The MJK Blog
Football shirt news, unboxing guides, kit history and everything in between. Written by football fans, for football fans.
The Carabao Cup Explained: Why the League Cup Still Matters
The Short Version The Carabao Cup, the League Cup, the EFL Cup: three names for the same competition, England's second cup and a genuine route to a Wembley final and a European place. It is...
The FA Cup Explained: The World's Oldest Cup Competition
The Short Version First played in 1871, the FA Cup is the oldest football competition on earth, and it remains the most romantic. Every eligible club in England, from Premier League giants to par...
Iconic Captain's Armbands and the Shirts That Wore Them
The Short Version A small strip of fabric, worn on the sleeve, marks out the one player responsible for a team on the pitch. Here are the stories behind football's most iconic captain's armbands,...
The Most Valuable Football Shirts Ever Sold
The Short Version A single football shirt once sold at auction for more than seven million pounds. From Maradona's Hand of God shirt to Messi's World Cup collection and Pele's 1970 final jersey, ...
Why Do Premier League Clubs Play in Their Colours?
The Short Version Arsenal play in red because of a hand-me-down kit. Newcastle's stripes trace to the region's miners. Liverpool did not always wear all red. The colours we treat as eternal almos...
What Football Shirt Numbers Mean: 1 to 11 Explained
The Short Version Football's shirt numbers are not random. They began as a simple map of the pitch, from the goalkeeper's 1 to the left winger's 11, and each number came to carry the identi...
