As a football club, Sampdoria have enjoyed a fine history of success. During their heyday in the early 90s, the football club were able to attract star players such as Gullit and Klinsmann to the club, as they dominated in domestic and European football. After a slow period, the club are now once again a leading player in Serie A, and I feel that owning the Kappa football shirt of Sampdoria would be a fine recognition of the advances the club have made in recent years.

The shirt design itself is superb - I believe one of the greatest and most notable designs in world football. The traditional electric blue design with red, white and black stripe in the middle has never significantly altered, and I feel that is a refreshing change in the days of kit manufacturers belching out new designs at will. The design is classical, memorable, and I feel purchasing this shirt would be a fantastic idea due to its appreciation of tradition and how the shirt represents the history of a fine club. Aesthetically, the Sampdoria home shirt is very pleasing. The Kappa logo is tastefully displayed, and is perhaps only spoilt by the strange placing of the sponsor, a little low down on the shirt which looks odd.

If I were to add a name and number to the back of a Sampdoria shirt, I can think of few better than Antonio Cassano. A notoriously troubled character, Cassano is a player of unquestionable talent, and he finally seems to have found a home at the club. He has been a consistent goalscorer over the last 2 seasons and I feel that adding his name to the shirt would be a great testament to his goalscoring prowess, and a way to show off to your friends, and perhaps replicate Cassano’s skill and goalscoring ability when playing football yourself.

Overall, the Sampdoria shirt is strongly linked to footballing success and I feel it would be a fantastic purchase. For the superb design alone, I would strongly recommend this shirt.

Review by Dominic Smith