Five rings, three stripes – Brazil in adidas at the Olympics
The idea of Brazil wearing adidas isn’t completely crazy – they wore the German firm’s kits in the late 1970s and Pyro On The Pitch takes an in-depth look at… Read more »
Tag: Brazil
Umbro’s new GK direction in 1993
As mentioned in the article looking at Umbro’s goalkeeper offerings in 1991-92 and 1992-93, the 1993 FA Cup final saw a new style premiered. Having worn the chalkstripe style during… Read more »
The Mansfield Scale of Alternate Shorts Compatibility
Jay Mansfield’s blog features more than a few thought-provoking pieces on kits and we were delighted when he suggested a thorough classification of mashups The key element of a mashup… Read more »
The changing colours of patriot games
Jon Jones wrote this article some time ago and it’s only our own laziness which has prevented it from being published before now. The tardiness doesn’t dilute the interest therein,… 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 »
2018 World Cup kit-tracker – knockout stages
Previous entries: Group A, Group B, Group C, Group D, Group E, Group F, Group G, Group H Second round France 4 Argentina 3 Surprisingly, but refreshingly, both sides were… Read more »
Ten World Cup away kits which weren’t used
This article is a collaboration with the excellent RB Jerseys The 2018 World Cup ends today with 30 of the 32 teams having used both their first and second-choice shirts… Read more »
Season’s meetings, no. 6 – Brazil and Sweden, 1994 World Cup
See here for previous Season’s Meetings articles Today’s World Cup third-place play-off will see England and Belgium wear their change kits, having been in their usual colours when they met… Read more »
2018 World Cup kit-tracker – Group E completed
Costa Rica 0 Serbia 1 Group E was the only one not to feature any team with adidas kits. Costa Rica wear New Balance and it’s a tidy design, with… Read more »
Fantasy Kit Friday – Brazil winning the World Cup in adidas
Brazil have actually worn adidas in the past – at the 1978 World Cup for instance, or at the Olympic Games of 1984 and 1988 (the latter with green shorts),… Read more »
