Real Madrid, Arsenal & More: History of Whiteout Kits
Jan 8, 2022, by Chris
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.
Sporting Kansas City 2015 Third Kit Released
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.
All-White Special-Edition Hummel Denmark Kit Revealed
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.
Adidas Parley Real Madrid Kit Released
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.
Beautiful: Nike AIK 2020 'Behrens' Special Edition Kit Released
Arsenal 2021-2022 Whiteout Jersey
The shorts and socks of the Arsenal 2021-22 Whiteout kit are white.
Arsenal 21-22 Whiteout Kit Unveiled - Part of Anti-Violence Campaign
Which of these whiteout kits is your favorite? Do you know a team that released a whiteout kit before 2015? Comment below.
Newcastle United 27-28 Home Kit - Early Prediction
Kit insider grhaer9 has shared an early prediction for Newcastle United new 2027-28 home kit, based on leaked information. This is part of a series of his farewell kit designs before stepping away from the concept and leak scene. However, it is important to note that this design is still highly speculative.
The new Newcastle United 2027-28 home kit is expected to feature the new Newcastle United crest, whereas grhaer9’s concept still uses the old crest.
