The journal
History
The heritage of the clubs and the story of the green-and-white horizontal hoops.
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 link clubs across the world. Where they come from, and why Hoopster gathers them.