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Must Go to NZ

Wednesday, February 10th, 2010 by tcg

ws_cpSo apparently in New Zealand it’s totally cool to wear costumes to sporting events. Who knew rugby was this much fun?

Every time the Wellington Sevens roll around, people go nuts in disguise. It’s awesome. Fans of all ages and all teams dress up as Simpson characters, Stop Lights, and even the kitchen sink. There are parades, costume contests, and fan revelry.

Costume shops hire extra staff to handle the cleaning on the hundreds of rental returns. They even expect there to be stadium stains like beer and dirt.

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This phenomenon is a result of crazy sports fans and dorks having babies. I’m a dork. I’m a sports fan (sometimes). Maybe I’ll wear a costume to the next game I attend.

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Crazy Soccer Kits

Monday, August 17th, 2009 by tcg
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My favorite sport is soccer. It’s known for crazy fans, crazy players, and best of all, crazy uniforms. From tiger print jerseys to Dutch skirts, the kits run the range. There is one position on the pitch that has a little leeway in what they wear: keepers. They prefer to look like a bulls eye in the goal so as to attract the striker’s aim.

Back in the 90s I particularly loved the fluorescent and wild kits Jorge Campos wore for Mexico. These days Jeremie Janot out of France’s A.S. Saint-Étienne wears the kooky kits. His crazy uniforms are so distinctive, that like Jorge before him, he offered his signature line of kits for keepers. Check out his Spider-Man jersey from the 2005 season:

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If you want a more modern costume on the pitch, you have to see the Getafe uniforms. From first glance they look like perfectly respectable kits. But lurking just under the surface is pure terror: the King. The Burger King, that is.

Perhaps this isn’t costume related, but would you classify some of this stuff as normal sport wear?

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