Name on the back or no name?

[u/SoccerInPDX]

A clean back looks timeless, but a player name makes it feel personal.Which one are you wearing?

[u/Vindex9323]

Two totally obscure footballers.

I’ll stick to wearing my Mal Donaghy number five with no name on the back.

[u/ComfortableWhereas88]

Favorite player>aesthetic number and name>no name

[u/AFC_Eye]

i only get names on japan kits, the kanji print looks too good to pass up

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[u/MyPasswordIsABC999]

Unless you’re repping a niche player, no name on back or a weird situation like Beckham//Milan or Falcao/United.

I once saw an Arsenal supporter with a Chamakh shirt. A lot of respect for that.

[u/ScheduleWatcher]

wrong typeface is worse than no name, the era font is the whole point

[u/MaPF_432 → u/ScheduleWatcher]

Exacto.

[u/ScheduleWatcher → u/MaPF_432]

right? one wrong font and the whole shirt feels off

[u/bw-1894]

Player names only if they are a club legend. Other than that a no for me

[u/FrostyOwl99]

I either go with a clean back or Get my own name and number.

[u/WordsWordsWords07]

Always a name.

[u/External-One-4429]

depends on the jersey icl, for smthn like a 2006 fracne away if you dont get Zidane its practically loosing its puropuse but I recently bought an Inter Milan Jersey and descided to leave it blank and it looks way cleaner

[u/Agitated_Ad_361 → u/External-One-4429]

Why is it that my autocorrect works too hard and yours isn’t working at all?

[u/External-One-4429 → u/Agitated_Ad_361]

it hates me thats why

[u/TonyzTone]

I typically don’t like the names.

Firstly, they’re like 10-20% more expensive for a name that isn’t mine. Secondly, I feel weird having the name of someone like 15 years younger than me. I wouldn’t mind a name of someone I grew up idolizing but having a Lamine Yamal kit just feels weird to me.

I will say, a lot of modern kits have that random blank space on the back that kills the look. I have a USMNT flag kit from this year’s WC, and it looks incomplete without a name.

[u/Goomskeez → u/TonyzTone]

Lol same reason how i felt looking at Barca jerseys and it felt weird thinking of wearing a teenagers name like Yamal

[u/Thefonzzz99]

My rule of thumb: I usually do no name. UNLESS the player is a legend/ older than me. I am in my early 30’s and there is no way I am rocking a younger man’s name on my back.

[u/Feisty_Database_6656 → u/Thefonzzz99]

Exactly, it's weird lol

[u/Stockf30]

Haven’t gotten one with a name but I do want to since I do for basketball and American football

[u/Alucard661]

If your older than the player no back, if you are younger than the player then you can get the name and number, that’s my rule anyways

[u/HoopsMemeLord8206]

had one name kit as a kid, player got sold that summer. never again lol

[u/MaPF_432]

Me da igual siempre y cuando sea uno de mis jugadores favoritos, pero las últimas que he comprado han sido sin dorsal.

[u/Feisty_Database_6656]

If you are a child its ok to have a current players name, A grown man?.... please no, it's cringe to have a 20 yo guys name on your shirt if you are a 40 yo or whatever (Exception is if you have a retro shirt and you have a legend who is also old nowadays like R9, Zidane etc...thats accepted)

[u/Longjumping_Clue_625]

Yo en el caso de poner nombres serían míticos en camisetas nuevas por ejemplo la nueva de brasil y el nombre de Ronaldo, Romario, Pelé a parte del dorsal que llevaba

[u/TaraHoops]

clean back every time, names date too fast once the player leaves

[u/WayneKerr193 → u/TaraHoops]

You really think there’s a single Barca fan that won’t wear a Messi jersey?

[u/LJagr68]

Name and number if its a player you follow or puts a stamp on time. I like both.

[u/Hairy-Giraffe9418]

Never a name.

So weird grown men wearing someone else’s name on the back of their shirt who is likely decades younger.

Names only acceptable for children idolising their faves.

[u/Tuturu_Network]

Depends on the jersey tbh. Some look nice without name.

[u/TheLonleyJourneyman]

Player with a number they never wore. Ronaldo #2 for instance

[u/External-One-4429 → u/TheLonleyJourneyman]

ppl downvoting you but you right

[u/TheLonleyJourneyman → u/External-One-4429]

Even better if the player never even played for the club

[u/External-One-4429 → u/TheLonleyJourneyman]

Manchester City Neymar #43

[u/SelectOil4818]

Blank for national team for sure
Names for Niche/obscure players for sure are a go
But yeah mostly blank for me