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Premier League announces major change after 25 years as fans call it ‘worse than the Super League’

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THE Premier League is set to end it's partnership with Nike after 25 years.

US-based sportswear brand Nike has supplied the league's match balls since the 2000-01 campaign.

Puma will take over as the Premier League's match ball supplier from 2025
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Puma will take over as the Premier League's match ball supplier from 2025Credit: Rex

However, Puma will take over from the 2025-26 season.

According to , Nike had the chance to extend it's 25-year partnership beyond 2025, but negotiations failed to reach a positive conclusion.

German firm Puma has since agreed a deal with the top flight of English football.

And fans are far from happy.

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One person tweeted: "This is worse than the Super League."

Another agreed, adding: "The game's gone."

A third wrote: "End of an Era."

A fourth said: "If they’re anything like the Puma kits, we’re in trouble."

While another simply commented: "Noooooo."

Puma currently supply official match balls for Serie A and La Liga, as well as the English Football League.

Before Nike took over as the Premier League's match ball supplier, Mitre produced the footballs for England's top tier.

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