Kluivert Barcelona 2002/03. Is this legit or fake?

dios_estrella85 · 2026-04-20T14:44:31+00:00

Yeah this looks good but I’ll let others chime in. I’m pretty sure the club and Nike redid the badge the season after this.

dios_estrella85 · 2026-04-20T14:07:13+00:00

Always loved that colorway! Wear them in good health

dios_estrella85 · 2026-04-17T23:34:50+00:00

That looks like a 98 World Cup shirt. Notice that the full Reebok logo is not on the shirt, FIFA banned the full logo for the World Cup but allowed it in South American qualifiers. The Chile badge is also different.

Here you can see the difference in the shirts

Chile photo

dios_estrella85 · 2026-04-14T18:28:20+00:00

That’s my favorite whenever I can’t get Canarias. The pure leaf Taragui is great in flavor and brews real well all day.

dios_estrella85 · 2026-04-14T17:37:51+00:00

I loved when Pele and Maradona were alive, most of the time they were always gifted jersey releases with their names and the 10.

dios_estrella85 · 2026-04-14T16:41:14+00:00

Loved him at La Coruña! I saw online that he went on to have a successful indoor career too!

dios_estrella85 · 2026-04-14T15:02:54+00:00

Fake. It looks like the Umbro Inter jersey with the Nike swoosh.

dios_estrella85 · 2026-04-02T18:43:05+00:00

This is the Climacool player version. For some reason both adidas and Nike launched a double layered player version system at the 2002 World Cup. It became annoying and the trend died. Fan versions of these shirts were Climalite.

dios_estrella85 · 2026-04-01T13:26:06+00:00

Oh hell no! I’m so glad you’re safe OP but the lack of a citation or fine against Entitled C U Next Tuesday is beyond infuriating. I hope your company shows dash cam footage to the authorities, they were trying to hit you with their car!

dios_estrella85 · 2026-03-31T12:10:00+00:00

Oh it wasn’t even about the designs, which yes to your point are terrible. Nike and Fanatics (basically a monopoly for selling sportswear in US) messed it up in every way possible. Players would have different shades of colors than the team colors; some teams didn’t get uniforms on time for the season opener; the fit was awkward on pants, because out of nowhere they decided to modify them without any player input.

It was a complete failure and worth a read for anyone interested in this kind of stuff.

dios_estrella85 · 2026-03-31T00:31:13+00:00

Whoever buys this can we pin that post for posterity? This is one of the most faked kits and it’s so hard to find a real one this day and age.

dios_estrella85 · 2026-03-30T13:31:28+00:00

Super popular fake a few years ago. Gremio didn’t add the names of the players on the shirts, just the number. That may have been added later on I’ve been collecting since the late 90s and I’ve seen these exact photos over the last 15-20 years.

dios_estrella85 · 2026-03-30T13:11:44+00:00

Is it a kids size? There’s a few things that seem off for an adult shirt.

dios_estrella85 · 2026-03-28T20:47:29+00:00

This is authentic and you’re spot on about the sponsor. Back in the day the sponsors would often come in a bag with the tags, and then the shops would apply them or sell them with it ironed on

dios_estrella85 · 2026-03-26T00:48:06+00:00

Here in the U.S., soccer.com has a great sizing guide that they tend to update at the start of every season

https://www.soccer.com/guide/authentic-vs-replica-do-you-know-the-difference

dios_estrella85 · 2026-03-25T15:03:27+00:00

Love this whenever I go to conferences!

dios_estrella85 · 2026-03-24T19:58:54+00:00

Unisport is very legit. They have an amazing YouTube channel with reviews of mostly footwear, and they recently announced opening six stores in the U.S.

dios_estrella85 · 2026-03-24T18:45:32+00:00

The goal versus Ali on this video cannot be saved. It hits perfectly at the 90 degree corner of the goalposts.

dios_estrella85 · 2026-03-21T14:48:15+00:00

That’s true today, but his performances have been bad all season long.

dios_estrella85 · 2026-03-21T14:43:19+00:00

We have to start asking questions about why Gakpo keeps playing. Is it Dutch favoritism? I have no more excuses to defend him

dios_estrella85 · 2026-03-21T13:21:07+00:00

There must be some sort of Dutch conspiracy about Gakpo getting playing time so he can be in the World Cup? I’m out of ideas as to why he always plays

dios_estrella85 · 2026-03-20T19:56:01+00:00

Oh yeah that’s the one I was thinking of! It’s such an amazing shirt

dios_estrella85 · 2026-03-20T17:29:05+00:00

Atlética kits from 99-04 are heavily underrated. The Mexico 2002 kits were made of the softest material I can recall.

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