Nike's 2024/25 home shirt for Sporting CP's academy keeps faith with the green and white vertical stripes that have defined the club's visual identity for well over a century. For young players coming through Alvalade, it's their first encounter with one of Portuguese football's most recognisable kits. For collectors, academy pieces like this offer a quieter but telling thread in the full story of a club's season, less visible, no less significant.