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The Shirt: A Material History of Soccer, from Rags to Fashion and Cotton to Polyester

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Soccer jerseys, kits, football shirts - whatever the name, there is no shortage of opinions about them. Pretty or ugly, traditional or not, brands, costs, sponsors; whether to own only those we have connections to, or buy them for style, or collect them...
We’ll cut through all that today, with the help of Alex Ireland, author of the very recently published book Pretty Poly: The History of the Football Shirt. This episode is a short material history of the beautiful game - through the lens of various fabrics, in various colors, we’ll trace football from the beginnings to today.
For a little table of contents, here is what we talked about: 1. the origins: why did teams start to wear the same jerseys anyways, when did colors come in? 2. crests, badges, numbers etc. - what stories do they tell? 3. fabrics, especially the switch from cotton to various plastics, and the opportunities that opened up. And 4., today’s landscape: brands, internationalization, TV, the collector market. All with plenty of concrete examples along the way. Get dressed! And please leave a quick voicemail with any feedback, corrections, suggestions - or just greetings - HERE.
HELPFUL LINKS FOR THIS EPISODE:

Alex Ireland, Pretty Poly: The History of the Football Shirt (Pitch Publishing, 2023)

Alex Ireland on X/Twitter

John Devlin, True Colors - books and website

Football Kit Archive

TSV Hartberg shirt (yes, it says that)

MUSIC SNIPPETS FROM THIS EPISODE:

Donovan - I Love My Shirt (YouTube)

Oasis - The Girl in the Dirty Shirt (YouTube)

Ken Dodd and the Diddymen - Where’s My Shirt (YouTube)

Elvis Costello and the Attractions - Green Shirt (YouTube)
NEW: send me a text message! (I'd love to hear your thoughts - texts get to me anonymously, without charge or signup)

Please leave a quick voicemail with any feedback, corrections, suggestions - or just greetings - HERE. Or comment via Twitter, Instagram, Bluesky or Facebook.
If you enjoy this podcast and think that what I do fills a gap in soccer coverage that others would be interested in as well, please

  • Recommend The Assistant Professor of Football. Spreading the word, through word of mouth, truly does help.
  • Leave some rating stars at the podcast platform of your choice. There are so many sports podcasts out there, and only ratings make this project visible; only then can people who look for a different kind of take on European soccer actually find me.

Artwork for The Assistant Professor of Football is by Saige Lind
Instrumental music for this podcast, including the introduction track, is by the artist Ketsa and used under a Creative Commons license through Free Music Archive: https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Ketsa/

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Manage episode 378572026 series 3417441
Content provided by Philipp Gollner. All podcast content including episodes, graphics, and podcast descriptions are uploaded and provided directly by Philipp Gollner or their podcast platform partner. If you believe someone is using your copyrighted work without your permission, you can follow the process outlined here https://ro.player.fm/legal.

Soccer jerseys, kits, football shirts - whatever the name, there is no shortage of opinions about them. Pretty or ugly, traditional or not, brands, costs, sponsors; whether to own only those we have connections to, or buy them for style, or collect them...
We’ll cut through all that today, with the help of Alex Ireland, author of the very recently published book Pretty Poly: The History of the Football Shirt. This episode is a short material history of the beautiful game - through the lens of various fabrics, in various colors, we’ll trace football from the beginnings to today.
For a little table of contents, here is what we talked about: 1. the origins: why did teams start to wear the same jerseys anyways, when did colors come in? 2. crests, badges, numbers etc. - what stories do they tell? 3. fabrics, especially the switch from cotton to various plastics, and the opportunities that opened up. And 4., today’s landscape: brands, internationalization, TV, the collector market. All with plenty of concrete examples along the way. Get dressed! And please leave a quick voicemail with any feedback, corrections, suggestions - or just greetings - HERE.
HELPFUL LINKS FOR THIS EPISODE:

Alex Ireland, Pretty Poly: The History of the Football Shirt (Pitch Publishing, 2023)

Alex Ireland on X/Twitter

John Devlin, True Colors - books and website

Football Kit Archive

TSV Hartberg shirt (yes, it says that)

MUSIC SNIPPETS FROM THIS EPISODE:

Donovan - I Love My Shirt (YouTube)

Oasis - The Girl in the Dirty Shirt (YouTube)

Ken Dodd and the Diddymen - Where’s My Shirt (YouTube)

Elvis Costello and the Attractions - Green Shirt (YouTube)
NEW: send me a text message! (I'd love to hear your thoughts - texts get to me anonymously, without charge or signup)

Please leave a quick voicemail with any feedback, corrections, suggestions - or just greetings - HERE. Or comment via Twitter, Instagram, Bluesky or Facebook.
If you enjoy this podcast and think that what I do fills a gap in soccer coverage that others would be interested in as well, please

  • Recommend The Assistant Professor of Football. Spreading the word, through word of mouth, truly does help.
  • Leave some rating stars at the podcast platform of your choice. There are so many sports podcasts out there, and only ratings make this project visible; only then can people who look for a different kind of take on European soccer actually find me.

Artwork for The Assistant Professor of Football is by Saige Lind
Instrumental music for this podcast, including the introduction track, is by the artist Ketsa and used under a Creative Commons license through Free Music Archive: https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Ketsa/

  continue reading

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