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June 11, 2010
UniWatch Special: The Kits of the World Cup: broken up into four articles. Here are articles Two, Three, and Four. Please ignore the opening paragraph.
I really do like those Uruguay jerseys (as we call them over here). The colour and the sunburst accents are really nice. I might just go pick one up at the nearby store.
I find soccer jerseys to be very comfortable to wear on casual Fridays or on the weekend. They are light, colourful, and very comfortable on the skin.
posted by grum@work at 03:07 PM on June 11, 2010
I really do like those Uruguay jerseys (as we call them over here).
Yeah, they're fantastic. But if I'm picking one up (or, well, ordering one), I'm going for Ghana's away jersey. I really, really like those.
posted by Ufez Jones at 04:42 PM on June 11, 2010
I have two red soccer jerseys already (a Nike practice one, and Charlton Athletic), otherwise I'd scoop up the Ghana away jersey or the Serbian home jersey. (Well, maybe not the Serbian one. I believe the Croatian co-worker might get upset with that.)
posted by grum@work at 05:27 PM on June 11, 2010
All I want for Christmas is a Dukla Prague away kit...
posted by owlhouse at 07:49 PM on June 11, 2010
Okay, I need you soccer diehards to explain something to me.
I'm used to teams that stick to the same basic color schemes for home and away jerseys...one being lighter, one being darker.
Some of these soccer teams go with completely different colors for their home-away jerseys/kits.
Is it just a ploy to sell more merchandise...similar to how many US teams make minor adjustments to their jerseys every year? Or, is there more to it?
posted by dviking at 01:06 PM on June 12, 2010
Jersey designs rarely last more than two years, dviking, but most teams seem to use reverse schemes for their primary home and away kits. Sometimes you have to look for a third color in the non-white kit to see the link.
When clubs are involved in European competitions, though, there's usually a third kit (which some also use for domestic cup competitions, as Liverpool will with their new away look).
Ufez, all I will say about that Ghana shirt is thick vertical stripes do not look good on me.
Finally, does anyone here like the diagonal slash on the US shirts? I definitely do not!
posted by billsaysthis at 05:00 PM on June 12, 2010
Cote d'Ivoire home is nice but away is eyestabblingly ugly.
posted by lil_brown_bat at 05:45 PM on June 12, 2010
Finally, does anyone here like the diagonal slash on the US shirts? I definitely do not!
I thought that one was heritage/retro.
Cote d'Ivoire home is nice but away is eyestabblingly ugly.
Which is how my ex used to describe me.
Boom boom.
posted by owlhouse at 08:57 PM on June 12, 2010
Heritage/retro maybe but who cares if it looks stupid?
posted by billsaysthis at 10:51 AM on June 13, 2010
I'd agree with how comfy they are. I have two, Tottenham home and away from 2008/09, and while the away is a rather strange shade of light blue, they're both comfy and stylish, although Jonathan Woodgate's #39 hasn't been playing much lately, so that was a mistake.
I did like the USA's dark blue with white sash look, very nice. If only I weren't broke.
posted by boredom_08 at 11:59 PM on June 13, 2010
The article fails to mention that nine teams at this year's World Cup are wearing kits made out of recycled plastic bottles.
posted by Mr Bismarck at 11:07 AM on June 14, 2010
for that first paragraph, I am not really sure a guy who does clothing reviews should be credentialed to critique the validity of a sport. I mean that may make him qualified to play softball but its a very fine line he is walking there.