Sporting CP

Sporting Clube de Portugal, known as Sporting CP, are one of Portugal's great Big Three and a club that has produced some of football's finest talents. From Eusebio to Luis Figo to a teenage Cristiano Ronaldo, the Sporting academy has been one of Europe's most productive production lines of world-class players, and the green and white striped shirt of Alvalade is one of European football's most elegant and recognisable looks.

Founded in 1906 and based in Lisbon, Portugal, the club play at the Estadio Jose Alvalade. Their honours include 19 Primeira Liga titles, 17 Taca de Portugal wins, and 1 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup (1964). Nicknamed Os Leoes (The Lions) and one of Portugal's most decorated and historically significant clubs.

The green and white vertical stripes of Sporting CP are among the most distinctive and beautiful in European football. Clean, bold, and immediately recognisable, the striped shirt connects the club to a tradition of Portuguese footballing elegance stretching back over a century. Nike has been a long-term Sporting kit supplier, producing classic iterations of the green and white. The shirt worn by a teenage Cristiano Ronaldo in 2003, including the famous friendly against Manchester United where he so impressed Sir Alex Ferguson that the transfer was sealed, holds a genuinely special place in shirt history.