pages
One page per qualified nation. Fixtures, kit images, shopping links, short-form history.
Logos & images
Editorial use is welcome. Please do not modify the logo, and please credit as “Footy Kits Battle” with a link to footykitsbattle.com where possible.
- FKB logo — square PNG
1200×1200, transparent background. Safe for editorial use.
- FKB logo — banner PNG
2400×1200, for article headers and social share cards.
- Founder headshot
Jake, 16, UK-based. 1500×1500 portrait.
- Wall chart preview PNG
First-look at the free printable 2026 wall chart.
Files live at /public/press-kit/. Email if any asset 404s and we’ll upload immediately.
Founder
Jake, 16 \u2014 UK
Built Footy Kits Battle solo in the run-up to the tournament. Sixteen years old, UK-based, full-stack developer. Available for short comment on World Cup kits, kit design trends, fan voting patterns and the 2026 tournament in general. Happy to appear on podcasts by prior arrangement.
What the site has in common with your readers
Free at the point of use
No paywall, no signup, no newsletter gate on the core tools. Wall chart, predictor, voting, team pages \u2014 all open.
UK editorial voice
British English, UK kick-off times, UK retailer shop CTAs where relevant. Works for international readers too but built UK-first.
Opinionated rankings
Fan votes surface community favourites; editorial rankings are called out as editorial. No fake neutrality.
Transparent affiliate model
Amazon + Sovrn. Every shop link is marked
rel=“sponsored”. Full disclosure in the footer on every page.
Recent coverage & partner sites
Editorial backlinks & partnerships
Independent kit-history and football-podcast sites that have covered or linked to Footy Kits Battle. All confirmed editorial placements, no paid promotion.
Live since 23 Apr 2026 — sitewide sidebar listing in “Friends of Kit Geek” alongside Historical Football Kits and Football Kit Archive. Reciprocal listing on our Links page.
Historical Football Kits (historicalkits.co.uk)
Accepted 23 Apr 2026 — David Moor's twenty-year-old kit-history archive added FKB to its External Links section. Branded 175×49 banner sent and awaiting placement.
The Football History Boys (thefootballhistoryboys.com)
Accepted 20 Apr 2026 — guest post submitted: “The World Cup Kit Moments That Defined Each Decade Since 1970” (1,770 words). Awaiting publish.
More coverage in progress
Active outreach to football-history podcasts, kit-design archives and World Cup preview sites. Reach out via the press contact above if you'd like a comment or to cover the site.
Also useful
Contact page for non-press questions. Links page for recommended sites we partner with and reference. About for the editorial methodology, sourcing policy, and full monetisation disclosure. Detailed affiliate breakdown lives at Affiliate Disclosure.