The 1990s were great for many reasons, not least the football shirts.
There were some memorably outrageous ones, but there were dozens of beauts as well.
Here are my 10 absolute favourites from the decade…
Croatia, 1998 World Cup, home shirt
So as not to surprise us with its beauty, Croatia gave us a glimpse of their superb kit design during Euro 96, when their tablecloth shirt became one of the iconic images of the tournament.
Two years later, they fine-tuned the red and white checks and refined the home shirt into something truly magnificent.
The main design represents the edge of a flag being waved over the shirt, while the collar and sleeve edging are reminiscent of that wonderful white polo shirt you spent too much money on at the age of 18 and never wanted to throw away even when it turned grey.
Never let it be said that Lotto didn’t know what they were doing.
Marseille, 1991-92, home shirt
Yes, Adidas. Yes, you wonderful, clever, funny, sexy people.
It’s Chris Waddle with a mullet, lounging around the opposition half before doing something breathtaking. It’s Jean-Pierre Papin in his pomp, and a midfield that includes Didier Deschamps and Abedi Pele as well as the Waddler. It’s Basile Boli in central defence.
And they are all wearing that astounding shirt, with the stripes coming over the shoulder and including the logo in the middle stripe as a wonderful touch.
And the Panasonic logo is also that sky blue because of course it is and why wouldn’t you want everything to be perfect. God I miss the past.
USA, 1992-94, home shirt
And when Adidas found a good thing…
Most lists contain the USA’s World Cup ‘94 kits in lists like these, and there’s no doubt that fit the razzmatazz of that tournament perfectly.
The away shirt was a denim colour with large white stars as detail, while the home kit had red and white waves, like you were watching at Atletico Madrid match when half-cut.
Yet I much prefer the pre-World Cup shirt, a replica of…
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