Update: The "Stolen" Crests of World Football
Update: Proving that this topic is as relevant as ever before, new Indian team Kerala Evergreen entered the scene with a crest that's more than just similar to that of Bray Wanderers.
A brand new Indian football club called Kerala Evergreen FC have had a PR disaster. Their crest "vaguely" resembles @BrayWanderers's. 😂 pic.twitter.com/Hzup6OITmf
— Samiran Mishra (@scoutdesk) 27. Juli 2017
There are many iconic crests in football. The likes of Barcelona, Real Madrid and Manchester United are instantly recognizable and teams such as Juventus and Manchester City will hope their more recently adapted logos will reach the same level of fame soon enough.
However, ever since team badges have existed, there have been copycat attempts, mostly by smaller teams. Below you find a selection, by no means complete, of more or less obviously "stolen" crests in football, via reddit.
Barcelona - Forest Green Rovers (old)
Arsenal - Gunners Harare
Ireland - Israel
Juventus (old) - Galo Maringá
Inter - New York City FC
KRC Genk (old) - Karachi United
Do you know other stolen crests? Let us know in the comments below.
Vintage Football Shirts
from Cult Kits
2002/04 Argentina Batistuta #9 Home Shirt (L) Adidas
2018/19 Netherlands Away Shirt (M) Nike
1996/98 Club America #23 Away Shirt (L) Adidas
2011/12 Manchester United Welbeck #19 Home Shirt (M) Nike
1996/98 Adidas (Germany) Kopke #1 Template GK Shirt (S)
2016/17 Norwich City Howson #8 *Match Issue* Home Shirt (M) Errea
1989/91 Spezia #1 GK Shirt (L) Uhlsport
1997/99 Chelsea Zola #25 *Mint* Home Shirt (L) Umbro
2008/09 Boca Juniors Roman #10 Home Shirt (S) Nike





