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Worst uniform ever
Posted 03 Nov 2009 at 08:31 PM by Dan Loney
Working on the MLS Anti-Awards for 2009. Last chance for suggestions, but I'll give you a hint - couple of local Southern California players figure big.
But speaking of worst, I wanted to point out that the Daily Telegraph is an idiot.
The topic is worst sports uniforms. Coincidentally, one of my favorite sites, UniWatchBlog, is running a contest for worst American sports uniform of all time. So, yeah, there's your chance to vote for the Colorado Caribou. A 1996 MLS kit is nominated, too, but it's one that, to my recollection, was no worse than the fourth or fifth worst uniform of that season, let alone of all time.
However, the Telegraph is saying all time, everywhere. They're leaning heavy on soccer, too. Sure, they pick some real disasters.
But there's no excuse for leaving off the only choice. We're talking game, set, match, end conversation.
This is one story behind those shirts:
I wish I could find the version I read, but as I recall, it had more to do with Fiorentina's YOOGE financial problems at the time. It's a shirt that, as you can tell, doesn't NECESSARILY scream out "Nazis," until you see the swastika...and they you can't see anything BUT swastikas. It's like the FedEx arrow, only with, y'know, swastikas.
Anyway, from what I recall someone actually noticed in time before they took the field, and these shirts were promptly mothballed...until the season rolled along, the financial losses piled up, and Fiorentina couldn't afford to pay for new away shirts. So they thought...well...maybe no one will notice.
And the rest is history.
But speaking of worst, I wanted to point out that the Daily Telegraph is an idiot.
The topic is worst sports uniforms. Coincidentally, one of my favorite sites, UniWatchBlog, is running a contest for worst American sports uniform of all time. So, yeah, there's your chance to vote for the Colorado Caribou. A 1996 MLS kit is nominated, too, but it's one that, to my recollection, was no worse than the fourth or fifth worst uniform of that season, let alone of all time.
However, the Telegraph is saying all time, everywhere. They're leaning heavy on soccer, too. Sure, they pick some real disasters.
But there's no excuse for leaving off the only choice. We're talking game, set, match, end conversation.
This is one story behind those shirts:
Quote:
I remembered from World Soccer magazine, the same one (not the same issue) that had the photo of the players in Spain wearing a fan’s name on the back of their uniforms, that Fiorentina had a contract with Lotto to supply their uniforms in the early 1990s. In the magazine they mentioned that Fiorentina opened their season wearing a pattern that was completely chosen at random by a computer. The computer was on Lotto’s end, but the pattern that came out was a swastika. Surprisingly this pattern, which was only on their away shirts, made it into their early games before being changed.
I’ve been looking for a picture of this shirt, just to see how over the top the swastika’s were (godly large or small). Having lived in Japan and seeing the reverse swastika’s for Buddhist temples, I was surprised to find a picture of it this morning.
I would say the design had plus signs and arrows, but where they intersected, they became swastikas.
I’ve been looking for a picture of this shirt, just to see how over the top the swastika’s were (godly large or small). Having lived in Japan and seeing the reverse swastika’s for Buddhist temples, I was surprised to find a picture of it this morning.
I would say the design had plus signs and arrows, but where they intersected, they became swastikas.
Anyway, from what I recall someone actually noticed in time before they took the field, and these shirts were promptly mothballed...until the season rolled along, the financial losses piled up, and Fiorentina couldn't afford to pay for new away shirts. So they thought...well...maybe no one will notice.
And the rest is history.
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I still wonder where the other two fingers went up to...Posted 03 Nov 2009 at 08:45 PM by jadepalooka 
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They would have been a big hit in India and Southeast Asia.Posted 03 Nov 2009 at 09:20 PM by Sachin 
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good one bro. I wonder if anyone else can figure out why.
Posted 03 Nov 2009 at 09:26 PM by vmax71
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awesome jersey from a comical perspective!
England only cares about England. you'd think they still ran the world and all that. someone should tell them their empire and global influence is dead.Posted 03 Nov 2009 at 10:14 PM by CrewPens
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Gotta be Colorado Caribou...hands down:
Posted 03 Nov 2009 at 10:48 PM by Pablo Chicago
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What's dissapointing about the Colorado uniform is that it's so blatantly the worst ever and none will even come close. The finality of the thing kills me. There's always matter of debate for best player, best goal, best whatever, but nothing, NOTHING, not even accidental swastikas, top faux-leather tassles.
NOTHING!Posted 03 Nov 2009 at 11:23 PM by Daniel from Montréal
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please tell me that the Colorado Caribou jerseys were a womans team....
Posted 03 Nov 2009 at 11:45 PM by outcast_p
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I will not, because deep down you know they weren't.Quote:Originally Posted by outcast_p
please tell me that the Colorado Caribou jerseys were a womans team....
Posted 04 Nov 2009 at 12:31 AM by Daniel from Montréal
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Posted 04 Nov 2009 at 12:54 AM by EagleDrew10
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NEAS? I like it.Quote:Originally Posted by Daniel from Montréal
What's dissapointing about the Colorado uniform is that it's so blatantly the worst ever and none will even come close. The finality of the thing kills me. There's always matter of debate for best player, best goal, best whatever, but nothing, NOTHING, not even accidental swastikas, top faux-leather tassles.
NOTHING!Posted 04 Nov 2009 at 01:17 AM by FijiUnited
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