France at Euro 2000 – six games, five kit combinations and a crest oddity
Last June, we devoted a Midweek Mashup to two France outfits worn as they won the 1998 World cup. That pair, coupled with the normal home strip, meant they had… Read more »
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The history of Romania’s kits from 1984 to 1997
I’d always been aware of Romania’s somewhat peripatetic relationship with kits when I was growing up, but of course back then it was much harder to research. In recent years,… Read more »
Cold War Classic no. 3 – France v USSR, 1972
Apologies for the delay in providing the next instalment in this great series, the fault is all mine and not the excellent Joey Smith’s. Check out his wonderful blog, Pyro… Read more »
Oval double-diamonds
Today, May 5, saw the official announcement of Umbro’s return to international rugby union as they are to take over the production of England’s kit. While it might seem an… Read more »
Cold War Classic no. 4 – Sweden v Austria, 1973
Joey Smith is back with his latest instalment in this fine series, see the previous entries here and check out his excellent blog for similar content. In this episode of… Read more »
More Mansfield mashups
Two weeks ago, we published a guest article by Jay Mansfield, categorising the acceptability of various types of alternate shorts. It proved so popular that he’s back for more I… Read more »
Cold War Classics no. 8 – Finland v East Germany, 1986
Joey Smith is back with another CWC. His excellent Pyro on The Pitch site is worth a look if you having visited and see here for the previous entries in… Read more »
The kits of Euro 92
Today, June 10, marks the 25th anniversary of the beginning of the 1992 European Championship. While my first footballing memories are linked to Italia 90, beyond Ireland’s games I wasn’t… Read more »
The history of Matchwinner, part 1
By day, Ray Hyland is a top film-maker; by night he’s a sound judge of football kits and when he suggested a look at the impact of Matchwinner, we were… Read more »
The evolution of adidas goalkeeper shirt designs – Part 1
A summary perusal of some of the other articles on this site – or a glance at the tag-cloud – will quickly reveal an inherent bias towards kits made by… Read more »
