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Three leading European football leagues will turn (RED) this weekend as Nike introduces a special edition ball in the leagues' home fixtures to raise awareness of the (NIKE) RED 'Lace Up. Save Lives' partnership.

In a unified show of support for the global initiative, England's Barclays Premier League, Spain's La Liga BBVA and Italy's Serie A TIM will use a special (NIKE)RED ball at all home games over the weekend of March 13th and 14th.

The Nike and (RED) partnership invites people to 'Lace Up. Save Lives' by purchasing a pair of (NIKE)RED laces. One hundred percent of the profits from (NIKE)RED laces is split equally between The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, which funds AIDS programs that provide medicine, treatment and services for those living with HIV, and football-based community initiatives that deliver education and understanding around HIV/AIDS prevention.

Norwich City unveiled the new 2010/11 home football kit made by XARA.

First team players Grant Holt, Wes Hoolahan, Oli Johnson and Russell Martin were at Carrow Road today to model the new kit, joined for the launch by Club owner Delia Smith.

The key features of the new 2010-11 home kit are:

This is the new Spain 10/12 away football kit made by adidas, which will be used at the World Cup 2010 in South Africa. The away kit was worn for the first time on March 3 in the friendly against France, held at the Stade de France in Paris.

The new Spain 2010-12 football shirts are now available through the FSC shop.

This is the New Zealand 10/12 Away kit which is designed for increased performance with lower environmental impact, and will be worn at the World Cup 2010. 8 plastic bottles are used to produce one jersey in the new Nike kit, which  is available through the FSC Shop

To make the 2010 national team kits, Nike’s fabric suppliers sourced discarded plastic bottles from Japanese and Taiwanese landfill sites and then melted them down to produce new yarn that was ultimately converted to fabric for the jerseys.

West Bromwich Albion will feature the logo 'Help Chile' on their shirts for tomorrow's home clash with Sheffield Wednesday (ko 7.45pm), along with the British Red Cross' website address, redcross.org.uk, where donations can be made.

Gonzalo Jara, who has been ruled out for the season with a broken metatarsal, was in Santiago when the massive earthquake, measuring 8.8 on the Richter scale, struck his homeland nine days ago.

The fans' favourite, who joined from Chilean top-flight club Colo Colo last August, had to evacuate his wife and children from their flat to a nearby park.

The quake, one of the largest ever recorded, has killed hundreds of people while the Chilean government estimates around two million more have been affected by the disaster - including the residents of Jara's home city of Talcahuano, where his parents still live.

After hearing about Jara's plight, and witnessing the devastation in the South American country on TV, the Club felt it would be fitting to help raise funds for the humanitarian effort - as they did for the ongoing crisis in Haiti.

Djurgårdens IF Fotboll, commonly known as Djurgården unveiled the new 2010 Home football kit made by Adidas.

Djurgårdens IF was founded 12 March 1891 at a café in Alberget 4A on Djurgården. The first real football field in Stockholm was created in 1896 and Djurgårdens IF's football department was formed in 1899.

Bafana Bafana unveiled the new 10/12 away kit against Namibia at the Moses Mabhida Stadium in Durban. They will wear the new away kit during the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa.

The new South Africa 2010-12 football shirts are available through the FSC Shop.

The jersey incorporates 11 threads that symbolises diversity in unity and modern interpretations of traditional South African artwork. It celebrates the pride of the host nation by displaying the centre of the national flag on its front. It has an African art print on the collar to be consistent with the home jersey.

This is the new Sheffield Wednesday 10/11 Away kit made by Puma. The kit has black socks and shorts featuring bright yellow flash detailing.

Sheffield Wednesday gave the supporters the chance to vote for the new Puma away kit for the 2010/11 campaign.

The votes have been counted and the results are in. Over 4,000 Owls fans voted for next season's away strip from the shortlist of three and the winner is option 3 - the black shirt with yellow pinstripes and black shorts.

This is the new Umbro Stealth Pro match ball, which was used for the first time in England's friendly match against Egypt at Wembley on March 3rd, 2010. Also pictured are the new England Away goalkeeper gloves, which will also be worn for the first time in the match.

Both will be available through the FSC Shop

The Umbro Stealth Pro, the first ball to feature Umbro's new 14 panel construction. It’s made from a special Japanese microfibre, which offers more power and touch control to the player. As you can see in the pictures, the ball features a unique crest for each game, and is individually numbered – only fifty are made for each occasion.

The Swedish Football Association unveiled the new Sweden 10/12 Away football kit made by Umbro.

The new Sweden 2010-2012 Home and Away shirt are available through the FSC Shop.

Sweden will wear this new away shirt during the UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying campaign against  Finland, Hungary, Moldova, Netherlands, San Marino.