World Cup – Stars and strips

When people think of great World Cups, some ofwear the national team kit in its intended form
the things that spring to mind are the goals, the starbecause he had a boot deal with another firm. This
players and the soccer uniforms. Yes, the soccer kitsled to Cruyff removing a stripe from the sleeves of
help to make the World Cup a memorable event ashis Holland kit to ensure his soccer uniform did not
so many people cannot imagine soccer’s premiercause him any concerns with his contractual duties.
tournament taking place without the iconic yellow,Goalkeepers may have traditionally worn basic kits
green and blue soccer kit of Brazil. Brazil only turnedwith Sepp Maier large gloves being one of the major
to these soccer shirts after their disastrous 1950talking points about the goalkeepers’ soccer
campaign but since then, it has been glory nearly allequipment, but that all changed when Mexican
the way and there will be some opponents who aregoalkeeper, Jorge Campos, came to the world stage
mesmerised by the famous soccer kit facing them.in 1994. It is said that Campos helped design his own
Of course, Brazil are not the only nation with akit and it was certainly one of the most memorable
famous range of soccer clothing. One of the mostgoalkeeping soccer gear of all time.
iconic soccer team uniforms is used by Argentina, andSome of the more memorable kits at World Cup
their light blue and white stripe top bringing to mindhave included the United States of America with their
triumph in Argentina in 1978 and in Mexico in 1986.stars and stripes kits of the 1994 World Cup, Peru
These tops are not only worn by the highest level ofwith their iconic diagonal red stripe kit of 1978 or
international players but the youth soccer uniformseven the Cameroon kit with no sleeves. With soccer
soccer merchandise are also based around the stylekits being big business, it is no surprise that so many
of the top teams soccer uniform.have captured the mood of soccer fans all around
England may commonly wear white in internationalthe world with most nations releasing a new kit to
matches but due to a clash of strips with theircoincide with the tournament.
opponents West Germany, their only triumph cameThere is still over a year to go to South Africa with
whilst wearing a red kit which remains the nationsso many places up for grabs in the 2010 World Cup
favourite choice of away kit. Of course, Germanybut the designers and producers of soccer kits at the
have had a great deal of success in their traditionalmajor manufacturers will all be compiling designs to
white shirt and black shorts kit, with players such asensure their World Cup soccer jerseys is amongst
Muller, Beckenbauer, Rummenigge, Mattheus andthe most talked about at next summers big event.
Kilnsmann all helping to make the German customAny soccer store may sell the soccer apparel that
soccer jerseys one of the most recognisable on themakes you look like your heroes and the worlds top
planet.players but if you want to see the real soccer tea,
One of the more famous player styled soccer kitsjerseys that capture the worlds imagination, the
relates to Johan Cruyff of Holland, who refused toWorld cup is the place to be.