Lookalikes no. 3 – Barcelona and Aston Villa
This is one is notably different to the first two entries in this series, which you can see here and here. First of all, it involves two kit manufacturers and,… Read more »
Tag: Barcelona
Fantasy Kit Friday – 4,000 holes in Blackburn, Catalonia
A few weeks back, we did a Liverpool version of the 1996 Hamburg kit, and one of the comments from Tom Leonard caught our attention: After a conversation with a… Read more »
Fantasy Kit Friday – Barcelona adidas 1997
Obviously, most FKFs are nothing but whimsy, based on curiosity, but occasionally there are what-if scenarios that might have materialised in the real world. This excerpt from the July 1997… Read more »
Fantasy Kit Friday – Barcelona Nike roads not travelled
We’re honoured again to have a request from Daniel Gellatley, whose work you can find on the estimable United Kits. His previous FKF was a transposition of Barcelona’s 2004-05 away… Read more »
Barcelona’s chequered present
As we have seen with the 2019-20 Inter and Juventus kits, it can be hard for kit designers to come up with new ideas for teams who traditionally wear striped… Read more »
A brief history of European Cup shirt sponsorship
This is another collaboration with the excellent RB Jerseys – check out their excellent offerings here When Liverpool and Tottenham Hotspur take to the Wanda Metropolitano pitch for the Champions… Read more »
Champions League last-16 kits, March 12 and 13
The last four Champions League quarter-final spots will be decided this week and our man in Uefa headquarters (chief operator in the Steam Pipe Trunk Distribution Venue) has been in… Read more »
Midweek Mashup – Barcelona, 1966
If you read Nik Yeomans’ recent article on Chelsea’s 1965-66 kits, you may have noticed a reference to the club’s Fairs Cup semi-final tie with Barcelona, which needed a replay…. Read more »
Great one-offs – Barcelona, 2009
Since 1966, Barcelona have hosted the Joan Gamper Trophy at Camp Nou, in honour of the man who was a founding member of the club as well as playing for… Read more »
Fantasy Kit Friday – Barcelona in Admiral, 1976-80
While Admiral became ubiquitous in terms of providing kits in Britain in the 1970s, they failed to extend their grasp into Europe – though we have in the past reimagined… Read more »
