Report reveals the artist most likely to feature on Barcelona shirts for next El Clasico | OneFootball

After winning their two first El Clasicos of the 2024-25 season in quite a convincing fashion, FC Barcelona are now set to face Real Madrid in another encounter in La Liga on 11th May, which would be the 35th matchday of this league season.

As has been the case for the last five league El Clasicos, the Blaugranes will once again go into this game with a special kit, featuring one of the leading music artists, thanks to the partnership the Catalan club has with the music streaming company Spotify.

Mundo Deportivo has already revealed the artist whose logo is likely to feature on the Barcelona jerseys for this game, i.e., Ed Sheeran.

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Since October 2022, the Blaugrana side has been going into league matches against Real Madrid with the logos of some of the biggest names in the music industry, including Drake, Rosalia, Rolling Stones, Karol G, and Coldplay.

The process for determining which artist will feature on the Barcelona jersey starts months before an El Clasico is scheduled, as both the Catalan club and Spotify propose names before a consensus is reached. Different factors like the release of an album or a concert tour are taken into consideration when making this decision.

This time, Ed Sheeran is emerging as a likely candidate to feature on Blaugrana shirts, as only three weeks after the match, he will be starting his European tour with two shows scheduled at the Metropolitano in Madrid on May 30 and 31. This tour will hold shows in 10 countries in total and will go on till September.

Ed Sheeran also has an affection for football, which is clear from his acquisition of 1.4% of stakes in the English team Ipswich Town, which is also his favorite club. He has been collaborating with this side since 2021 and even participated in the design of its third kit. This season, Ipswich are playing with Sheeran’s logo (+ — = ÷ X).