2011-12 soccer kits

[hawk36]

http://www.soccerbible.com/news/football-shirts/archive/2012/02/23/holland-away-replica-2012-13-nike-football-shirt.aspx

I really like this... Will definitely be picking up a RVP #9 one.

That is awesome. Very well done.

[Wilt]

This red England is GK

Ukraine Away:

This is a great look. One of adidas' best this year for sure. The pattern inside the stripe is nice.

What is the pattern?

It's got the crown in the center, and I'm not sure if the rest of the design has some sort of specific meaning or not, but here is a better view of it. The only part of the yellow kit I disliked was the crescent-shaped panels where the stripes terminate below the shoulder, and that seems to be absent from the blue version.

It's supposed to be Vytynanky (Ukrainian)/Wycinanki (Polish), a Polish and Ukrainian version of the art form of papercutting.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wycinanki

[henburg]

This red England is GK

Ukraine Away:

This is a great look. One of adidas' best this year for sure. The pattern inside the stripe is nice.

What is the pattern?

It's got the crown in the center, and I'm not sure if the rest of the design has some sort of specific meaning or not, but here is a better view of it. The only part of the yellow kit I disliked was the crescent-shaped panels where the stripes terminate below the shoulder, and that seems to be absent from the blue version.

It's supposed to be Vytynanky (Ukrainian)/Wycinanki (Polish), a Polish and Ukrainian version of the art form of papercutting.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wycinanki

Wow that's pretty neat. Thanks for finding that out Andrew and Wilt. I love it when local design elements are incorporated into a unifrom.

[Bayne]

New Australia away

[Kevin W.]

Nike is on a roll.

[gdu]

Nike is on a roll.

Except for the US' Away shirt.

[aawagner011]

Nike is on a roll.

Except for the US' Away shirt.

Something tells me I'm going to really like it when its unveiled with official pictures and seeing it in action. I find myself liking the new look.

[RedSox44]

Nike is on a roll.

Except for the US' Away shirt.

The home more than makes up for it.

The Australia kit is brilliant.

[henburg]

New Australia away

Is that the same font as the numbers for the Netherlands?

[waltere]

Quite possibly, I believe it's a stock Nike font at the moment as it also looks very similar to the numbers on the England Rugby World Cup jersies back in november.

[Foxxtrot44]

It's a nice kit, but doesnt have that Australia feel to it. The blue and yellow (orange? yorallow?) seem too dark.

Australia's Green/Gold and Blue/Gold make them readily identifiable...if I were to see these on TV I'd think the dutch washed their kits too hard...

[andrewharrington]

New Australia away

It's nowhere near as good as their last World Cup effort for Australia:

In fact, I don't find it particularly above average at all. What's with the box on the right sleeve?

[MJWalker45]

Quite possibly, I believe it's a stock Nike font at the moment as it also looks very similar to the numbers on the England Rugby World Cup jersies back in november.

I think it's the same number Werder Bremen are using. The Netherlands numbers are specific to them only.

Actually, it's Kashima Antlers uni numbers from last year (2011)

[MJWalker45]

New number font for England

[Gothamite]

Me likey those England numbers.

As an aside, Apple's spellcheck tried to change "likey" to "Limey".

[RedSox44]

Two tone red is purty and I like the font, too.

[Kevin W.]

That is a solid effort by Umbro. Great stuff.

[speedy]

New Australia away

It's nowhere near as good as their last World Cup effort for Australia:

In fact, I don't find it particularly above average at all. What's with the box on the right sleeve?

Well when they cut it out of the front stripe they had to put it somewhere. Everybody's trying to do their part to halt global warming.

But seriously, when I think Australian national competition I think green and yellow. Do they differentiate to blue often, or not? Either way, I prefer the green.

[shaydre1019]

Nike is on a roll.

Except for the US' Away shirt.

Something tells me I'm going to really like it when its unveiled with official pictures and seeing it in action. I find myself liking the new look.

Always happens to me, even the total 90 template ones with the circle numbers. The only ones I was never a big fan of was the dark grey ones.

Clint Dempsey tends to make every jersey look better though..

[Gothamite]

when I think Australian national competition I think green and yellow. Do they differentiate to blue often, or not? Either way, I prefer the green.

I think blue is their standard change color. Like the Netherlands, their standard kit is unique enough that they're not often called upon to wear the clash strip, so it's not as iconic in our minds as a team like England, Germany or the US.