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Every 2019/20 shirt is now out after Nike saved some of the best until last with their later flurry of third kits. So now we're going to have a crack at picking out our favourite 30 shirts from the 2019/20 season. “30?” you say, “Couldn’t you have narrowed it down a bit more than that?” No. We could not. Honestly, we couldn't.
Was this originally planned as a top 20 list? Yes. Yes it was. But brands seem to have upped their creative game for the 2019/20 season and we've been spoilt by a plethora of outstanding individual designs, which has also allowed us to used the word plethora. Here we try to order a blend of nostalgia-driven retro rippers and fresh feels and if there's one thing that we can agree on; it's that we're not going to agree on this. Shoot us down, we're ready...
A clean and simple design that sees a nice bespoke blast from adidas, with the Three Stripes branding on the sides appearing in red and black, which, with the core white of the shirt, nods to the famous tricolour trademark of the Brazilian outfit.
29. Go Ahead Eagles Away
A beauty of a bespoke design for the Dutch side sees a sublimated graphic that's reminiscent of the Nigeria World Cup kit joined by gold detailing.
28. Burnley Away
The Burnley away shirt is everything you could want from a secondary option, inverting the home colours and adding a nice big, striking graphic across the chest. Sean Dyche couldn't care less, but Burnley will look the biz on the road this season.
27. Rangers Home
Dutch brand Hummel make their first of two appearances on this list, dressing out Stevie G's boys in a smart design that sees a subtle striped jacquard pattern down the front.
26. Zenit Home
For Zenit's home shirt Nike introduced a modern take on the club's traditional sky blue and white, with a geometrical graphic of gradient triangles covering it. Fresh look for the Russians.
With a vibrant green as its base, which symbolises the club’s forward thinking vision, the Real third shirt looked to the redevelopment of the Santiago Bernabeu for inspiration while also paying tribute to some of the club's great shirts of the past with the addition of navy trim.
Keeping Milan's home look feeling fresh with the simplest of tweaks, PUMA simply reverted to classic narrow Rossoneri stripes, harking back to the look of the kit in the 1969/70 season, a period of great success for the club.
Introducing diagonal stripes in the usual vertical setup for a fresh and modern twist that still respects the tradition of the club. Often difficult to do on a home shirt, but Nike nailed it.
Who doesn't love a sash? Barca's away strip sees their home colours splashed across a bright yellow canvas. Add to that the fact that it also pays tribute to La Masia's founding year, and you've got a stunning looking shirt with a nice story behind it.
The first of Nike's retrolicious 90s-inspired third shirts to be released and the first to feature on this list, but certainly not the last. The Spurs third shirt features several nods to the past, with a classic collar and colourway for the club being joined by the returning Futura logo.
The Flamengo away shirt features a classic red and black hoop synonymous with the club's home look and it's placed on a clean white base, with the red hoop coming complete with the ‘Mengo’ sublimated graphic that is the standout feature of the home shirt.
Umbro provided a modern twist on a traditional Hearts home kit with matt shine jacquard fabric in a shattered diamond design to the front body and sleeve panels. All three Hearts kits were strong this season, with the home just edging it for us.
Kappa returned to Monaco and instantly hit all the right notes by taking the traditional diagonal design and tweaking it to absolute perfection by simply setting the divide between red and white slightly lower.
The next of Nike's retro third kits, the Chelsea shirt features a standout collar that's been lifted straight from the 90s. The hint of orange harks back to the 1994/96 away kit – the first time orange had been used by the club.
The Amakhosi are looking to get back to the top following disappointing finishes in recent seasons, and Nike have provided a bit of inspiration in a dizzying design that's reminiscent of the shirt they wore in the 2012/13 season, in which they won the league and cup double. Takes balls to stick that on a home shirt.
15. Club America Home
You're always guaranteed some wild designs from Central America, the likes of which you don't tend to find in Europe, and Nike didn't disappoint with the Club America home shirt, which sees a strong graphic across the upper chest with sponsors squeezed onto every available space.
That same collar from the Chelsea shirt appears here once again alongside the Futura logo for the complete throwback feel. The shirt also utilises the light blue colouring that the club wore during their successful 90s period.
One of the best examples of taking what a club is about and ingraining it in the design of the shirt. Modern, striking, unique, outstanding. Fine line between superb and naff. Umbro finding the right side of that here.
Clean as you like while also incorporating the club's primary colours in a design that's lifted straight from the 90s. Easy to see why this one featured at London Fashion Week.
We've already spoken of our love for a good sash design, but when that sash is a lightning bolt that also ties the design to Jupiter, the Roman God of the Sky and the theme on the home shirt, then we're on to next level appreciation.
Inspired by the Hammers’ historic 1980 FA Cup-winning team, the West Ham away shirt sees a clean design combined with a retro collar and some subtle brand detailing on the shoulders that also ties to the club's home colours. All over this, especially as it's available on the club store without the front sponsor for an even more throwback feel.
Taking inspiration from the 1996/97 season, this gloriously retro design sees the iconic 'teal green' shade that conjures memories of Brazilian legend Ronaldo as he famously scored 47 goals in his solitary campaign with the club. Complement that base colour with the retro style collar in the club's primary Blaugrana colours, along with some sublimated graphics that pay tribute to the city's history, and this was always going to rank high.
Unapologetically brash, the Corinthians third shirt features a distinctive and disruptive design that pays tribute to three historical moments in time when the club’s fans have literally taken over away stadiums and driven their team on to victory. Completely unique, this shirt looks just as good off the pitch as it does on it.
You can’t underestimate the effectiveness of a black and gold design, and it's executed to perfection here, with the ‘Kappa Banda’ travelling down the sides in gold for the ultimate sign off. Linked to the home and third shirts through the sublimated diamond graphic that pays homage to the Principality’s coat of arms. This shirt's got it all.
The Three Stripes coming back has lent the new Arsenal home shirt a retro vibe that has hit all the right chords with fans and critics alike. Classic all-over red body, complemented by popping white sleeves and contrasting collar and cuffs emblazoned with a central red stripe and black trimming. Only thing that could've made this perfect would've been the return of the Trefoil. But we're being exceptionally picky.
The return of the 'bruised banana' was always going to be huge for Arsenal and for adidas, and it certainly didn't disappoint.
Minimal yet seductively statement, the addition of the dynamic lightning bolt on the collar and cuffs lights up an otherwise classic Giallorossi design. Such a simple addition, and yet executed to absolute perfection.
Stepping up from third shirt to away shirt, Jordan supply a design that's flooded in the iconic infrared shade first introduced on the Air Jordan VI back in 1991. This results in a blistering away look that's framed with a black trim on the collar and cuffs. Simply striking.
Vivid aquamarine framed by black and gold. On paper it shouldn't work, but it just absolutely does, providing Inter with a proper regal feel that's inspired by the shirt that Julio Cesar wore when the club clinched a historic treble in 2009/10.
This is what shirt design is all about. An outstanding design that's linked to a shirt that has taken on cult status with the Giallorossi faithful, it delivers a retro pleasure punch of pure satisfaction. Drink it in. Delicious.
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With the majority of shirts for the 20/21 season now revealed, we’ve taken it upon ourselves to sort through the lot to come up with our Top 20 designs. Sure it’s going to be controversial, but that’s half the fun, right?
We’ve already announced our Top 20 Premier League shirts of the 20/21 season, and now a few weeks on and with most teams’ offerings unveiled, we’ve cast the net a little wider for our Top 20 Shirts Of The 20/21 Season. Not restricted to any one country or continent, this is what we in the SoccerBible office think are the best club designs from across the globe. That's right, no space for the likes of Nigeria here. And believe us, it wasn’t easy; this could easily have been a top 50. But we had to stop somewhere, so if you’re favourite is not in there, well, tough. Let’s get started, shall we?
20. Galatasaray Home – Providing a contemporary twist on the club’s classic design, the Galatasaray home shirt takes the usual 50-50 split of of the club’s colours and updates it with a blurred effect between the two that runs right down the centre of the shirt, which represents the flame of Galatasaray fans meeting with the team. Strong start.
19. Juventus Home – adidas have got the knack of keeping Juve's home look fresh, reverting to the classic stripes after last season's 50/50 split. But the stripes are a hand painted design, and they're joined by gold embellishments. Fit for the champions of Serie A.
18. Paris Saint-Germain Away – Marking the club’s 50th anniversary through a celebration of their beloved Hechter stripe, the PSG away shirt took its cue from the white kit worn in the 1995/96 season when Les Parisiens captured a first major European title. Clean and traditional.
17. Corinthians Away – Clean kit, oversized badges – there's a lot to like with the Corinthians away shirt. The fact that it also pays tribute to the 1990 title winning team on the 30th anniversary of their legendary victory just adds another level of appreciation.
16. Manchester City Away – Copper on black where the quite a few went for a more classic gold on black, PUMA then added another level of class with a graphic that pays tribute to the city’s historic Castleford and Bridgewater canal. Bespoke black beauty, this.
15. Arsenal Third – The design of the Arsenal third shirt saw colours representing the lights and atmosphere that illuminate the Emirates Stadium during a night match, with the blue and navy elements referencing the night sky, and the vibrant lights of the stadium brought to life in the lighter flash orange details. But who really cares about all that when it looks this good?
14. Barcelona Home – The design of the Barca home shirt features a look that's inspired by the 2011 Champions League winning shirt as well as the club's successful 1920s period, while a halftone gradient effect across the red and blue stripes lends it a deep texture. It's another fresh tweak on the classic Catalan aesthetic.
13. RB Leipzig Third – Arriving as one of the Nike kits to be influenced by classic Air Max trainers, the RB Leipzig third shirt features a bespoke all-over swirling graphic created by heavily distorting an image of the club crest. Wild isn't even the word; this is balls-out crazy and we love it.
12. Juventus Third – The Juve third shirt brings a bold orange colour to the Bianconeri for the first time in the club’s history in an expression of confidence and vibrance to reflect the team’s spirit on the pitch. Further evidence – if it were ever needed – of the club’s constant progression.
11. Manchester City Third – Proper marmite this one, with fans split right down the middle of either loving it or hating it. But we land firmly in the former camp, with a wild design that epitomises where football shirt culture is right now. Your dad will hate it, but honestly, this is a shirt of art.
10. Paris Saint-Germain Third – Welcome to the top 10, and here's where Leeds United fans can feel hard done by, for there was only room on the list for one Burgundy shirt with gold accents, and were it not for PSG's latest hook-up with Jordan brand, then the Yorkshire club would've been in. As it is though, the self-styled kings of the cross-over are just impossible to ignore.
9. AC Milan Home – A sleek design inspired by the elegance and grandeur of the city of Milan, its magnificent structures and its iconic architecture, the Milan home shirt also feels traditional and in line with the club's values. All boxes ticked in the finest style worthy of the fashion houses of the City itself.
8. Inter Milan Home – When you're talking about recreating the traditional home look but at the same time keeping it fresh, you don't get a better example than the Inter home shirt. Inspired by postmodern Milanese designers of the 1980s, it features reimagined Nerazzurri stripes in a pop style, designed in waves and zigzags, alongside a crew neck collar and black side stripes. And yes, it's fine if you want to start supporting Inter now.
7. Valencia Third – Inspired by the works of the Valencian painter Joaquín Sorolla and the light of the Mediterranean, the Valencia third shirt features a soft print in a combination of grey, lavender and sky blue tones. Soft, subtle and a totally different shift to anything else on the list.
6. Red Star FC Away – The shackles are well and truly off, as Red Star joined up with We Are Acid FC to create something that's free of the confines of tradition. It’s in the finer details of this shirt that the majesty is held; the toile de jouy – the famous French fabric pattern style – is used to retrace the club's history, with ten sketches made up of famous players, supporters, Bauer, the Olympic, and future generations. Look deeper and admire this stunning execution...
5. Arsenal Away – We originally had the Gunners' third shirt just ahead of the away when we ranked the 20 best Premier League shirts of the 20/21 season, but we've since had a change of heart, with the unique design of the away just growing on us. Inspired by the patterns, colours, and motifs found amongst the iconic East Stand of Highbury and its prestigious marble halls, this is bloody beautiful.
4. Ajax Away – The design of the Ajax away shirt takes a mix of blue tones with and mixes it with a modern interpretation of the types of graphic patterns that were popular in the eighties and nineties. Disruptive in its execution, this is yet another unique look that stands alone.
3. Inter Milan Third – Instantly bringing to mind images of peak Ronaldo, the Inter third shirt is undoubtedly the best of the Nike third shirt brigade. It draws inspiration from one of the most iconic Air Max styles — the Air Max 97 “Silver Bullet”, but it's those retro-vibes that had us sold.
2. Roma Away – Roma and Nike together just don’t do bad shirts, do they? That's why it's all the more sad that this is one of the last ones we'll get from the partnership. But what a way to sign off; the stripped back ivory design of the shirt highlighted by that polo collar, which comes in dark red with yellow and red border details, bringing to mind the club’s away shirts from the early 1980s — Bellissimo!
1. Liverpool Away – Kicking off their new partnership in some style, the Liverpool away shirt instantly announced what Nike were all about. Where New Balance found their groove with their home shirts towards the end of their tenure, they never quite nailed the away and third shirts. But Nike came in with an offering that at once nodded to the tradition of the club, while taking them into unexplored territory in the most radical way.
Honourable mentions for the Real Madrid third shirt, Kaizer Chiefs home, Marseille away and Dortmund home, with the latter only missing out due to the jarring sponsor.
So there you go. Now you can shout at us on social media for how wrong we got it...
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