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1000 Football Shirts: The Colors of the Beautiful Game
The most comprehensive collection ever assembled of iconic soccer uniforms from around the world, featuring more than 1,000 illustrations representing 100 countries and 500 major teams. This massively illustrated and comprehensive volume presents and explains the team shirts worn by the world's leading soccer clubs and national teams from one hundred countries over the past one hundred years. In addition to detailing the colorful histories behind each shirt, the book also highlights the personalities and players behind historic matches and celebrates iconic victories and goals. Find out why the Italian national team chose blue as their color, why the U.S. women's team boasts two stars on their jersey, the relationship of Vasco da Gama to the colors of the Portuguese team, and what the eleven patterns on the South African shirt signify.
Ever since the game began, the colors of each team have been of paramount importance, creating a unique visual identity for each club and a strong sense of allegiance among fans. Millions of replica shirts have been bought by fans to show support for their teams and star players, and this book is sure to appeal to soccer's legions of enthusiasts in this World Cup year.
Ever since the game began, the colors of each team have been of paramount importance, creating a unique visual identity for each club and a strong sense of allegiance among fans. Millions of replica shirts have been bought by fans to show support for their teams and star players, and this book is sure to appeal to soccer's legions of enthusiasts in this World Cup year.
304 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 2013
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April 17, 2019
3.5 stars for me. The written pieces on certain teams/kits/etc. were really great, but I feel that they left out some big & small teams. Overall good read though.
August 5, 2019
Monipuolisesti anekdootteja ja huikea valikoima paitoja. Suomennoksessa muutamat asia- ja käännösvirheet osuivat silmiin.
June 13, 2022
Pambolero que se respete debe leer este libro. Y para los coleccionistas de jerseys es necesario, vital, imprescindible.
December 23, 2016
History that makes football shirts at a country and football club.
January 7, 2014
Sisältää tylsiä kuvia pelipaidoista, kiinnostavia yksityiskohtia jalkapallon historiasta. Vain entusiasteille. Yksi tai viisi tähteä.
June 3, 2014
Het slechtst vertaalde boek dat ik ooit gelezen heb. Maar goed, het gaat om de plaatjes.
August 29, 2015
Really amazing book with all the different football jerseys. Comprehensive with teams from different regions of the world. Would be good to do one based on the different shirt companies.
July 17, 2016
Fuente inagotable de sabiduría. Es una Biblia para todos los coleccionistas de camisetas de futbol.
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