SOCCER FONT KIT PROFESSIONAL

Teams representing countries in international competition generally wear national colours in common with other sporting teams of the same nation.

SOCCER FONT KIT PROFESSIONAL

Most professional clubs have retained the same basic colour scheme for several decades, and the colours themselves form an integral part of a club's culture. Many professional clubs also have a 'third kit', ostensibly to be used if both their first-choice and away colours are deemed too similar to those of an opponent. In some cases both teams have been forced to wear their second choice away kits such as the match between Netherlands and Brazil in the 1974 FIFA World Cup where they wore white and dark blue rather than their first choice of orange and yellow, respectively and the match between Netherlands and Spain in the 2014 FIFA World Cup where they wore dark blue and white rather than their home colors of orange and red, respectively. The England national team sometimes plays in red shirts even when it is not required, as this was the strip worn when the team won the 1966 FIFA World Cup. Because of this requirement a team's second-choice is often referred to as its 'away kit' or 'away colours', although it is not unknown, especially at international level, for teams to opt to wear their away colours even when not required to by a clash of colours, or to wear them at home. In the event of a match between teams who would normally wear identical or similar colours the away team must change to a different colour. It is normal for individual competitions to specify that all outfield players on a team must wear the same colours, though the Law states only 'The two teams must wear colours that distinguish them from each other and also the referee and the assistant referees'. The only other restriction on equipment defined is the requirement that a player must not use equipment or wear anything deemed dangerous to himself or another player. Shin pads must be covered entirely by the stockings, be made of rubber, plastic or a similar material, and 'provide a reasonable degree of protection'.

Thermal undershorts may be worn, but must be the same colour as the shorts themselves. Shirts must have sleeves (both short and long sleeves are accepted), and goalkeepers must wear shirts which are easily distinguishable from all other players and the match officials. While most players wear studded football boots ('soccer shoes' or 'cleats' in North America), the Laws do not specify that these are required. Goalkeepers are allowed to wear tracksuit bottoms instead of shorts. Five separate items are specified: shirt (also known as a jersey), shorts, socks (also known as stockings), footwear and shin pads. The rules set out the basic equipment which must be worn by all players in Law 4 (Players' Equipment).

With the rise of advertising in the 20th century, sponsors' logos began to appear on shirts, and replica strips were made available for fans to purchase, generating significant amounts of revenue for clubs. In the twentieth century, boots became lighter and softer, shorts were worn at a shorter length, and advances in clothing manufacture and printing allowed shirts to be made in lighter synthetic fibres with increasingly colourful and complex designs. Professional clubs also usually display players' surnames or nicknames on their shirts, above (or, infrequently, below) their squad numbers.įootball kit has evolved significantly since the early days of the sport when players typically wore thick cotton shirts, knickerbockers and heavy rigid leather boots.

Originally a team of players wore numbers from 1 to 11, corresponding roughly to their playing positions, but at the professional level this has generally been superseded by squad numbering, whereby each player in a squad is allocated a fixed number for the duration of a season. Individual competitions may stipulate further restrictions, such as regulating the size of logos displayed on shirts and stating that, in the event of a match between teams with identical or similar colours, the away team must change to different coloured attire.įootballers generally wear identifying numbers on the backs of their shirts. The sport's rules specify the minimum kit which a player must use, and also prohibit the use of anything that is dangerous to either the player or another participant. In association football, kit (also referred to as a strip or uniform) is the standard equipment and attire worn by players.

Pavel Nedvěd pictured in 2006 wearing a typical modern football kit

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