Arsenal to appear in all-white shirt in FA Cup

are set to make their first appearance in full white kit on Sunday against

in the

to raise awareness of knife crime and youth violence.

This club shirt will not be available for commercials and will only be available to people who have worked to raise awareness in this regard. It was announced last month that in 2021, 30 teenagers had been killed with knife crime in London. In an interview with Sky Sport News, actor Idris Alba confirmed the news and explained Arsenal's decision.

He said:

"The idea that Arsenal are going to come out in an all-white kit and say 'No More Red' will hopefully make people think 'Hang on, what's going on here?' - then look further and try and find out more,"

"I hope it makes an impact that ripples into other football clubs and inspires other collaboration ideas, and investment in practical things to help young people, whether that's football pitches, or youth centres like the one I went to in Forest Gate where I played sport and where I actually fell in love with film.

"We need to give young people, especially teenagers, another option and an alternative to knife crime and gangs. It's about what we can offer them as an option."

The club plans to donate the shirts used by the players in this game to people who work to raise awareness about the knife crime.

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