Brazil 1970 And The Top 10 Football Shirts We'd Love To Return

Goal.com's worldwide team of editors nominate their 10 favourite shirts from the past, plus there's a chance to win a replica jersey of your choice...

Mar 25, 2011 12:00:00 PM


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 10) Zaire 1974
Ewan Macdonald, Goal.com International
"Zaire was the first country from sub-Saharan Africa to reach the World Cup in 1974. Sadly their appearance was marred by poor performances and disputes over unpaid bonuses, but it did bring us a fantastic kit. A bright green shirt emblazoned with a ferocious leopard right in the middle - beautiful, brash and confident."

9) USA 1994
Allen Ramsey, Goal.com USA
 "It might not be the prettiest kit of all time, but you had to love how bold it looked on the pitch or hate it for how stupid it appeared. Either way, it was a big step out from the norm and a jersey that was certainly memorable even if I would never care to wear it personally and tons of people couldn't stand it."

8) Real Madrid 1955 - 60
Graham Lister, Goal.com UK
There was a stylistic simplicity bordering on perfection about Real Madrid's all white kit that complemented completely both the image and substance of the team that pioneered 'continental' football to a fascinated public. Without sponsors' and manufacturers' logos, stripes or other unnecessary embellishments, adorned only by that proud royal crest, the mere concept of an all-white kit was at once startling and revolutionary; it was instantly classic and iconic.

7) Spain 1982
Sergio Aguilera, Goal.com Spain
"This shirt is so mythical that it has been revisited several times in the history of the national team. As a matter of fact the new Spain shirt uses the same three yellow strips on the sleeves, the same V-neck and the same yellow strip around the collar."
6) Flamengo 1981
André Baibich, Goal.com Brazil
"Great shirt, with the company's old logo on the right shoulder and the classic horizontal stripes of Flamengo designed to be very wide. This was the most glorious year of Flamengo's history, with the Libertadores and Intercontinental titles."

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5)Eintracht Braunschweig 1972
Francois Duchateau, Goal.com Germany
"Officially shirt sponsorship was forbidden during the early 1970s but Braunschweig were clever. The canny German side changed their club badge into the Jagermeister logo so they could use it legally. They even wanted to name the club 'Jagermeister Braunschweig'.

There was a huge discussion in the media, which was the best free publicity you could get. Jagermeister sponsored the club from 1972 until 1985. Gunter Mast of Jagermeister was president of the club until 1983 and the shirt has acquired cult status."
4) Netherlands 1974
Michael Yokhin, Goal.com International
"Holland's brilliant orange symbol of Total Football. The shirt of Johan Cruyff, perhaps the best ever footballer in his prime, who famously wore two stripes instead of three as he had a private deal with Puma instead of adidas.

"If Holland are ever to win the World Cup they should resurrect this masterpiece. Something to consider for 2014?"
3) Brazil 1970
Patrick Reilly, Goal.com International
"Mexico's summer of 1970 is best remembered for Brazil's mastery of the game and the Telstar football. The ball was introduced to coincide with the first tournament ever to be broadcast in colour and while the hexagons stood out nothing outshone the golden shirts of the Selecao. Brilliant then and over 40 years later remain so."
2) Peru 1978
Carlo Garganese, Goal.com International
"Peru were one of the most exciting international teams during the 1970s, excelling in Mexico '70 and winning the Copa America in 1975. In 1978, they were still a joy to watch, and their white top with a red lightning-style diagonal dash perfectly represented the attacking football showcased by luminaries such as Teofilo Cubillas, Juan Munante, Hugo Sotil and Cesar Cueto."
1) Denmark 1986
Peter Staunton, Goal.com International
"Denmark's 1986 kit (away version left) bridges the gap between the historical and modern era. Sepp Piontek's side were one of the most exciting and dynamic teams in Europe at the time, playing with a swagger and a style, and they had the shirts to match in 1986.

Their Hummel shirts, red on one side, white and red pin stripes on the other was anachronistic. The chevrons on the sleeves and the oversized numbers on the back in a stylish font set the Danes apart before a ball was kicked.

Compared to the block colours and simple designs of the other teams' kits, Denmark stood out like a stick of red dynamite. Since the mid-part of the 80s shirts have become ever more expressive but Denmark's class of '86 was among the first, and best, of the shirts in the modern era."

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