Real Madrid, Arsenal & More: History of Whiteout Kits
Arsenal today released a special all-white kit as part of a "No More Red", making aware of youth violence and knife crime. The North London club were not the first team to release a whiteout kit - we take a look at five all-white kits.
Before the 1970s/1980s, teams like England, Real Madrid, and Leeds already wore all-white kits. They are, however, no whiteouts - those have monochrome logos for example.
All-White Football Kits
One of the first teams to release an all-white football kit was Sporting Kansas City. The US team launched a white kit with silver logos.
In 2016, Denmark and Hummel released a whiteout kit, inspired by the concept of a blank page. Real Madrid and Adidas followed later that year with a whiteout Parley kit. For the kit, they used water-based paint in an environmentally friendly process.
Parley for the Oceans: Real Madrid and Adidas launched an environmentally friendly whiteout kit in 2016
Swedish club AIK, which are renowned for their great kits, launched a totally white kit with a gigantic crest in 2020.
Arsenal are the latest team to release a whiteout kit. It makes us aware of youth violence and knife crime - "No More Red".
Sporting Kansas City 2015 Third Shirt
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The new Sporting Kansas City 2015 Third Kit is white with a classical collar, boasting the iconic argyle pattern as seen on the previous two Kansas Third Kits.
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All-White Hummel Denmark Special-Edition Kit
Inspired by the concept of starting with a blank page, Denmark has the chance to qualify for the 2018 World Cup in Russia after failing to reach the last two major tournaments, the new special-edition Denmark Hummel jersey is completely white, including all Hummel brandings and the DBU crest.
Adidas Parley Real Madrid Kit
Obviously deriving from the iconic cleanness of Real Madrid's all-white home kits, the Adidas Parley Real Madrid kit manages to up this impression by combining a white base with subtly applied light grey logos. Those logos on the Adidas Parley Real Madrid jersey were printed onto the fabric using water-based paint in an environmental friendly process.
AIK Nike 2020 Behrens Jersey
Inspired by the club's first-ever jersey, The Nike AIK 2020 Behrens football shirt is white with a retro collar and a whiteout Nike logo. The standout feature is the big club crest on the left chest.
Arsenal 2021-2022 Whiteout Jersey
The shorts and socks of the Arsenal 2021-22 Whiteout kit are white.
Which of these whiteout kits is your favorite? Do you know a team that released a whiteout kit before 2015? Comment below.
