14 November 2023 , 16:27
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It's the international break once again and adidas has used the opportunity to launch one of their most interesting collections in recent times- bringing back memories of Euro '96 and World Cup '94.
Retro kits have become a big business over the years and footy fans are known to spend an arm and leg to get that classic Germany or Netherlands shirt. However, adidas has just made it a whole lot easier to track down your favourite retro piece with their brand new range.
Featuring the 1996 home and away Germany top, in which they lifted the European Championship at Wembley after beating England in that legendary Semi-Final, as well as the Spain jersey from the same year the collection is a colourful hybrid of jersey, t-shirts and more. There's also the tracksuits both nations wore off the pitch during the tournament in what will be seen as a particular highlight to retro collectors.
The Euro '96 drop has got some people excited with fans taking to social media platform, X once the collection was unveiled, with many posters praising the drop. One X user, @thao91197, said: "I love this collection, it brings out classic vibe" while @elijah1073405 added "I've got maad (sic) respect for those 3 lines", however with the jerseys ranging from £85 and adidas charging £90 for track tops one poster, @Kakaroach, admitted that the price was quite steep, saying: "Hmm too expensive"
İlkay Gündoğan in one of the pieces from the Germany collection (adidas)The European shirts caused a minor stir upon release but it was the Argentina 1994 arm of the collection that has sparked the most hype. The kit is perhaps best known for Argentina's showing at USA '94 and Maradona's infamous time at the tournament, however, fans noticed that despite images of the Argentina range being part of the launch, it wasn't available to purchase.
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Posting on X, several fans noticed with @mijash_saying, "argentina jacket doesnt exist on adidas website." while others asked about whereabouts of the Argentina element of the drop @saifalshahwarzi asked "What about the 1994 Argentina away kit? When is it expected to be available for purchase?" while @aman_matharu queried, "when is the Argentina version dropping?" and @Luke_roberts10 asked "When is the Argentina collection available, it’s not on the website?"
While items from the European nations such as Spain, Italy and Germany are available to purchase now, it's understood that Latin American kits, such as Argentina, Columbia and Mexico will be available on December 1. Most of the collection is available now yet some items will be able to buy from December 1 and December 15. You can shop the new adidas range on their website here.
If collecting retro shirts is your vibe then over at Vintage Football Shirts there are a number of classic shirts ranging from Nike's Dortmund shirt from the 94/95 season as well as Arsenal's home shirt from 94-96. The site also has the 96/97 Italy top as well as the 96/97 Dortmund tracksuit.