Celta Vigo Home 2014-15

Probably my favorite use of the Adidas Condivo 15 template here, just love the colours and the woven pattern of the front. I ordered this from FutbolMania.com in their end of season sale and got it delivered to Spain while I was on holiday to save money on the postage costs. I didn't quite realise at the time it was the adizero player version so even the medium comes up very tight (along with a very gluttonous holiday!) I even ordered two sizes but managed to sell the other smaller shirt on eBay for more than I payed for it anyway.

Marseille Third 2015-16

Its been a while since I posted on here but back with a bang now for the new 2015/16 season.....
As usual Marseille released their shirts very early on in the summer and this is next seasons third shirt. I'm not 100% sure which template this is but I think its the Tiro 15.  They follow the tradition of using light blue in their change strips, which means they can easily swap the home and away shorts around if required.
I managed to pick this up on eBay for £20, seemed a little too good to be true but it came with all original tags, if it is a fake its fooled me! Personally I prefer last seasons Adidas templates with the horizontal line on the back, this template seems a little plain but the stripes add a little extra to the design.

Chicago Fire Away 2014-15

Another one from the MLS here, one of my favorites from the past couple of seasons. I had been looking all over for this shirt and eventually found it on eBay, got it for a great price in youth XL and managed to avoid that pesky eBay global shipping program! The shirt features the four stars which crop up a lot on the Fire jerseys. I believe the new third shirt which was designed by a fan who won a competition uses the stars also. This shirt is actually the current away shirt having been used for two seasons, very rare in this day and age! I love the Quaker sponsor on this, really adds to the design and makes it that little bit more unique.

Portugal Home 1999-2000

Another one I was going to post during the World Cup but didn't quite get around to.....
This is the Portugal home shirt from 1998 through to 2000. Although I dint realise at the time I think this is actually a player issue. I've since noticed the replica shirts have the size label in the bottom right corner where as this one doesn't, also the numbers would suggest its player version. I've no idea if its worth much, especially given the peeling to the numbers but it only cost a couple quid on eBay so not really bothered. I had the away shirt from the same year, but lost it years ago so this was a consolation purchase. The Nike shirts of the late 90's were very distinctive with their designs, moving away from the garish and loud patterns onto the more classic/plain looking designs.

Japan Away World Cup 2002

Bit late posting this, was going to do a series during the World Cup but never found the time! This is a very old shirt in my collection, seem to remember buying it with my first proper pay packet! If memory serves me correctly this was from the 2002 World Cup which was in Japan and Korea. This is probably one of my least favorite shirts in my collection but as time goes on may well end up being the most valuable, given its rarity.

Benfica Away 2014-15

I first saw this shirt when I went to watch the Emirates cup where Benfica wore it against Arsenal. I knew I was going on holiday to Lisbon so decided to keep an eye out for a voucher code to buy it from the Adidas site. As luck would have it I was given a 20% off code after complaining about a previous order being late so used it to buy this shirt. As the Adidas shirts come up very large I was able to get a youth XL which brought the price down to £36 with the voucher.

I got the shirt printed up at the Benfica store Estadio de Luz for 15 Euros.  I decided to go for the Brazilian left back Eliseu as he impressed me during the match I saw over there, plus I really liked the number 9. These are by far and away the coolest numbers I have seen for a long time, and the white and pink goes so well with the rest of the shirt.

MLS All Star 2014

The latest shirt in my collection is the all star shirt from the current MLS season. This is a very special shirt for a number of reasons. First of all this is the last all star jersey that will adorn the MLS boot and ball logo after the news last week of a new design. Secondly this shirt is only ever worn for one match which makes it very rare indeed. And finally the all star team actually beat a very strong Bayern Munich side 2-1.
I'd been looking out for this shirt on eBay but nothing had come up, struggled to even find last seasons all star jersey (more news on that to follow), let alone this one but I noticed the official MLS website had a 20% off voucher for one day and they happened to have the shirt in stock, albeit in a youth size but as the Adidas sizes are very generous I took a gamble and ordered it.  It was a tense wait as it took nearly three weeks for my parcel to arrive but it fits perfectly and looks amazing. I have to say the pictures don't really do it justice, maybe its the poor lighting but it looks much better in person. I've tried to capture all the details but not all have come out well. I love the stripe effect woven into the front of the material, and the uses of green as an ode to the Portland Timbers colour's where the all star game was held.
The aim is to get it printed up with the official electric yellow names and numbers but this may prove difficult given how rare the shirt is.....a trip back to the states might be in order!