Seven worst ever football kits after Man City’s badgeless ‘market stall’ shirt
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Manchester City sparked uproar on social media by releasing their controversial new third kit this week – with fans quickly branding it "terrible".
Puma's latest design for the Premier League champions has not gone down well among supporters, as it includes two light-blue lines sandwiching the words 'Man City' instead of a regular club badge.
It is a strange look for City, who released the new strip along with the slogan: "Dare to be different."
Some fans believe it is one of the worst kits of all time, but we've picked out seven other horrific numbers which give it a run for its money.
Chelsea away kit – 1994/96
Playing home games just a few miles away from the famous King's Road, west London's swanky fashion hub of the 1960s, you would have thought Chelsea always went about their business on the pitch while donning the trendiest kits possible.
That certainly can't be said for their away strip from 1994-96, a nasty-looking design with varying shades of grey accompanied by a bright-orange trim, shorts and socks.
Even the Chelsea badge failed to escape Umbro's sickening orange theme here. An awful effort.
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Nottingham Forest away kit – 1995/97
It's hard to imagine Umbro bigwigs sat round a table thinking up this monstrosity of an outfit they burdened Forest with in the late 1990s.
Resembling a messy toddler's art work, it includes a yellow and red base with some bizarre black scribbles drooping down from the shoulders, which are quite frankly stressful to look at.
Perhaps it was the reason they finished bottom of the Premiership in 1997 with a measly 34 points…
Southend goalkeeper kit – 1995-96
You might have noticed they're getting worse as the list goes on. Seriously, this chaotic jersey wouldn't have looked out of place in Ancient Egypt.
For reasons that remain unclear 26 years on, Southend's kit designers had goalkeepers Simon Royce and Paul Sansome wearing a multi-coloured design swarmed in far too many unusual patterns.
The Shrimpers shot-stoppers would have been justified in refusing to be seen wearing it in public.
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Liverpool goalkeeper kit – 1995-97
There was clearly more of a strategy behind Adidas' Liverpool goalkeeper kit for the mid-to-late 90s, which has a yellow and black pattern on the right side and the trademark three white stripes on the left with some shades of orange and black.
Nevertheless, there is simply way too much going on here for it to avoid a pasting from us.
Adidas chiefs have tried to be way too clever and quirky with this effort and got it drastically wrong. Literally an assault on the eyes.
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Estonia goalkeeper kit – 1996
What. Is. This.
Estonia's '96 goalies strip is an absolute monstrosity, simple as that.
Lotto kit experts who produced this mess of a shirt, which boasts two completely different patterns on each sleeve as well as the top and bottom half, should never have been allowed to design another one again. Without a doubt the worst on this list.
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Athletic Bilbao UEFA Cup kit – 2004-05
Bilbao had secured European football for the first time in six years, qualifying for the 2004/05 UEFA Cup by finishing fifth in La Liga the previous season.
Unfortunately, Basque artist Dario Urzay was tasked with designing a special shirt to accompany them on their European journey – and this was what he produced.
Urzay's disaster-piece was supposed to represent blood splatter, which was a slightly strange concept in itself, but it instead resembles a red attempt at Robin Williams' Flubber.
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Wycombe goalkeeper kit – 2017/18
It was actually quite fitting that Wycombe chose Beechdean Dairy Ice Cream as their kit sponsors for the 2017/18 campaign, because their goalkeeper strip looked like it had been covered in sprinkles.
Manufacturers O'Neills were clearly hellbent on goalkeeper Scott Brown sticking out like a sore thumb, putting together an eye-popping number containing far too many peculiar pink symbols on a yellow base.
It's no surprise they conceded the most goals in League Two's top eight that season.
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