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We compare the yellow shirts of 1976 and 2019 The 2019/2020 shirt respects the 1976 original (worn by Johan Cruyff) 43 years later, Barça will once again officially wear the 1976 yellow shirt with the "blau grana" diagonal stripes. The design that was announced by Nike Inc on the 8th of July 2019 is a replica of the shirt FC Barcelona wore during the 1975/1976 season. Here is the proof:. If we join both shirts, the one Barcelona first used 43 years ago in a game against Liverpool FC and the new one which will first be used at the Sam Mamés against Athletic Club Bilbao on the 16th of August in a La Liga clash are almost identical respecting certain details that have evolved in the manufacturing of football shirts. Thanks to a Barcelona fan and shirt collector (Dani Crespo) who owned the 1976 original and had just purchased the 2019/2020 shirt we can see the latest one has maintained itself faithful to the original design. The novelties most noticeable on the present one are obviously concerning the material used these days by comparison to what was habitual pre-80s. These days shirts are made from polyester while back in the day they were made from 100% pure cotton and much more expensive to manufacture. For those that aren't aware, from cotton the bigger clubs then moved to silk which was extremely expensive but proved to offer a better method of dissipation of perspiration and grave the footballer a fresher feel while playing. Few shirts remain made from silk on the collector's market and they are worth a king's ransom. Other small differences with the new shirt are the 'Senyera' (Catalan Flag on the back of the collar), the collar itself is also different as it has changed from a crew neck to a slight v-neck, the Nike symbol and of course the sponsor (Rakuten). A curiousity is that there was no crest! For an unconfirmed unknown reason that was the only season FC Barcelona decided to play without a crest on their kits. Some say that after Franco's death Barça didn't have the time to get new crests embroidered to change Barcelona CF (the club name change forced upon by the Francoist regime) to the origninal club name, FC Barcelona. The original shirt saw the light on the 14th of April 1976 at Anfield in a Liverpool v Barcelona game that ended 1-1 corresponding to the UEFA CUP Semi-Finals. The shirt was manufactured at the time by a brand called 'Mont-Halt'. The owner of the brand was the then FC Barcelona President Agustí Montal i Costa (Barcelona 1934-2017). He was a businessman in the textile industry and made the kits for the club between 1969 to 1977 where then MEYBA took over. Agustí Montal i Costa's father Agustí Montal i Galobart had also been President of Barça between the years of 1946 to 1952. @The Rebel CRS @Cannabis @Panna King

Well, they have several titles with their Handball and Field Hockey national teams, it's just neither Rugby or Cricket are big in Germany. Just because you English have this three as their main sports, doesn't mean this has to be the case for everyone, you see.

Of course you should celebrate it, as your own post says no others compete in multiple sports as highly as we do. For all Germany’s footballing skill they’ve not got the domestic talent pool competeing with rival sports to contend with. Adide from the olympics these are the 3 big world cups, we’ve won all. Therefore no other nation can say that they’re as good as the English when it comes to team sports, if they do I’ll say “win the big 3 and we can talk”

It’s grown in Ireland & Afghanistan so they’re full members. Nepal, Scotland, Holland, UAE are all coming good. Its global

Lol do you just suck on lemons in your spare time to be that bitter

Say what you want about cricket but I have never, ever known nerves like that; only managed to listen to it today but fucking hell it almost killed me. For England to get progressively further behind the total, redeem it all in the final over helped by a monumental slice of luck; set a decent total in the super over, then stare well and truly down the barrel for the final for the final four balls only to win it not on the actual score and only by a matter of inches on the very last ball of the tournament is ridiculous. Not watching it or belittling it because England doesn't give a shit - it does, played in every village in the country and by a hell of a wider demographic than most other national sports - is their loss.

Did the same against Novak years ago at the US. Federer was serving for it, Djokovic hit a now famous "close my eyes and hope for the best" return winner and went on to win in five sets.

Superb and ridiculous match. Doesn't quite hit the heights of the 2008 final for me but still one of the best of all time.

@nudge @Bluewolf @CaaC (John)

Easy.

What a fucking game. For the love of cricket my friend.

Dreadful but you're taking an interest in it? Absolute weirdo.

The reason is irrelevant. The BCCI and the ICC (run by BCCI, Cricket australia and ECB) are destroying cricket in favour of revenue.

I think we're all kiwis today. Hopefully there's another mandzukic moment.

Ok, there has been an unexpected turn of events - my little prehistoric village will have to wait... because I got recommended another game and made the mistake of checking it out... and now I'm completely hooked. Has anyone player The Long Dark??? It's a hardcore open-world survival game where you take the role of a crash-landed bush pilot who must survive the frozen Canadian wilderness in the aftermath of a global geomagnetic disaster. Honestly I've never played anything like it. I'm in the story mode (in order to learn the game mechanics as there's no tutorial) but there's also a sandbox mode where the whole game worlds are open for you to explore and it's supposed to be the strongest aspect of the game. There are no zombies or anything like that; it's just you in an extremely harsh environment combating the natural elements in order to survive. Hunger, cold, thirst, wildlife. Absolutely amazing - and very challenging. I bled out to death within minutes on my first attempt, died of hypothermia on Day 1 (very realistically portrayed by the way with my vision getting blurry, feeling disoriented, and then passing out) on my second one, and now I'm slowly getting hold of it on my third attempt at last. Very realistic in the sense that even getting fire started is a challenge at first. Very eerie, almost haunting landscapes, gorgeous visuals and stylised art, superb soundtrack and brilliant game mechanics. Incredible immersive, slow paced and contemplative. Does a great job of capturing the feeling of struggling to survive in an unforgiving environment... The visuals as well as the sound and immersive atmosphere actually makes you feel cold and hungry and dizzy... What a masterpiece... @Bluewolf @Mel81x @Dr. Gonzo

I have to say that everytime I come across names that have had their spelling altered to say the same name thing just to be different or names that are total fabrication I cringe but also laugh out loud. I really don't get it at all, I don't see the point... As a parent... You like the name Anthony? Really! It's a wonderful name seeing as it's the anglo version of mine, Antonio. Just name the poor kid Anthony and forget the semantics. Not that it hurts anyone, just me being facetious I suppose.

Haas are apparently claiming 35m in damages from Rich Energy... while they are still waiting for a 6m invoice to be honoured Combined with awful on-track performances, it's a disastrous season for Haas.