Four in Four for England’s Shot Stoppers

Third kits have a knack for endurance, maybe not so in the last decade but until then, retaining strips for another season wasn’t considered taboo. Most of that time, it was just an away kit being relegated to the third for the next campaign but anyway, it prolongs the shelf life to make up for

Man United Shorts Off Perfection

Manchester United don’t exactly have an exemplary record in being resourceful with shorts and socks of complementary kits, which can be dated as far back as the 1950s. In that instance, a white change strip appeared during the tail end of the 1956-57 season, featuring red-trimmed bottoms. When the home already had plain white shorts,

Template Evolution – Nike 2002

The turn of the millennium marked the shift into kit design, with a higher emphasis placed on athlete performance. Perforated panelling became the mainstream to help regulate body temperature in key areas, tighter-fitting garments wicked the sweat away and the use of lighter materials was a literal load off. For the 2002 FIFA World Cup,

Kappa Doing Things by Halves

If there are three things that are ubiquitous with Kappa’s Kombat range — it’s the tight fit, raglan sleeves and inverted seams. You could say the repatriation of Italy’s kits to the Turin firm in 1999 was the forerunner; ridding the clutter of the such as the sleeve taping and flappy collar, going for a

A (Selective) Alternate History of Manchester City

It wasn’t an uncommon sight for Manchester City to wear a change of bottoms with their home shirt to alleviate some below-the-belt white-on-white action but now, they’re more likely to deviate from sky blue to prevent optional shorts clashes or just because. I will be looking at some of City’s kit variations from the 20