. Mike Hersh, the longtime Uni Watch contributor who recently passed away, was a big collector of many things, including uniform catalogs. That’s how we met, in fact — he …
Category: Soccer
Not as Exciting as That Guy Being Swallowed by a Sinkhole, but Still…
Paul here, making a rare weekend appearance in place of Phil, who’s feeling under the weather (get better, buddy!). I can’t replicate his vast weekend smörgÃ¥sbord of content, but hopefully …
Uni Watch Profiles: Mark Willis
Lots of readers have recently told me how much they like “Soccer Out of Context,” a web project in which designer Mark Willis has been taking MLB jerseys and repurposing …
Views from the Elysian Fields: The Hubertushirschen of NBA Jersey Sponsorship
By Morris Levin “The Hubertushirschen of NBA Jersey Sponsorship” The photograph above is of Bundesliga Eintracht Braunschweig players in 1973. (The team has since been relegated, and plays in the …
The Making of an Olympic Soccer Boot
By Phil Hecken As we continue our Olympics coverage her on Uni Watch, we go a bit “off uni” to take a look at the making of a specific piece …
Are You Ready for Some Football?
By Phil Hecken As promised, Uni Watch strives to bring out the best of the Olympics, and today we begin our journey into the Games. Sadly, there hasn’t been much …
Bloody Brilliant
Paul here, pinch-hitting for Phil this weekend. I’ve mentioned many times that I donate blood every two months. That may not seem like a uni-related topic, but it is now, …
Soccer TimE…Part 2
By Phil Hecken It’s often been said by many of the readers of Uni Watch that soccer football, particularly European football, doesn’t get much love on these boards, and that’s …
Soccer TimE…Part 1
By Phil Hecken It’s often been said by many of the readers of Uni Watch that soccer football, particularly European football, doesn’t get much love on these boards, and that’s …
The European Championships: A Uni-Centric History, Part 2
[Editor’s Note: Today we have the second and final installment of Bernd Wilms’s survey of the Euro tourney’s uniform history. We pick up the action in 1988. ”” PL] By …
The European Championships: A Uni-Centric History, Part 1
[Editor’s Note: Several readers have been asking for more soccer coverage. Since I’m too soccer-clueless to handle the task, reader Bernd Wilms has stepped up with an outstanding guest-written entry …
Congratulations, Mr. Delap: It’s a Ball
. Is Rory Delap of Stoke City giving birth to a bouncing baby soccer ball? Nope. Reader Andy Dunbar explains: Stoke City has players who specialize in throw-ins, and they …
Sunday Morning Hot Spur
Today’s guest entry was written by Morris Levin, who you may remember from this summer’s “Fridays with Morris” series. Morris was at the Uni Watch gathering last night in Philadelphia, …
Your Face Here
Phil briefly mentioned something on Saturday that I want to explore in greater detail today. Here’s the deal: Sevilla — that’s a Spanish soccer team — is letting fans pay …
Is New Soccer Uni Regulation a Whitewash?
Way back in June I got a note from a reader named Shane Davis. He works for Speedline Athletic Wear, which provides uniforms for lots of high school sports. Unfortunately, …