![]() ![]() If you see a generic term like "ADIDAS JSY" instead on a tag, it’s most likely a fake. Genuine shirts will have some sort of abbreviation for the club or country the shirt is from, like the picture below for an LAFC shirt. If the shirt you’re looking at has tags (and a lot of fakes ‘pride’ themselves on being BNWT!), a simple check can be made to the writing on the tag. The second code is on a label which is in itself a warning sign due to the fact it’s upside down on the collar, but a search for “CW1526” confirms suspicions with results for the Colombia 2018 shirt (a favourite for fake producers) instead of the Juventus shirt it’s supposed to be. The two labels below come from fakes, and a quick search confirms that the product code has no connection to the shirt it’s attached to.įor the first example, a shirt pretending to be the 2019 Ajax away shirt brings up a random selection of adidas kits and crucially, nothing Ajax related. Because this particular shirt is relatively rare, there aren’t many pictures, but ultimately the main thing you want to avoid is pictures of another completely different adidas shirt. If you Google the code DP2644, you’ll see some results of the shirt. Here’s an example of a real product code for a Club Universidad de Chile shirt. The code (also known as an International Article Number), found on a small tag usually on the inside of the collar, is 6 digits long consisting of 2 letters and 4 numbers. Like their rivals Nike, adidas do a good job of providing an easily accessible code across all their shirts. Though the quality of fake kits has risen considerably over the years, I’ve never come across a fake that’s used the correct product code. Product codes are simply invaluable when trying to identify a fake shirt. The biggest stripe even has a trailing corner, this simply isn’t the adidas logo. There are similar issues with the second picture (Ajax away), with the additional telltale sign of the logo pulling the surrounding areas of the shirt together.įinally, notice how the logo on this third example (Liverpool home) sees both ‘d’s of adidas joined to the corner of the three stripes in a peculiar way. The typeface is also too thin, and the adidas stripes are slightly wonky. The vast majority of fakes slip up in the area of the adi logo, and before long you’ll probably be able to distinguish between a genuine shirt and a counterfeit on this area alone.įor the first picture (blue logo on white shirt), notice how there’s a trailing stitch between the letters of the logo. Notice details like the fact the wordmark portion of the logo touches the bottom of the stripes, and the consistent kerning (spacing between characters). Though the original trefoil logo does occasionally make an appearance, the majority of football shirts this side of the millennium have featured the same, iconic adidas design.īelow are a couple of photos showing what a genuine adidas logo looks like, on both a replica and player issue. Since it’s full scale adoption in the late 90s, the current iteration of the adidas logo has grown to become one of the most recognisable marks in the world. How to spot fake football shirts by brand Nike Many of these pictures have been provided by members of the community, so thanks to those who helped out and provided content! In fact, like Nike, the problem of fake adi gear goes far beyond the relatively small realm of vintage football shirts, and many of the most popular fake trainers, jackets and trakcsuits will be emblazoned with a hastily recreated version (or sometimes, fair interpretation!) of the famous adidas logo.Īs before, we’ll be referring to pictures to help us identify what sorts of things to look out for when trying to sniff out dodgy adidas kits. Given the three stripes immense footprint on the football world, you’ll almost certainly have come across dozens of fake adidas shirts during your travels. In a continuation of our brand specific fake guide, we’re turning our attention to German giants adidas. ![]()
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