What qualities should a great jersey have? (Sorry, the answer is not that simple. It is not enough to answer "Don't be like the Norwich jersey in the 1992-94 season" anyway.)
Does the greatness of the jersey come from its appearance? Or who once wore it? Or is it a team that once won the award in it? Or has it made you laugh? Or has you been moved? To be fair, these factors and some other factors not mentioned above may make a jersey great. Evaluation of a jersey is a very subjective and not easy to do. But then again, we can still reach a very broad consensus on evaluation criteria.
Neal Heard suggested in his "Hands" (The Football Shirts Book) that the reason why people love a jersey is far from limited to whether it is beautifully designed. “I find this more about some of the memories that people share,” he wrote. “I am delighted that when you go out wearing a jersey, there is always someone who stops you and asks the question that has been asked badly: Where did you buy it?”
Yes, that’s the point. The following are some popular choices among some good jerseys that Neil talked about in his book. This site has specially named them for readers. Readers are welcome to enjoy them.
1. Denmark, home court (1986)
Most of the Nordic Raiders who wore this jersey to compete in the Mexican World Cup also participated in the 1992 European Cup , and successfully won the prize in an unexpectedly gorgeous way. Its manufacturer is the "Hummel" (Danish: Hummel) in Aarhus. The combination of its domineering V-shaped pattern and vertical pinstripes with gentlemanly demeanor can be said to be a perfect match.
2. Boca Youth, Home (1981)
This jersey is paired with a famous Boca Youth, like a good general with a knife, a good horse with a saddle: Maradona with a puffy head was a little baby fat at that time. Before going to Barcelona, this jersey was the most eye-catching in Argentina accompanied him through a glorious season.
3. Netherlands, home court (1976)
Johan Cruyff's sponsor at the time was Puma (PUMA), so he had to tear off one of the three bars on the Dutch team's jersey ( background: During the 1974 World Cup, Cruyff received Puma's personal sneakers sponsorship, but the Dutch Football Association signed a jersey sponsorship contract with Adidas, causing an embarrassing situation. Because Cruyff refused to wear an Adidas jersey, the Dutch Football Association had to offend Adidas and changed the three lines on the Cruyff's jersey into two lines - translator's note ) - which made his jersey look cooler. It is probably the best orange jersey to date, and the one wearing it is the most stylish player on the planet.
4. Lazio, home court (1982-83)
from NR (Japanese brand, also known as Ennerre), although the simple baby blue and beautiful slim fit style are adopted, this does not mean that it is really a piece of clothing that only a toddler will wear, because it is also printed with the Eagles logo of the Lazio team, and its style design is even a bit fascist-like domineering.
5. England, the third set (1990)
This dress shouldn't actually have such a good ranking: the Umbro (Umbro) company that designed it may have made the wrong line. The excessively strong diamond king and the aura is generally nauseating, but there are occasional exceptions. Bernard Sumner (Bernard Sumner, nicknamed Barney, British singer, Manchester United fan - translator's note ) wore it in the MV of the song "World in Motion" (1990 World Cup England team song), showing its trendy male demeanor and was quite in line with the passion of that summer.
6. France, home court (1984)
Platini (Platini) isn’t it very lucky? Before becoming an arrogant and ambitious UEFA bureaucrat, this French man was the most beautiful and sensuous existence on the entire green field. This jersey matched him very well at that time, and was an insurmountable classic work by the Blue Legion.
7. Saint-Etienne , home court (1980-81)
No one can have such a wonderful jersey as Saint-Etienne. The typical French style makes people feel urge to have an affair with their neighbors. With SUPER TELE's strong sponsorship, the green numbers behind French ace players - including Jacques Santini and Michel Platini - are shining brightly. Let's squirm a green whirlwind!
8. Napoli, at home (1990-91)
This jersey has spent the best time with the Napoli people: with them winning the Serie A championship for the second (and last time), Maradona also played for the team at that time. This jersey, also from NR, is embroidered with the Mars logo, which will probably touch the sentimental parties among Serie A fans.
9. Bastia, home court (1978-79)
This pretty good Adidas jersey does not have a sponsor logo, only a larger version of the club badge: a Corsica crown with the acronym of the club name.
10. Ascoli, home court (1981-82)
in one sentence: good looking. The vertical stripes worn by the American football referee have the simple design of the "Pop 84 Jeans" sponsor logo, and the tone is consistent with the team logo. The Woodpeckers ( is the woodpeckers in English, the team's nickname - translator's note ) defeated Juventus twice in the 1981-82 season in this jersey.
11. Mexico, Home (1998)
The unique artistic elements of the local characteristics are often reflected on the jersey. The manufacturer Aba Sports fully utilizes his imagination on this jersey and presents the Aztecs' Quetzalcoatl (also literally translated as "Quetzalcoatl") on it. The gods will probably recognize this move - drinking tequila until they are drunk and dancing with his sisters at the celebration, as if all this was his routine.
12. Tottenham Hotspur, at home (1985-87)
Bumblebee seems to favor the design of twill and V-shaped patterns. Yes, it is indeed good: this masterpiece for Tottenham has been a trendy darling in the mid-to-late 1980s, with a row of V-shaped characters on the sleeves, which is quite good in combination with other elements on the jersey. Adilles (Ossie Ardiles, a well-known player of Tottenham Hotspur team and later served as the team's head coach - translator's note ) was simply full of energy after wearing it.
13. Sampdoria, home court (1991-92)
Sampdoria's jerseys were always excellent, but this one - the Genoa defeated Milan's two heroes in succession and won the Serie A championship that year - is characterized by a pure and pure Italian style, which almost achieved the ultimate similar design. The famous twin stars Gianluca Vialli and Mancini (Roberto Mancini) are wearing this jersey and active on the front line, which makes all the opponents scared.
14. Club America, home court (1994-96)
jersey combines elements of Colombian "Birdman" and Rio Carnival, and such a design is usually not easy to control. However, for us, the jersey shown here is generally outstanding in terms of main tones, and it is not a nonsense. Mexico City badges are also perfect for it.
15. Atlanta , away game (1990-91)
Although this jersey is directly copied and pasted many classic elements of the German team jersey of the same period, the design of this jersey is still very classic, and its color combination makes it better than the serious German team jersey.
16. Colombia, home court (1990)
Iquita ! Valderama ! Escobar! Lin Kong! This team once had a brilliant star, but it performed poorly in the 1990s Italian World Cup and was eliminated in the group stage. Having said that, although they were scored consecutively by Roger Milla (Roger Milla) in the game of losing to Cameroon, at least this set of crimson jersey is still very eye-catching on the court. The symmetrical horizontal stripe design of the shoulder is its unique feature.
17. Kawasaki Green, home court (1993-94)
design team may have just flew away from Mizuno's headquarters, and then brainwashed by the Grateful Dead band's psychedelic rock album "Anthem of the Sun", and then immediately started the design of this jersey. It looks like it was tailored for a certain yo-yo club in Tokyo, and it has a gorgeous and quirky style. Very well done, boys!
18. Wales, away game (1980-83)
Wales have always had good jerseys. We think the best one is this yellow-green staggered 1980-83 season model, whose manufacturer is Adidas. Recall the glorious team with Ian Rush, Kevin Ratcliffe and Joey Jones.
19. Manchester City, away game (1988-90)
This jersey is one of the few that can be worn directly to Hacienda (Hacienda, Manchester nightclubs and clubs, which once had an important influence on world pop music and produced many well-known musicians. Although their status is not as good as before, it is still quite popular - translator's note ) listen to acid house music. Be careful not to knock the wine glass, man!
20. Stoke Port, home court (1981-82)
Even the most "angry youth" Falkland Islander is hard to deny that the Argentine team's jersey is a good jersey. However, this jersey that was somewhat tribute to Argentina was quickly abandoned after the Battle of Anghma Island. ( background: Britain and Arab countries have disputes over the ownership of this island. The British side calls Falkland Islands , and the Arab side calls Malvinas Islands —Translator's note )
21. Juventus, home court (1983-84)
This jersey is very consistent with Juventus' Serie A giants and European Cup champion. The outstanding design from Kappa has made this timeless classic style. The unique zebra pattern and casual V-neck have always attracted the attention of the world... and Michelle Platini. Platini, who was in the limelight for the time being.
22. France, away game (2011-12)
Brittany-style horizontal striped design has been circulating in the French Navy since 1858. In 1917, Coco Chanel made it famous in the fashion circle. Today it is still the best choice for women's casual wear. The naval style loved by famous fashion designer Jean Paul Gaultier also originated from this. This design idea that fully reflects the traditional French design in the eyes of the French can of course get full marks.
23. Fiorentina, away game (1996-97)
Purple This choice is quite subtle. It often reminds people of the image of "Crazy Lady of Cats" ( An ancient Western stereotype of unmarried women. Because they are too lonely, they can only use a large number of cats to relieve boredom - translator's note ), although the so-called purple is only reflected in a small number of lines on the jersey. But in this beautiful Italian city, people will tell you "that's a violet!" and look in the direction his hand pointed, and a gorgeous portrait of Gabriel Batistuta will then come into your eyes. The Super Mary Element is another plus point for this jersey.
24. Corinthian , home court (1982-83)
This jersey witnessed a major political event: Brazil's wave of democratization in 1982 also affected the city of São Paulo. The players - including the star who was addicted to smoke and sorrow Socrates - gained the dominance of daily training, and the voting rights between the team staff, players and managers are equal ( The background here is that Corinthian took the lead in implementing democratized management in Brazil's football clubs, thus paying tribute to the trend at that time - translator's note ). It looks very beautiful in appearance.
25. Argentina, home court (1986)
In the 1986 World Cup, English players could basically only see the back of this jersey, because they had to follow Diego Maradona's butt all the way - this short Argentine football genius was almost out of the game, laying an important foundation for the team to win the Remitt Cup. Its iconicity is beyond doubt.
Note: There are excerpts in this article, which only contains the top 25 out of 50 jerseys.
(Translation: Linda)
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