New Balance Reimagines Its Retro-Futuristic Sneaker with a Soccer-Inspired Makeover The latest collaboration between New Balance and Stone Island, part of an immersive football-inspired capsule, reinvents the Abzorb 1890. New Balance Share If you buy from a link, we may earn a commission. Learn more Their latest partnership effort, a massive soccer-themed capsule collection coinciding with the FIFA World Cup 2026, may be the team-up’s best work yet.