SIZE XXL SHIRTS
XXL covers the widest range of actual measurements in this store, since clubs used it both for genuinely large-fitting nineties shirts and for players who simply needed more room in a slimmer modern cut.
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The largest label, and where it actually lands
A shirt labeled XXL from a boxy 1990s template, like the Kappa-made Feyenoord shirts from 2000-01 worn by Kalou and Tomasson, can measure dramatically larger than an XXL from a tight 2010s design such as Pastore's 2011-12 PSG home shirt, since the two brands were solving completely different fit problems under the same letter. Goalkeeper shirts push that gap even further: Feyenoord's Zoetebier goalkeeper shirt from 2001-02 was built with extra room to move and layer underneath, closer to a training top than a slim outfield cut, despite carrying the same XXL as everything else on this page. That gap is wider here than in any smaller size, which makes checking the individual measurement more important rather than less.
Why XXL varies more than any other size
Because fewer shirts were made in this size to begin with, the range in this collection spans several different decades and manufacturers at once, from Adidas's mid-nineties Germany kit worn by Moller to Nike's mid-2000s Manchester United and Valencia shirts, each with its own idea of what XXL should measure. The flat pit-to-pit and top-to-bottom numbers on each listing remain the only reliable way to compare them.
Good to know
- Why does XXL vary more than other sizes?
- Fewer shirts were made in this size, so the ones that exist span more decades and manufacturers with different ideas of what XXL should measure.
- How do I know if an XXL will actually fit me?
- Check the flat pit-to-pit and top-to-bottom measurement on the listing rather than relying on the label alone.
- Is shipping free?
- Shipping is free within the Netherlands and Belgium from 100 euros, and worldwide from 150 euros. Everything ships with track and trace.
