All I want for Christmas is a Dukla Prague away kit

November 1, 2013 1:29 PM

Football, the beautiful game? Not if you see this parade of horrible, horrible football kits. Yes, including the Dukla Prague away kit.
posted by MartinWisse (18 comments total)

"Combining gold and maroon (who else would dream of such things?"

Indeed, who does that?
posted by Dr.Enormous at 1:38 PM on November 1, 2013 [1 favorite]

List is missing the infamous Arsenal Moldy Banana Kit.
posted by TheWhiteSkull at 1:41 PM on November 1, 2013 [1 favorite]

0. Nice, you didn't call it soccer or soccër.
1. I did not know they were called kits.
2. the last one with the breast tutu is the best thing ever.
3. Football Kit News is a thing people READ ALL ABOUT IT.
posted by Foci for Analysis at 1:51 PM on November 1, 2013

I liked that BCN kit, it is like a refreshing fanta. Poured over sweating muscly men.

i regret nothing
posted by elizardbits at 1:53 PM on November 1, 2013 [3 favorites]

Dude in #28 looks like Steve Buscemi.
posted by bluejayway at 1:54 PM on November 1, 2013

Most of these are just... Yep, that's a soccer uniform alright. Are they ever not hideous?
posted by Sys Rq at 2:04 PM on November 1, 2013

I have always been disappointed that Juve didn't get Hello Kitty as a sponsor.
posted by elizardbits at 2:06 PM on November 1, 2013 [2 favorites]

I always enjoy a hideous football strip collection and that was a seriously hideous one. Bravo. How to designers manage to screw them up? A classic strip requires only to be plain, striped or hooped, anything else is an indulgence. My contribution to any future collection comes courtesy of my childhood team Dundee United's away strip
posted by Caskeum at 2:50 PM on November 1, 2013 [1 favorite]

This isn't even a matter of design, it's a matter of language. Dear God.
posted by ardgedee at 3:05 PM on November 1, 2013

The onesie is just bizarre.
posted by mollymayhem at 3:09 PM on November 1, 2013

The U.S. almost wore a tie-dye kit at the 94 World Cup.
posted by Brocktoon at 3:34 PM on November 1, 2013

Some of the blending orange ones are awesome - not all of these suck.
posted by Lipstick Thespian at 4:02 PM on November 1, 2013

Many of those were gloriously hideous. I especially liked the baby hats in #29.

I actually quite liked the Frisian one, though, but I've got a bit of heritage wrapped up in that.

Also, I plan to add "emetic" to my everyday vocabulary to describe random things of which I disapprove. That's excellent.
posted by mireille at 4:24 PM on November 1, 2013

Seriously, the 1990s were a crime against fashion both in and out of the sporting world.
posted by andreaazure at 4:57 PM on November 1, 2013

List is missing the infamous Arsenal Moldy Banana Kit.

A lot of kids in my town had that. I couldn't talk though, I was a goalkeeper and I used to wear this monstrosity.
posted by kersplunk at 5:06 PM on November 1, 2013

Barça's away kit last year was pretty dire, but to be fair they've got a long history in that regard.
posted by asterix at 5:06 PM on November 1, 2013

I liked the Frisian one as well, but heritage might also be getting in the way of my judgement.
posted by jamincan at 5:25 PM on November 1, 2013

+100 points and a traveling army of synthetic suporters for the Half Man Half Biscuit reference.
posted by ZipRibbons at 12:03 AM on November 2, 2013 [1 favorite]