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Britain’s future king has discovered the track jacket. Prince George, 13, joined his dad, Prince William, at a soccer match in Barcelona, Spain, on Nov. 3. In the pouring rain, the pair watched their favorite team, Aston Villa, which is based in Birmingham, England, take on FC Barcelona in the Champions League, a tournament for Europe’s top teams. Villa lost 3-0. George’s outfit fared better. Instead of the blazer he usually wears to games, George had on a black athletic jacket with the Aston Villa logo on the chest. The jacket is made by Adidas, which makes Villa’s official uniforms (or “kit,” as the British say). William dressed up a bit more, in a navy blazer over a crewneck sweater, along with a rain jacket. It’s not the first tracksuit to catch his eye. In 2022, a 9-year-old George watched British R B singer Craig David perform in a sparkly blue sequined tracksuit at the Platinum Party at the Palace, a concert celebrating Queen Elizabeth’s 70 years on the throne. After