60. Paris Saint-Germain: home, 2013/14
The Hechter stripe – the red line between two white – has adorned plenty of PSG shirts over the years, with fan furore when it's been dropped. It's a kit manufacturer's nightmare to try and reinvent it every summer – but is the 2013 iteration as good as the original? It is for us, all right. Helps of course that David Beckham wore this one.
59. Borussia Monchengladbach: home, 1974
The top that Borussia Monchengladbach wore at their very best, this is a lesson in minimalism. The two sets of vertical train tracks on this one made it simple, stylish and evoking a time when German football was king. Oh, and that diamond badge is one Deutschland's best.
58. Brazil: home, 1970
The outfit that the greatest team of all time wore. All that Brazil needed was a bright yellow and rounded collar, as Pele and co. shone in the Mexican summer. Intriguingly, they had two kit manufacturers back then – one for the first half, one for the second. This entry on our list is a joint one of sorts, in which case.
57. Croatia: home, 1998
Checkmate. Introducing themselves to the world in 1998, Croatia floated the idea of a design classic and we all adored it. Davor Suker shimmying through defences with his national flag hanging off his shoulder has become an image that Nike have tried to recreate countless times since… and you know what? We still think this Lotto effort is best.
56. Gremio: home, 1989/90
A stripe so synonymous, specifically, with Gremio. As if the black, white and sky blue couldn't get any better, either, this one comes with the Coca-Cola label stretched across as a sponsor. It's always the real thing: Brazilian football has rarely looked so good.
55. Scotland: home, 1996
If anything, it's a surprise that it took well over a century for Scotland's football team to wear a tartan. The Euro 96 kit was typically navy with yellow accenting, and that lush, oh-so-Scottish base of the shirt, with blue, purple and white. For some, it is still the Scotland shirt: it remains one of the greatest things Umbro have ever put their name to.
54. Arsenal: home, 1971
Herbert Chapman introduced white sleeves in the 1930s to make Arsenal stand out – and bar a few unpopular attempts, they've always remained. This is one of the most recognisable retro shirts ever, thanks in part to a curly-haired Colin Firth wearing it in Fever Pitch some two decades after its advent.
53. England: away, 1996
What felt at the time like blasphemy has become beloved: if the bright, white home top was Oasis, this moodier change strip was Massive Attack.
The Three Lions switched from blood red to cloud grey in a bid for home soil glory in 1996 – and though England faltered at the semi (again), the Umbro effort they wore has become a quintessential England fan's collectable.
52. Nigeria: home, 1994
Nike first teamed up with the Super Eagles in the mid-1990s, taking over duties from Adidas. Together, they'd churn out plenty of hits – but the first take is still one of the best. The feathered sleeves on this one are stunning, while the collar and Futura logo have become almost mystical in the time since.
51. Venezia: away, 2020/21
When Venezia were taken over in 2015, they underwent an aesthetic revolution – and though they were just a Serie B side in 2020, their Nike jerseys caught the imagination the world over. The orange/black/green look was like nothing that had ever gone this viral, while the classy serif "VENEZIA" helped to establish the brand. They're a club to look out for every summer now when shirts begin to drop.
