Clapton CFC: how our anti-fascist football shirt found a global audience

Our away kit is a tribute to the Spanish Republic and a reflection of our club’s values – the response to it shows that these values still resonate globally

There’s nothing particularly innovative about commemorative football shirts. The attention Clapton Community Football Club have received for our tribute to the International Brigades sits comfortably, within a recent tradition, of clubs using their most immediate visual medium to support particular campaigns or causes.

In 2017, Celtic embroidered their home shirt with a large cross to remember the Great Famine in Ireland. The year before, the Republic of Ireland team risked the wrath of Fifa by honouring the anniversary of the 1916 Easter Rising on their famous green tops during a match with Switzerland.

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