MADRID, 30 Jun. (EUROPA PRESS) –
Atlético de Madrid will once again display its old shield on its shirts as of July 1, 2024, after 68,894 members, 88.68 percent of those who have participated in the binding vote to choose whether to recover the previous model , have opted for the symbol that the club decided to change in December 2016, according to a statement.
A total of 77,690 members of the rojiblanca entity out of a total of 138.88, which represents 56% of the census, have participated in the binding vote that the club launched this Wednesday to decide the shield that would represent the entity. Atlético highlighted the “example of passion and love” of its fans, by participating “massively and without any kind of incident”.
“This fact once again confirms the enormous commitment of our members to their team and the existence of different sensitivities that we must respect because they all work towards a common good: Atlético de Madrid,” the club acknowledged.
The colchoneros, as they already did in a previous consultation, could choose between the current shield, which was introduced at the end of 2016, and the previous shield, for which 68,894 members finally opted, that is, 88.68% of the who have participated and 49.61% of the census. While 8,796 partners, 11.32% of the participation and 6.33% of the census, opted for the current one.
This “majority” result means that as of July 1, 2024, the previous shield will once again be the official one for Atlético de Madrid, so the shirts will already wear it in the 2024-2025 season, “despite the fact that it has already been are in manufacturing”. “This is a complex, massive and costly process, but it has the commitment of the Board of Directors,” analyzed the entity, which must now deal with the matter with the Nike brand.
Thus, the club will take the “necessary steps” so that the agreed crest can be displayed on physical media, virtual environments, social networks, applications and web pages, licensees and third-party media.
“Our current shield will become part of the family of shields and emblems that have accompanied us throughout our history. A story that began with that of 1903, inherited from Athletic Club de Bilbao, and to which we are paying tribute on its 120th anniversary with a blue and white away kit that we debuted on April 26 against Real Mallorca,” the statement concluded.