If you’re one of those people who*actually reads these things,*you’ll know we host a Jersey Spotlight as the penultimate story in each edition.
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\t\t\t\t\t\tWe like to show off the cool, the unique, the limited edition or just all around wackiest and wildest kits we can possibly find on the internet.
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\t\t\t\t\t\tWell, sometimes we find lots, but there’s only room in each Tifo for one of them. Over the years, some great kits haven’t made the cut and thus haven’t been seen by the*multitudes of eyes*that this email attracts each month.
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\t\t\t\t\t\tThat’s what this edition is for. Here’s the best of the rest of Jersey Spotlight.
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Roman design studioEzeta is breaking groundin the world of soccer jerseys. In May of last year, they depicted a literal ancient Roman battle on a soccer kit for Italian 5th division side, Boreale.
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\t\t\t\t\t\tIn the 200s and early 300s AD, Roman Emperor Diocletian\xa0split rule over his empire between two sub-emperors, of sorts.\xa0
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\t\t\t\t\t\tWhen Diocletian\xa0stepped down from his rule, a usurper named Maxentius would rise in Rome. Maxentius was\xa0not\xa0one of those sub-emperors. That would be Constantine I, who marched on Rome to claim his throne.\xa0

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• The night before crossing the Tiber River, Constantine had a vision, in which the Christian God proclaimed he would emerge victorious if he fought under his name and a Christian symbol
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• The symbol is known as theChi-Rho
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• Maxentius chose to meet Constantine in battle in front of theMilvian Bridge
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• Constantine won a decisive victory on his way to becoming Roman Emperor and Maxentius drowned in the Tiber trying to escape
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• The Milvian Bridge still stands to this day. In fact,there it is in the image above
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\t\t\t\t\t\tPurple Home Kit & Red Goalkeeper Kit:

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• Literally depict Giulio Romano’sThe Battle of Milvian Bridgepainting across the chest
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• Enlarged and zoomed-in portions of the painting cover the shoulders and hips in deeper purple
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• Collar and sleeve cuffs do the same in the lighter whites from the kit’s middle band
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• Inspired by the symbol Christ told Constantine to battle under in his vision
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• The Chi-Rho appears in the center of each square inside a large cross graphic
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• The Chi-Rho was used by Constantine in architecture and currency during his rule and is a common ancient Roman symbol
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• Italian art & architecture detailing fills each panel
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It’s not a sustainability project, but it might as well be.
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\t\t\t\t\t\tAnd it’s not technically a jersey, but it might as well be.
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\t\t\t\t\t\tReal Betis and creative collective Equipo FC partnered tofind a use for Betis’ unused team merchfrom past seasons.
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\t\t\t\t\t\tThe result was a collection of jackets, kits and more, including this bag, reworked from past Betis kits. We focused it rather than the full collection in the image because who doesn’t want to be seduced by Hector Bellerin?
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\t\t\t\t\t\t(This run was limited edition only with Betis, but if you’re looking for a upscaled bag made from football kits…we’ve got a few in store now.)

The name Mo Chara definitely sounds like Europe’s next rising football talent, but alas it’s even better – it’s a tap house in Dundalk, Ireland.
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\t\t\t\t\t\tAnd now, thanks to Dundalk’s first tap house, we havea soccer jersey that celebrates getting drunk for a good cause.
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\t\t\t\t\t\tThe tap house, which serves locally sourced brews to its Irish community, partnered with New Balance in October of last year to release this limited-edition kit based on Ireland’s debut in the FIFA World Cup in 1990. It celebrates two years in business for Mo Chara and gives back to its football-obsessed community by donating all sales proceeds to Ireland’s Head in the Game charity, which promotes mental health awareness in football.

Official fashion partners of Santos, Guarani, Sao Paulo and Fortaleza, Brazilian brand JOTAZ has paired up with local clubs for some bangers.
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\t\t\t\t\t\tHere’sone with some basketball flair– in collaboration with Santos FC for the 111th birthday, the collection features a white and black top and a hoodie, all decked-out in Jotaz characters and branding.\xa0
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And at the bottom of an email all about jerseys… a cleat. You know how it goes sometimes.