The Dugout
Articles & Features
Kit releases, retro deep-dives, and opinions from the shirt collecting world.
Nike Brings Back the Greatest Football Shirt Ever Made
Nike has officially reissued the 2005-06 FC Barcelona home shirt, the jersey worn during arguably the greatest individual season in football history. We put the original and the reissue side by side.
Premier League 2025-26 Kits: The Hits, the Misses, and the Ones Nobody Asked For
All 20 clubs have now dropped at least their home shirts for next season. Some are genuinely brilliant. Some are baffling. Here is where each of them lands.
The 10 Greatest Away Kits of the 1990s
Neon, paisley, abstract art, and pure chaos. The 1990s gave us the most gloriously unhinged away shirts in football history. Here are the ten best.
Why Football Shirt Collecting Is the New Record Collecting
Vinyl records. Vintage trainers. Football shirts. The logic of the passionate collector is the same — and the community that has grown up around shirts is one of the warmest in sport.