After failing to qualify for the 2014 World Cup and Euro 2016, Denmark kitmaker hummel decided to wipe the slate clean a little too literally for their friendly against Lichtenstein.
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Spanish club unveils blueberry and strawberry themed kits
The trend of garish food themed kits in the Spanish lower division continues with CD Pinzon’s strawberry and blueberry shirts. Like other Spanish food kits we’ve seen, these represent the region’s agricultural output. Sadly, they do not seem to be scratch and sniff. I mean, you could scratch and sniff them, but they’ll just smell like body odor instead of fruit.
Norwich third kit pays homage to famous “bird poo kit”
Coming in hot from the position that any attention is good attention, Norwich City have unveiled a third kit that “pays homage” to their 1992-94 kit that is consistently rated as one of the ugliest of all time.
Japanese clubs to wear kits with dog and eagle faces on them
Japanese second division club JEF United Ichihara Chiba are celebrating their 25th anniversary with a legends match against Tokyo Verdy and both clubs will wear special kits that should make goal celebrations a little extra enjoyable.
U.S. club introduces abomination of fashion seersucker shirt
The bizarre kit arms race happening in lower divisions across the world continues with Shreveport, Louisiana NPSL (the U.S. fourth division) club Rafters FC. Perhaps inspired by Spanish side Cultural Leonesa’s tuxedo kit, Rafters have given the on-pitch formal wear idea a southern U.S. spin with the seersucker kit, complete with clownish bowtie graphic.
From the Wikipedia entry on seersucker:
The fabric was originally worn by the poor in the U.S. until preppy undergraduate students began wearing it in the 1920s in an air of reverse snobbery. Damon Runyon wrote that his new habit for wearing seersucker was “causing much confusion among my friends. They cannot decide whether I am broke or just setting a new vogue.”
I’m sure Rafters FC will cause similar confusion when they wear this thing.
Spanish fourth division club unveil unsettling muscle structure kit
Y ahora todo el equipo pic.twitter.com/GFuZH4iL6O
— C.D. Palencia (@CDPalencia) May 12, 2016
CD Palencia, who play in the Spanish fourth division, are continuing the local tradition for bizarre kit designs with one that doubles as a human anatomy lesson. Both the shirt and shorts duplicate the muscle structure of the human body, making the wearer look like some kind of skinless freak — a disturbing sight that might intimidate opponents.
Chelsea will be wearing a sponsored pajama top next season
This is Chelsea’s home kit for the 2016/17 season. It features “tonal lions” on the shirt. It looks like something Hugh Hefner would wear to bed.
I guess Adidas decided that since Chelsea sleepwalked through much of this season, they might as well be dressed appropriately for it.
Nike launches new home and away kits for U.S., England, France, Brazil, and more
Nike unveiled the new home and away kits for nine national teams at day two of their Innovation for Everybody event in New York City, including the first to carry the U.S.’s new crest.
The Columbus Crew unveil MLS’s ugliest kit for 2016
Remember a couple hours ago when I implied that NYCFC’s new kit wasn’t all that good looking? Well, I take it back. It’s gorgeous compared to the abomination the Columbus Crew just unveiled.
These Pixar character football kits are spectacular
Graphic designer Martin Turner has started a series of football kits modeled after characters from Pixar films. The Buzz Lightyear kit (above) might be the best of the bunch so far, but the Woody kit is just as inspired…