Big (kitmaker inconsistencies) in Japan
Regular readers of our comments section will have seen the contributions of Lucas Santos, who has provided some invaluable input. Here, he looks at how Japan often had different manufacturers’… Read more »
Category: Kit history
Fantasy Kit Friday – 1986 FA Cup final swap
Originally, the intention was to do a few Liverpool-Everton 1980s reversals ahead of next weekend’s Merseyside Derby, but due to a change in plan we’ve had to bring it forward… Read more »
Season in Kits: Chelsea, 1964-65
This is the second part of Nik Yeomans’ comprehensive series on Chelsea in the 1960s. This is the first entry, looking at 1963-64 Chelsea finished the 1963-64 season in a… Read more »
Serie A Classics – AC Milan 1995-96 fourth kit
Okay, technically not a ‘Serie A’ classic, as it was never worn in the competition. As we saw in a previous entry in the One-offs series, yellow/gold was a new… Read more »
PSV’s bending of Champions League sponsorship rules
It’s something of a shame that PSV Eindhoven’s 1992-93 away kit didn’t receive wider attention. While the home kit remained the same as it had been since the spring of… Read more »
Bundesliga Classics – Borussia Dortmund’s first Nike kit, 1990-91
There was a time when Borussia Dortmund, like so many other Bundesliga teams, were clad in adidas. They changed away from the three stripes in 1990 and became the second… Read more »
Great one-offs – Steaua Bucharest, 1986
See here for more Romanian content Steaua Bucharest have appeared in two European Cup finals, with both being among the six where the two teams involved have changed kits. When… Read more »
The evolution of adidas goalkeeper shirts, part 11
Thanks, as always, to The Glove Bag for assistance with research The first ten parts of the series can be found here That’s it for now. Work has already started on… Read more »
Origin Stories – River Plate
Tonight, Buenos Aires rivals Boca Juniors and River Plate clash in the final of the Copa Libertadores for the first time. Ahead of the first leg, we decided to look… Read more »
