| Nothing is more important for a soccer fan, than his | | | | in the old days compared to today's design. The shirts |
| team's colors and badge. In the soccer uniform, the | | | | had a collar similar to a polo shirt, with laces or buttons |
| club's badge is on the chest, placed close to the heart. | | | | on them. In the more modern uniforms the collars are |
| In the nineteenth century, soccer uniforms had long | | | | something like modern T-shirts. The shorts today are |
| sleeved shirts and they used knickerbockers that | | | | very different from the ones used in the nineteenth |
| covered the knees in place of the shorts used today, | | | | and early twentieth century, quite shorter and much |
| and long socks. | | | | lighter than before. The socks are quite the same |
| When television was black and white, the color of the | | | | today, but some socks have a few details like lines, |
| soccer uniforms were very important, when one team | | | | the club badge or name. |
| played in light uniforms the other team had to play in | | | | Today, there are quite a few famous uniforms, like the |
| dark. In this way, viewers could tell which team was | | | | Brazilian national team, which are famous all over the |
| which, and also the players were able to tell where | | | | world, especially among the youngsters. The use of |
| their team mates were on the field. The basic soccer | | | | these uniforms as a marketing strategy has become |
| uniform is made up of shirts (jerseys), shorts, socks | | | | quite common and pretty effective, with sponsors on |
| and shoes. | | | | club or national uniforms. |
| The goalkeeper has a slightly different uniform from | | | | The amount of official replica soccer uniforms sold is |
| the rest of the team; the jersey has to be a different | | | | quite big due to marketing campaigns, the passion of |
| color as he is the only one allowed to use his hands in | | | | the fans towards their national team or the club they |
| the game. The difference in the goalkeeper's uniform is | | | | support. The uniform manufacturers also use the |
| necessary so that viewers and players can easily | | | | name of famous players to sell more. Names like |
| recognize which player he is. The goalkeepers usually | | | | Ronaldinho, Beckham, and Zidane are very much used |
| use special gloves for defending the ball. | | | | so that more and more uniforms are sold. |
| The referee and his assistants also need different | | | | The clubs invest highly in marketing their own brand |
| color uniforms so that they aren't mistaken for any | | | | name and their players' names as a way of |
| other player in the field. Players also use protections | | | | popularizing the brand and the club or national team. |
| such as shin pads which can also be included as part | | | | Some clubs and national teams make special editions |
| of the uniform. | | | | of their uniforms for important games or anniversaries. |
| Before uniforms were made of heavy material, when | | | | The use of soccer uniforms in marketing has helped |
| wet with sweat or rain, they would stick to the player's | | | | the main brands of sports clothes and these uniforms, |
| body. Nowadays, soccer uniforms are made from light | | | | especially the jerseys are used by young people to go |
| synthetic material that doesn't stick when wet and | | | | out to parties, going to shopping centres and even on |
| doesn't weigh as much as the old uniforms. | | | | dates. |
| The design of the soccer uniforms was quite different | | | | |