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Banned but Beloved: Cameroon's Two Infamous Kits
5 minute read
Deep Dives | Kit Culture
In 2002 and again in 2004, the Indomitable Lions and their supplier used the global stage to test the edges of football’s dress code. The result:... read more »
December 1st, 2025
The Journey of Maradona's 'Hand of God' Shirt
4 minute read
Deep Dives | Kit Culture
When Diego Maradona planted his hand in the air to celebrate his controversial goal in the 1986 World Cup quarter-final, nobody could have foreseen that... read more »
November 30th, 2025
A Pint with...Joe Dempsie
10 minute read
Interviews
You’re a Forest fan who was born in Liverpool and a Scotland fan who was born in England…do you have a penchant for pain?[Laughs] Yeah yeah, I’m a real... read more »
November 30th, 2025
The Dreamlike 2002 World Cup
2 minute read
Deep Dives
Everything about it felt electric and futuristic, from the neon boots to the neon cities. The wonder only Japan and South Korea could conjure gave the... read more »
November 24th, 2025
Showboaters: The Best Weekly Shirt Uploads
2 minute read
Community
Norwich (Home Jersey) - 1989Norwich's run of Asics shirts in the late 80s and early 90s stand out for the fact the manufacturer is also the sponsor. It... read more »
November 24th, 2025
Banned but Beloved: Mexico’s 1998 Aztec Masterpiece
3 minute read
Deep Dives | Kit Culture
Designed by ABA Sport, the Mexican manufacturer who held the contract at the time, the shirt featured an enormous Aztec calendar stone emblazoned across the... read more »
November 19th, 2025
USA: The 90s
2 minute read
Deep Dives
The 1990s were the decade the United States finally looked football in the eye and decided it had something to say. It was quiet at first, the way first... read more »
November 18th, 2025
One Night In...Rome
3 minute read
Deep Dives
England’s 1998 World Cup qualification hopes hung on Rome. They were staring down the barrel of failure to qualify for successive World Cups. They hadn’t... read more »
November 13th, 2025
Showboaters: The Best Weekly Shirt Uploads
2 minute read
Community
Barcelona (Home Jersey) - 1995Barca's six year run with Kappa in the mid-nineties is the stuff of legend - the club has arguably never had a better... read more »
November 12th, 2025
