For those of us who love the beautiful game, the pre-season can be a lonely time: no 3pm kick-offs on a Saturday; no back-to-back games on a Super Sunday; no mid-week Monday night football to soften the blow of the end of the weekend – there is hardly anywhere to get your football fix!
Thankfully, it’s that time again in the football schedule when the FIFA World Cup hits for an action-packed month of football frenzy. But it’s not just the return of the matches that whets our appetites – an international tournament brings with it another passion of ours… football kits!
We eagerly await the latest designs from brands like Adidas, Umbro and Nike to see how they’ve developed their ideas (and who’s dropped the ball on the design front!). So to help get you revved up for the tournament, here’s our pick of the best kits to ever grace a World Cup – but be warned, you’ll be paying out big bucks on eBay if you want to purchase any of these…
