Football’s threads: inside the football shirt phenomenon

Max Eshelby talks to Football Finery owner Chris Cooper about the growing obsession with football shirts and their place in ...
The New York Times

From Drake in pink to ‘Blokecore’: How football shirts became fashionable

Football shirts were once an item of clothing for a) players to wear at work, and b) fans to sport on the terraces in solidarity with the lads out on the pitch. Now, what must seem abruptly to the ...
The New York Times

Inside the underground world of fake football shirts

Ever bought a fake football shirt? If the answer is yes, you’re not alone. The Athletic surveyed nearly 300 fans across all 20 Premier League teams, in person and via social media, this season and 52 ...
BBC

Football, fashion & the rise of the replica shirt

Brazil 1970. Liverpool 1984. Netherlands 1988. Arsenal 1991. Which is the greatest football shirt of all time? The debate is not a new one. Yet, for more than a hundred years, most football kits ...
The Economist

What a football shirt can tell you about finance and geopolitics

More Than A Shirt: How Football Shirts Explain Global Politics, Money and Power. By Joey D’Urso. Seven Dials; 384 pages; $31.50 and £22 ON JULY 13TH Chelsea, a team in the English Premier League, put ...
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Vintage football shirt shop opens in Bristol but only if you know where to look

A new vintage shirt shop in Bristol is offering a Wonka’s factory of delights for football lovers in the city, with kits from all over the world on offer. City and Rovers fans will cherish the trip ...