Wydad Casablanca's Club World Cup Kit Ranks Second Best in the Athletic's List
Rabat – The Athletic, a subscription-based sports outlet of the New York Times, ranked Morocco's Wydad Casablanca home kit for the FIFA Club World Cup as the second best among all teams participating in the global tournament.
'Whatever the approach of each of these Club World Cup competitors, nothing can spare them from the critical eye of Athletic's Nick Miller, who has ranked all 32 home strips from worst to best,' the New York Times wrote.
Miller ranks Wydad Casablanca's home kit as the best second jersey featured on the list.
Using a photo of Moroccan star Nordin Amrabat wearing the jersey, The Athletic's Miller describes WAC's home kit as 'proper stuff.'
'You often read stories about how, when newly-formed clubs were figuring out what colours to wear, they chose something they thought would intimidate the opposition,' the author said, noting that Wydad Casablanca's jersey features bold lines, bright red colors, and tight cuffs.
'This lot from Morocco looks like they mean business,' he added.
Wydad Casablanca's debut in the tournament this year will take place on Wednesday at 5 p.m. Moroccan time.
The opponent? It's Manchester City. Yes, you heard it right.
The Moroccan club is in Group G, which features other giants, including Juventus.
The second game in the first phase will be against the Italian giant next week on Sunday. On June 26, Wydad will play against Al Ain at 8 p.m.
For Miller, the best home kit is that of ES Tunis.
'This shirt is simply magnificent. A stunner, a beauty, you feel like applauding – which would be weird, but still,' Miller from the Athletic said.
Among the worst-ranked home kits, Chelsea tops the list, followed by Bayern and Auckland City.
Inter Milan is ranked 29th. Al Ahly ranks 23 on the list.
'One danger with having a repeated template, apart from just making yourself look quite unimaginative, is that you end up with a team who look like they are wearing another club's shirt- as if they've showed up for an away game and the kit man has clean forgotten to bring their gear,' Miller wrote on Al Ahly's home kit.
For the author, Al Ahly's jersey looks a 'lot like Benfica's from a few years ago.'
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