Editing Throwback uniform (section)

== Association football ==
{{See also|Kit (association football)}}
[[File:Thierry Henry Charlton.jpg|thumb|[[Thierry Henry]] wearing a [[redcurrant]] colored [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]] jersey in 2006]]
[[File:Paul Scholes vs Man City.jpg|thumb|[[Paul Scholes]] and [[Owen Hargreaves]] in 2008, wearing 1958-style [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]] kits to mark the 50th anniversary of the [[Munich air disaster]]]]
[[File:Milan maglia.jpg|thumb|The shirt worn by [[A.C. Milan|Milan]] in the 1999–2000 season to celebrate the centenary of its foundation]]
'Retro shirts', as they are known in the United Kingdom, are also sometimes used in association football, albeit with modern fabrics. In 2005–06 [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]] changed their home colours from their traditional red and white to a variant of maroon known as redcurrant as a commemoration of their final season at [[Arsenal Stadium|Highbury Stadium]]; this colour was supposedly the same shade the team had worn when they first played at Highbury in 1913,<ref>{{cite web | title=Kit Design| date=December 7, 2007| publisher=[[Arsenal F.C.]]| url =http://www.arsenal.com/history/kit-design| access-date = October 17, 2008 }}</ref> although later evidence suggested that Arsenal's main colour at that time was a more standard shade known as 'Garibaldi red'.<ref>{{cite web | first1=Mark| last1=Andrews| first2 =Andy|last2 =Kelly |title=Woolwich Arsenal in 1913 or is it? | date=February 8, 2013| work=The History of Arsenal |publisher=AISA Arsenal History Society | url =http://www.blog.woolwicharsenal.co.uk/archives/5358| access-date = March 2, 2017 }}</ref> Redcurrant, however, still played a part in their kits since; most recently on their yellow change kit featuring redcurrant shorts and pinstripes on the shirt and socks, between 2010 and 2012.

[[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]] wore several retro-style kits in the 1990s and 2000s, based on kits the worn by the club in the 1950s and '60s, as well as that worn by their first ever team, known then as ''Newton Heath''.  The Newton Heath-inspired kit was introduced in 1992 and worn for two seasons as a third kit.<ref>{{cite web|title=Manchester United Change Kits|url=http://historicalkits.co.uk/Manchester_United/Manchester_United-change-kits.html|work=historicalkits.co.uk|first=Dave|last=Moor|access-date=September 12, 2014}}</ref> They wore a replica of their jersey from 1958 during the [[Manchester derby]] against [[Manchester City F.C.|Manchester City]] on February 10, 2008, at [[Old Trafford]] to mark the 50th anniversary of the [[Munich air disaster]] four days earlier. United were granted special dispensation by the [[Premier League]] to wear the one-off uniform which was devoid of logos and kit markings, and used the traditional "one to eleven" numbering scheme rather than using [[squad number (association football)|squad numbers]].<ref>{{cite news| first=Oliver| last=Kay| title=Manchester United replicate 1958 kit to mark game of respect for Busby Babes| date=December 7, 2007| url=http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/football/premier_league/manchester_united/article3013603.ece| work=The Times| access-date=October 17, 2008| archive-url=https://archive.today/20080727004848/http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/football/premier_league/manchester_united/article3013603.ece| archive-date=July 27, 2008| url-status=dead}}</ref> In a gesture of solidarity, Manchester City similarly removed the sponsor and manufacturer logos from their kits for the game, giving their shirts the same clean and empty look resembling the plain shirts of the 1950s when logos and team badges were not worn. However, they used the current season's kit style and chose not to go the whole distance in producing a retro-looking kit; retaining the club crest, competition sleeve patches, and the player name and squad number on the kit but added a [[black ribbon]] above the right breast.{{cn|date=September 2020}} The previous season, [[2006–07 Manchester United F.C. season|2006–07]], United introduced a similar 1950s-style uniform to celebrate 50 years of the [[Busby Babes]]' first [[1955–56 Football League|league championship]].<ref>{{cite news | title=New home kit to be revealed on ManUtd.com | date=July 7, 2006 | publisher=[[Manchester United F.C.]] | url=http://www.manutd.com/en/News-And-Features/Club-News/2006/Jul/New-home-kit-to-be-revealed-on-ManUtdcom.aspx | access-date= September 20, 2013 }}</ref> After their [[2008 UEFA Champions League Final|Champions League victory]] in 2008, United introduced another retro-style kit for [[2008–09 Manchester United F.C. season|2008–09]], celebrating the 40th anniversary of their first European Cup win.  The club unveiled an all-blue third kit, based on the one worn against [[S.L. Benfica|Benfica]] in the [[1968 European Cup Final|1968 final]].<ref>{{cite news | title=New blue kit for 08/09 | date=August 28, 2008 | publisher=[[Manchester United F.C.]] | url=http://www.manutd.com/en/News-And-Features/Club-News/2008/Aug/New-blue-kit-for-0809.aspx | access-date= September 20, 2013 }}</ref>

In 1999, to celebrate the 100th anniversary of its foundation, [[A.C. Milan]] introduced a ''retro kit'' that was worn on several official matches by its players across the 1999–2000 season. The kit resembled the thin stripes design of the first silk shirts used by the club in the first decade of the 20th century.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.manutd.com/en/News-And-Features/Club-News/2008/Aug/New-blue-kit-for-0809.aspx|title=Milan, la bellezza delle maglie rossonere: passato, presente e futuro|access-date= March 10, 2023 }}</ref>

More authentic reproductions of kits from the past have become popular fashion items, especially jerseys linked to successful or memorable teams. When [[France national football team|France]] won the [[1998 FIFA World Cup|1998 World Cup]], their uniform was reminiscent of the design of the triumphant [[UEFA Euro 1984|Euro 1984]] team, with a red horizontal stripe and three thin horizontal stripes across the chest. Germany clearly based their [[2018 FIFA World Cup|2018 World Cup]] design, featuring an unusual angular stripe pattern across the chest, on the shirt they wore while winning the trophy in 1990,<ref>[https://www.footyheadlines.com/2017/06/germany-2018-world-cup-home-kit.html Germany 2018 World Cup Home Kit Released], Footy Headlines, November 6, 2017</ref> although they failed to attain the same level of performance. Several other nations at that tournament had designs based on 'classics' of 20–30 years earlier.<ref>[https://footballshirtcollective.com/2018/06/10/every-world-cup-2018-shirt-rated-and-slated-out-of-10/ Every World Cup 2018 shirt rated and slated out of 10], Football Shirt Collective, June 10, 2018</ref>

When the [[United States men's soccer team]] took the field between 1999 and 2001, their plain white uniform with a thick V-neck collar looked reminiscent of the [[United States Soccer Federation|U.S. Soccer Federation]]'s first uniform worn in 1916. A similar uniform was produced in 2013, complete with vintage crest, to mark the 100th anniversary of the USSF.{{Citation needed|date=November 2024}}

For the FIFA Centenary Match in 2004, [[France national football team|France]] and [[Brazil national football team|Brazil]] played in kits resembling their first ever home kits.  The Brazilian team wore white tops with blue trim, the original colours of their home kit, which was replaced in 1951 by today's yellow top with green trim after the [[Uruguay v Brazil (1950 FIFA World Cup)|1950 World Cup defeat]].<ref>{{cite news | title=Fifa centenary match France host Brazil  | date=May 21, 2004 | work=[[The Guardian]] | url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2004/may/21/newsstory.sport14 | first=Keir | last=Radnedge | access-date= April 12, 2015 }}</ref>

[[Tottenham Hotspur F.C.|Tottenham Hotspur]] celebrated their 125th anniversary during the [[2007–08 Tottenham Hotspur F.C. season|2007–08 season]] by launching a special kit in the club's early colours, sky blue and white, which were originally worn in 1885.<ref>{{cite news | title=125th ANNIVERSARY INSPIRES NEW PUMA SPURS KITS | date=May 17, 2007 | work=[[Tottenham Hotspur F.C.]] | url=http://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/news/125th-anniversary-inspires-new-puma-spurs-kits-170507/ | access-date= March 7, 2017 }}</ref> The kit was worn for one game only, a 4–4 home draw to [[Aston Villa F.C.|Aston Villa]].<ref>{{cite news | title=Spurs Special Edition 125 Anniversary Kit | date=October 2, 2007 | work=Football Shirt Culture | url=http://www.footballshirtculture.com/07/08-Kits/spurs-special-edition-125-anniversary-kit.html | access-date= March 7, 2017 }}</ref>

During the later stages of the 2011–12 season, financially troubled Scottish club [[Rangers F.C.|Rangers]] wore their normal blue shirts on the pitch, but began selling and encouraging fans to wear throwback red and black striped scarves, the traditional colours of the burgh of [[Govan]] (where [[Ibrox Stadium]] is located) in an attempt to raise money. The club would be placed in administration, face liquidation and then sold to a new ownership group, and forced to re-apply for entry to the fourth (lowest) tier of the senior Scottish football system for the [[2012–13 in Scottish football|2012–13 season]]. That year, Rangers and rivals [[Celtic F.C.|Celtic]] both released retro-style simple kits with round collars and small sponsor logos to acknowledge historic anniversaries, despite being with different suppliers; however, Rangers' absence from the top division meant they never met wearing the 'matching' designs.<ref>[https://www.footballkitnews.com/4591/new-rangers-strip-12-13-umbro-glasgow-rangers-home-kit-2012-2013/ New Rangers Strip 12-13- Umbro Glasgow Rangers Home Kit 2012–2013], Football Kit News, April 26, 2012</ref><ref>[https://www.footballkitnews.com/4601/new-celtic-kit-2012-2013-nike-glasgow-celtic-home-strip-12-13/ New Celtic Kit 2012-2013- Nike Glasgow Celtic Home Strip 12–13], Football Kit News, April 26, 2012</ref>

English club [[West Bromwich Albion F.C.|West Bromwich Albion]] wore a replica of their [[1968 FA Cup Final]] kit, in their Premier League game against [[Leicester City F.C.|Leicester City]] on April 11, 2015.<ref>{{cite news | title= Jeff Astle charity launched on special West Bromwich Albion day | date= April 11, 2015 | publisher= [[BBC]] | url= https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-32257003 | access-date= April 12, 2015 }}</ref> It was worn to honour the match-winning goalscorer in the 1968 Cup Final, [[Jeff Astle]], who died in 2002 due to [[chronic traumatic encephalopathy]] as a result of heading the heavy leather footballs through his career. The kit used the 1–11 numbering system save for the goalkeeper's shirt, which was left blank as they were in those days.

For the [[2019 Copa América]], the [[Brazil national football team|Brazil national team]] released a 100th anniversary shirt, in white with blue details. It resembled the shirt worn in the first official match v [[Exeter City FC|Exeter City]] in 1919. The white uniform would be last worn in the [[Uruguay v Brazil (1950 FIFA World Cup)|1950 FIFA World Cup 'final']] that Brazil lost to Uruguay at Estadio Maracaná.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Brazil 2019 Copa America 100th Anniversary Special-Edition Kit Released|url=https://www.footyheadlines.com/2018/04/brazil-2019-kit-to-be-white-blue.html|access-date=August 6, 2020|website=Footy Headlines}}</ref> The retro kit debuted in the first match v [[Bolivia national football team|Bolivia]].

In December 2023, German supplier [[Adidas]] released its Originals/Lifestyle collection line consisting of now classic 1970s, 1980s and 1990s national team kits. Some kits included were [[Mexico national football team|Mexico's]] 1983–84 away kit, [[Argentina national football team|Argentina's]] 1994–97 away kit featured in their group play match against [[Greece national football team|Greece]] at the [[1994 FIFA World Cup|1994 World Cup]]; the kit was worn well into the [[1997 FIFA World Youth Championship]], both of [[Germany national football team|Germany]] (home and away) and [[Spain national football team|Spain's]] (home) 1996–97 kits which were featured at [[UEFA Euro 1996|Euro 96]]. All items were released on 1 December 2023 with a pricing of $110.00 [[United States dollar|USD]] with several items selling out in less than three minutes.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Adidas National Team Retro Kits + Collections Released – 10 National Teams|url=https://www.footyheadlines.com/2023/11/adidas-retro-national-originals-collections.html|access-date=13 November 2023|website=Footy Headlines}}</ref>

In June 2024, [[Nike, Inc.|Nike]] re-launched [[Brazil national football team|Brazil's]] home kit as worn for the [[1998 FIFA World Cup|1998 World Cup]] and both the [[1999 Copa América]] and [[1999 FIFA Confederations Cup|FIFA Confederations Cup]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Nike Are Bringing Back The Brazil 1998 R9 Jersey|url=https://www.soccerbible.com/news/2024/03/nike-are-bringing-back-the-brazil-1998-r9-jersey/|access-date=20 March 2024|website=Soccer bible.com}}</ref>