MILAN — Drake’s Nocta brand is partnering with Italian soccer team Venezia FC, based in Venice, decking the 2025-26 season’s home jerseys with its logo.

Officially the team’s technical sponsor, the Nocta logo appears on the short-sleeved, all-black jerseys, which feature a tone-on-tone, cartography-inspired pattern. Colorful accents in the signature soccer team’s shades of orange and green run around the shoulder and arm line, while silver details appear throughout.

Drake — who has won many accolades including three Billboard Music Awards in 2024, as well as five Grammy Awards earlier in his career, among others — is among a pool of investors who injected capital into the Venice-based team in 2024.

The jerseys will make their debut on the field on Aug. 16 at the Coppa Italia Frecciarossa tournament, during the match between Venezia FC and the Mantova soccer team. Fans will be able to purchase them starting Wednesday, alongside matching shorts and socks.

“The partnership isn’t just about soccer, it’s about Venice, one of the most historical cities in the world and their passion not only for the club but the city and what it represents,” said Matte Babel, cofounder of Nocta. “What’s really exciting, is that while the team’s identity is deeply rooted in their Venetian heritage the organization isn’t afraid to push boundaries,” he said.

Building on the partnership, Nocta and Venezia FC are also releasing the performance-driven, workout-intended Training collection and the lifestyle Travel range. These include travel outerwear, tracksuits and other sportswear-inflected essentials. Both collections will launch in the upcoming weeks via multiple drops.

“This partnership reflects exactly what we want Venezia FC torepresent: a club rooted in tradition, but unafraid to innovate and lead. Nocta brings global relevance, cultural depth and a unique creative sensibility to the world of soccer,” said Tancredi Vitale, managing director of Venezia FC.

Nocta was established in 2020 by the Canadian rapper, singer and actor with Nike, as a premium sub-label of the latter. It has since introduced thematic drops including Nocta Golf and Nocta Basketball, among others.

Marking the collaboration with Nocta and the release of the jersey, the soccer team has released a dedicated digital campaign titled “Home Ground,” shot on film by photographer Duncan Loudon.

Featuring street-cast people and soccer fans — in addition to local creatives including contemporary artists Fabrizio Plessi and Red Longo, painter-poet Solange Smith and emerging musical talents Marrakech Express and Space Idol — the images shot in Venice celebrates the city’s cultural relevance beyond clichès rooted in its past.

Venezia FC was established in 1907 and plays its matches at the Pier Luigi Penzo Stadium, the second oldest in Italy, located on Venice’s Sant’Elena island. In recent years Venezia FC has ping-ponged between the Series A and Series B tournaments, Italy’s top two domestic leagues, and currently plays in the latter.