Graphic showing a picture of a Sweden player wearing the Adidas Real (II) templateThe Kitbliss 100 Greatest Football Shirt Templates

Football shirt templates have been around for ages and are super influential, even if some people don't always love them.

The Kitbliss 100 Greatest Football Shirt Templates looks at the best examples, presenting blog posts every few weeks, counting down from 100 to 1.

Each post will dig into the important detail, assessing a wide range of different versions that make each template exceptional. Hopefully, you'll find some new templates you've never seen, or maybe just look at old ones differently!

Follow The Kitbliss 100 Greatest Football Shirt Templates series here.

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Latest updates

  • 5 nov2025
    QPR: Hoops Through History review
    John Devlin is back with a fascinating book all about the kit history of Queens Park Rangers — and the reasons why you should buy it are provided here...
  • 18 oct2025
    #100GFST 30: Adidas Real (II)
    A dominant presence at the 2002 FIFA World Cup, the Adidas Real (II) template was multi-layered in so many ways... All is explained here...
  • 18 sep2025
    #100GFST 31: Adidas Marseille
    A true one-off that graced the 1990 World Cup... Find out why the Adidas Marseille shirt template is still so recognisable here...
  • 4 sep2025
    #100GFST 32: Adidas Prestige
    One template exemplified a more simpler approach to shirt design during the 1998 World Cup. Read all about Adidas Prestige here...