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Stories of the green and white hoops: the seasons, clubs and shirts that shaped the pattern, told through the pieces of the Hoopster archive.
Founded in the image of Celtic
From Rome to Bloemfontein, from Buckie to Madrid: the clubs that named or dressed themselves in the image of Glasgow Celtic, told through their shirts.
The lion's diaspora: the Sportings of the archive
From Pombal to Macau, from Cabinda to Silicon Valley: the story of the clubs that carried the Sporting name around the world, told through shirts.
Shirts that look like Celtic, but are not Celtic
Celtic’s hoops are the most famous in the world, but many clubs wear green-and-white stripes with an identity of their own. This article looks at those shirts.
Teams you didn’t know also wear green-and-white hoops
Green-and-white hoops do not belong only to Celtic and Sporting. Several unexpected clubs, from different countries, have also made horizontal stripes part of their identity.
Sporting Clube de Portugal: 120 years of green and white
On 1 July 2026, Sporting turns 120. A look at the club that made green-and-white hoops part of Portuguese football’s identity, and its place in the Hoopster archive.
Celtic and the hoops: the story of football’s most famous stripes
Celtic’s green-and-white stripes are the most recognisable pattern in football. From 1888 to the 1903 hoops, and their place in the Hoopster archive.
Green and White Hoops: A Short History
From Glasgow to Lisbon, green-and-white horizontal stripes connect clubs, countries and generations. A short story of the hoops, and why Hoopster is built around them.