The 15 greatest special edition football kit releases ever

It’s all too easy to moan about the dire state of football kits and how they’re so quickly banished season upon season in the modern game.

Truthfully, though, for the kit nerds around us, the excitement of a new jersey every year never truly goes away. Home, away and third, admittedly it’s an expensive upkeep and one that proves taxing on everyday supporters. But purely from a design point of view, it’s great fun.

Better yet is when every now and then, clubs spice it up a bit and shoehorn in a special edition release to commemorate an event, or launch a collaboration. The reins are off, the design brief of every year is chucked out of the window, and an often unforgettable strip is unveiled.

Sometimes, it can blow up in our faces – that half and half Tottenham shirt from 2007/08 springs to mind – and sometimes the kit can prove a bad luck charm and be crowned with a poor result. However, more often than not, fans are treated to scorchers when it comes to special edition jerseys.

We at GIVEMESPORT are celebrating that, by commemorating the 15 greatest special edition kits to be released.

Be it boots or kit, you simply can’t go wrong with a blackout. PUMA executed it to perfection with the launch of Dortmund’s blackout strip in 2019/20, to celebrate the club’s 110th birthday. One for all occasions.

Borussia Dortmund's new PUMA blackout kit is a bit tasty isn't it? https://t.co/1uS8wnNTAx pic.twitter.com/kZxWToVhOa

Very much a marmite design, Nike’s efforts in 2007/08 cannot go unappreciated. Celebrating the club’s centenary, Inter played in a white away strip that donned a red St. George’s cross, the flag of Milan, in commemoration. Can’t miss it.

Admittedly, throwback shirts resembling a club’s earliest designs can