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The heritage of the clubs and the story of the green-and-white horizontal hoops.
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.