So most of us like to have a couple of cool football shirts around. I've got Adidas Techfit, Climacool and Nike Dri-Fit shirts. After playing for about a year and circling through them, I've found them to be very different in terms of warmth and moisture regulation, as well as lightness. Some technicalities, as to make sense of my comment about the shirts fitting: I'm 180 cm's (5'11"), weigh somewhere between 70-72 kg's (no idea how many pounds). I'm not overly muscled, but well formed. My fat percentage, though I haven't measured it for a while, is around 17%. All the shirts mentioned here are sized M. Adidas Techfit (without PowerWeb): I've the Chelsea Home and Away from the 10/11 season. I love this fabric, it fits like a glove and it looks insanely cool (if you're skinny enough, hehe). The tight effect makes me feel like the hulk, which (I'll just admit it) gives me a mental boost. Downsides? The shirts have a tendency to crawl upwards during play. Adidas Techfit (with PowerWeb): France Away 2010 jersey. The PowerWeb is an interesting feature, which is supposed to support you. I suppose I don't play on the level where this will really make a difference, but the support is definitely there. Does it make me play better football? Nope, haha. Does it feel good? Definitely. Adidas ClimaCool: AC Milan Home 11/12. Dang this shirt looks ace and fits perfectly. Good length, but not too long. Loose, but not too loose. Nike Dri-Fit: Netherlands Home 2010. OK, so the Techfits fit better (duh). Adidas generally looks cooler. But this shirt blows the others out of the water when it comes to moisture regulation, lightness and temperature control. I play mostly indoor, 90 minutes with some breaks. Sure I sweat plenty, but it's mostly gone at the end of the evening. I forget I wear this shirt. With the Techfits, you're constantly aware you're wearing them (which is part of the idea, especially with PowerWeb). However, even in ClimaCool I still get rather hot. Not so with this Nike shirt: it's coolness all evening. Those are my experiences. What have you guys got? Anyone have experience with undershirts, as well? P.S.: I got my hands on a Inter Away 2010 jersey, sized M. Surprisingly it was HUGE compared to my Netherlands shirt, which is also in M. How can there be such a difference in sizing? Anyone have a clue?
To play: Adidas Techfit with Powerweb or Kappa Gara. - Fitted shirts are (1) fashionable (2) make me feel like Hulk too (3) in the case of Techfit, keeps stuff in place. To wear: Puma, Nike Dry-Fit. - Plain and simple, wearing a techfit around is not my thing.
Any Kappa's you can recommend? Something like this? http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Kappa-Rom...427?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&hash=item19cecb8f73. Or this? http://www.ebay.com/itm/KAPPA-Mens-...US_Men_s_Athletic_Apparel&hash=item415c869a73 And what size would recommend for me?
With your height, you'd be an XL. I'm an XL at 5'10 and 165lbs. All my Kappa's are AS Roma. I have 2000, 2007 and 2011. All very very nice and well made.
XL?! Is Kappa that small sized? The Adidas and Nike M sizes are on the loose side for me. You sure I need EXTRA Large?
Well try a large then. I'll tell you this. The Kappa shirt you posted is an older one and that one fits me tight, the newer ones are a bit looser but not fitted. Do you want a skin-tight shirt, fitted, slim or loose?
Which one exactly? I posted a generic one and an AS Roma one. I would like skintight or fitted if possible. Not too loose.
I tend to prefer Adidas to Nike all-around both casually and to play in (with some exceptions). Nike shirts almost always fit me weird. I'm tall with broad shoulders and a short torso. Mediums look too tight and Larges look like I'm wearing a weird dress. I have two Techfit shirts: the 10/11 Chelsea long-sleeve and a 10/11 Galaxy, both Larges. I have the same experience in the Chelsea shirt--it's skin tight and gives me a huge confidence boost when I wear it (but it does ride up at the waist). I also like that the long sleeves protects my arms from the sun while keeping me cool.
@Guarda: thanks, I'll try that. @MPNumber9: the LA Galaxy shirt is cool, I would support the team just for the jerseys. Too bad I've never been able to find a Techfit variant that was affordable.
I have several years of Sporting CP jerseys made by Puma. They're alright. They feel flimsy compared to techfits. I certainly wouldn't wear one to play, just style.
@Guarda: do you think that AS Roma shirt from eBay is real or fake? It's 30 euro, it almost sounds too good to be true. I managed to get a Tottenham 10/11 jersey for 15 euro, so I'll see how that feels. I also laid my hands on a Nike Pro baselayer for 9 euro, so that's a real steal. Considering I prefer Nike shirts over Adidas, I'm eager to try out how a baselayer compares to Techfit. I'll keep you posted.
The AS Roma shirt looks real. It is older though, definitely not this season or last. I'd say it's 07-08 or 08-09 as it has the coppa italia patch on the sleeve signifying that Roma were the current champions, last time they won was '07 and '08. He'd have to go to an awful lot of trouble to put the patch on. Additionally it also has the Kappa Gara tab on the bottom left side of the shirt, which signifies the material Kappa uses to make the shirt (think dry-fit, techfit etc). Finally, the shoulder Kappa logos are stitched, not stickers. You can see the Coppa Italia patch and the Gara patch at the bottom. However, it is from Hong Kong, so I wouldn't put it past him to go to a lot of work to make a fake. I'd say there is a good chance it's real and it's unsold old merchandise.
BTW, do you have our new away kit yet? I'm planning on getting Robben's. I'm also hoping they release a GK kit so I can wear that all summer to play.
Thanks for the advice. It may be an older kit, it looks cool. I think I might get it. Planning on going to Rome later this year, better look the part. I actually don't have that many kits, just those I've described above. I'll agree the new Dutch kit is ace, but my weekly futsal is played in whites and reds. Hence I have no real reason to get it (that and I refuse to pay much more than 30 euro for a shirt).
Headed to Rome!!!! Geez you're lucky. Have fun and take lots of pictures. My team wears PSG home kits, but since I'm a keeper I wear wtf I want.
I have the same jersey, climacool has been my favorite of the 4 jerseys I've gotten so far (1 nike, 3 adidas)
I'm actually offering it for sale, if you're interested. Going to invest a little more in player issue stuff. Plus, I have too many shirts.
I'm about 180cm (5'11) and somewhat (very) scrawny, 63kg (138lbs). In other words, a very sprinter-esque body and that's what I am good at on the pitch up front. I took a break buying jerseys for a while because I was growing.. Now I'm heading back into collecting them and I tried some jerseys on at the Adidas and Nike stores. At the Nike store I tried on S-L in the 12-13 Croatia home jersey. M fit the best without a doubt. Somewhat tailored and a good length. Not too tight though. At the Adidas Store, I tried on M and L in the Spain 12-13 jersey. I liked the length in the L however it did fit a tad too loose for my liking. The M felt too short and it looked really tight and tailored. In other words, no size from the Adidas store fit ideal. This however was about a week ago so I'll go again tomorrow to try some jerseys on and refresh my memory. Maybe it was psychological and the Adidas M does in fact look proper. Just thought I'd inform people of similar body proportions to me.
I got my hands on a Nike Pro Vapor Portugal shirt. L-size (they're tight). Awesome shirt, fits much tighter than regular Nike.
Puma shirts (supporters editions) tend to be a tad bit smaller that adidas clima-cool and Nike Replica editions of the same size. They are therefore slightly tighter fit and have shorter sleeves in general. Looks better if you like to show your biceps more in the gym etc. You may have landed on one of these good fakes. from my personal experience with them whether it is soccertriads or newfootballshirt2013. The fakes could be good or near perfect but sometimes although its produced with the blueprint the size gets made bigger for some reason. or they seem to get certain brand's sizing mixed up.
