Football Shirts

Authentic, Vapor and Stadium: what is the difference?

Nike works with two lines. Vapor is the player version: a tighter cut, lighter fabric, Dri-FIT ADV with ventilated zones and bonded seams. Stadium is the supporter version with a roomier fit and standard Dri-FIT. At adidas the player version is called authentic, with HEAT.RDY. The price difference is significant, and for collectors the player version is usually the item that counts — it is made in far smaller numbers.

Third shirts and template shirts

Third kits reach the market in smaller runs than home and away shirts and are rarely a repeat of an earlier design, which makes them scarce relatively quickly. We also stock template shirts: blank versions without federation crest or sponsorship, meant as a starting point for anyone applying their own badges and name set.

Finish it yourself

Almost every shirt here can be completed with parts from our own range: a name set in the right competition version, the matching sleeve badges and where applicable a sponsor print. Just make sure you pick the set that belongs to the competition the shirt was worn in — a domestic league set on a European shirt is not correct.