A few football-adjacent links and a schedule of games to watch for the week

NOVEMBER 2ND, 2020
 

ON THIS DAY IN 1991:
Chelsea vs. Coventry City
Photo by Ben Radford

Let's talk about...

THIS 1991 CHELSEA THIRD KIT:

The yellow kit! The egregious red sponsor! The blue lines and patterns that look like a damn screensaver!

The website OneFootball had a different take. They ranked it the 6th worst Chelsea kit of all time, adding:

“I want whoever designed this jersey re-hired as a consultant for Chelsea. And then immediately fired. The material is gross, the yellow is ridiculous and that weird stripe design? It’s a firm no from us.”

They are wrong. Fuck OneFootball. This jersey rules lol.

Overall, 1991 was a great year:

In addition to the yellow third kit, Chelsea also wore a red and white diamond away kit, and a blue home kit, of course.

In related news, this is our new favorite book cover:

BLUE IS THE COLLAR
THE BOOK OF CHELSEA KITS AND MEMORIES

"This is a must-have book for Chelsea fans of all ages. An integral part of fan culture, football kits are a reflection of the times. Changes in design, colour, logos, badges—all supporters have their own favourites. 'Blue Is The Collar' takes fans on a journey from the very first Eton Blue strip in 1905 to the famous Royal blue jerseys of today, featuring some wonderfully colourful away shirts along the way."

This is a link to Amazon, but please click through and purchase directly from one of the independent bookstores listed. Fuck Jeff Bezos.

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Too much blue, white, red and yellow? Here are a few stunning black and white photos from Stamford Bridge in 1991:
 

Photos by John Ingledew

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ONE MORE YELLOW THING:

This yellow "Champion Sports Size 5 EXTREME All Weather" soccer ball, which was designed by Balenciaga and retails for $315.

haha jk
 

OK, RANDOM LINKS TO REASONABLY PRICED GRAILS?

Random links to reasonably priced grails! A bold 1990s Umbro Chelsea Drill Top (M). A nice Umbro Chelsea adjustable hat (OS). A goofy non-Umbro AUTOGLASS-era Chelsea bootleg kit (L) without any patches for some reason.

WHAT WE'RE WATCHING THIS WEEK:
 

[ALL TIMES EASTERN]

MONDAY
Fulham v West Brom 1230p EPL
Leeds United v Leicester 3pm EPL

TUESDAY
Atalanta v Liverpool 3pm UCL
Real Madrid v Inter 3pm UCL

WEDNESDAY
Istanbul B'sehir v Man United 1p UCL
RB Leipzig v PSG 3pm UCL
Orlando City v Columbus 730p MLS

THURSDAY
AC Milan v Lille 3pm Europa
Arsenal v Molde 3pm Europa

FRIDAY
Southampton v Newcastle 3p EPL

SATURDAY
Everton v Man United 730a EPL
Barcelona v Real Betis 1015a La Liga
Dortmund v Bayern 1230p B'liga
PSG v Stade Rennes 3p Lg 1
Atletico v Cádiz 3p La Liga
Cruz Azul v Pumas 10p Liga MX

SUNDAY
M United v Arsenal 7am FA Women's
Leicester v Wolves 9am EPL
Atalanta v Inter 9am Serie A
Man City v Liverpool 1130a EPL
Leverkusen v B M'gladbach 12p B'liga
Arsenal v Aston Villa 215p EPL
LAFC v Portland 630p MLS

via ESPN

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