“If you look good, you play good.” – Deion Sanders

theScore is counting down the 100 best uniforms in sports history, with a new post every weekday until May 15.

May 4-8:
100-91 | 90-81 | 80-71 | 70-61 | 60-51
May 11-15:
50-41 | 40-31 | 30-21 | 20-11 | 10-1

100. New York Giants (current)

The Giants have rocked the same style for most of their history – and for good reason. The crisp combination of red, white, and blue represents America’s most iconic city perfectly. The Yankees’ interlocked “NY” logo is world-famous, but don’t overlook the Giants’ retro-chic lowercase “ny.” The 1980s throwbacks reintroduced as part of the NFL’s Color Rush initiative complete one of the league’s simplest and most effective uniform sets.

99. Orlando Magic (1990s)

The Magic’s first look was easily their best. The pinstriped black road unis stood out the most, with a blue-and-white script that truly popped. The font is very ’90s but in a good way. The team’s logo was created after consultation with Walt Disney World artists and consideration of thousands of suggestions submitted by fans.

98. Florida Panthers (1990s)

Sticking to the Sunshine State, the uniform of the ’90s-era Panthers is a forgotten gem. The sharp points in the lines created a unique effect, and the crests on the chest and shoulders tied together a sweater we sorely miss. Every change the Panthers have made since their inaugural scheme has been a downgrade.

97. San Antonio Spurs (current)

The Spurs always opt for simplicity, and it works. Silver and black is a timeless combination, and San Antonio gets bonus points for its seamless implementation of the logo in the wordmark. Still, is it too much to ask for the Spurs to finally use their “fiesta” logo colors in an alternate uniform?

96. Kansas basketball (1990s)

While the current iteration of the Jayhawks’ jerseys leaves something to be desired, the “circus” number font used in their 90s-era attire helped pull together a college hoops classic.

95. Seattle Seahawks (current)

Nike got plenty of redesigns wrong after taking over as the NFL’s uniform maker in 2012, but the company nailed the Seahawks’ digs. Neon green and navy was a previously unexplored combo, and now it belongs exclusively to Seattle. It’s the tasteful use of green as only trim that brings this whole set together.

94. Edmonton Oilers (1980s)

The Oilers have experimented with a few different concepts since their glory days, and it’s difficult to comprehend why. The simple blue-and-orange scheme repped by Wayne Gretzky and Co. at the height of the team’s powers is the way to go.

93. New York Mets (1980s)

Aside from their attempt to incorporate black as their primary color in the late 1990s, the Mets have always looked sharp. That said, their getups in the 80s – which featured pullovers instead of button-ups, thick racing stripes down the side, and pinstripes everywhere else – are easily their best.

92. Juventus (1980s)

While Juve might look like a team of referees to North American soccer novices, their signature black and white stripes are iconic throughout the rest of the world. Worn with only subtle changes for more than a century, these shirts are synonymous with Italian soccer dominance. Imagine if the club had stuck with its original attire: pink shirts with black ties.

91. USA Basketball (1992)

The 1992 Olympics in Barcelona marked the first time NBAers were allowed to represent their countries at the games. It was also the debut of USA Basketball’s logo, proudly displayed front and center on the U.S. national team’s jerseys. The new design, tied in with the dominance of “The Dream Team” and its march to gold, created an ageless uniform.

With the soccer calendar on hold, theScore’s editors took the opportunity to look ahead to the future. Gordon Brunt, Michael Chandler, Anthony Lopopolo, Gianluca Nesci, and Daniel Rouse participated in a fantasy mock draft with just one stipulation: players had to be 21 or younger to be eligible for selection.

Other mock drafts: Current Players | Legends XI

Round 1

Analysis: To the surprise of absolutely nobody, Mbappe is the first overall pick. That he’s still just 21 years old is, frankly, absurd; he went second overall in our mock draft of all current players. Elsewhere, Nesci is the only manager to go defensive in Round 1.

Round 2

Analysis: Round 2 sees a run on defensive-oriented players, even if Alexander-Arnold, Hakimi, and Davies are all supremely talented going forward from their full-back positions. Given the relatively weak crop of Under-21 goalkeepers, Rouse springs for Donnarumma early to ensure he’s set between the sticks.

Round 3

Analysis: The snake format comes to the fore here, as Brunt, incredibly, comes away from the opening three rounds with Mbappe, Vinicius, and Felix. The three young superstars cost a combined €316 million in transfer fees, and Brunt was able to grab all of them. Highway robbery.

Round 4

Analysis: Ligue 1, arguably the greatest talent incubator in world football, shines with a trio of players in Round 4 – even if Saliba is only being groomed at Saint-Etienne before joining parent club Arsenal. What’s more, four of the players are French, highlighting Les Bleus’ wealth of riches.

Round 5

Analysis: As we’ve seen in previous mock drafts, positional versatility is an enormous bonus when building your squad. Both Rouse and Chandler take that to heart in Round 5; Konate, another RB Leipzig standout, can play multiple defensive positions, while Marseille’s Kamara can shift between central defense and midfield.

Round 6

Analysis: Zagadou, the imposing Borussia Dortmund defender, is the outlier here. That’s another Frenchman if you’re keeping score, by the way. After Chandler takes breakout youngster Martinelli, we get a mini-run on creative midfielders, including “the most talented player” Pep Guardiola has ever seen in Foden.

Round 7

Analysis: A pair of rising English stars come off the board in Round 7, while another goalkeeper gets snapped up. Lafont, on loan at Nantes from Fiorentina, is the only shot-stopper in his age bracket with the top-flight experience to rival Donnarumma.

Round 8

Analysis: We’re starting to see selections made based on need, as five different positions are represented in Round 8. Swedish striker Isak, dubbed by some as the country’s successor to Zlatan Ibrahimovic, highlights the depth of today’s young forwards.

Round 9

Analysis: Lopopolo picking up Osimhen, one of Ligue 1’s top scorers prior to the season’s cancellation, represents excellent value in Round 9. Gent forward David is the second Canadian to be selected, which is probably not something you would’ve expected to see at this point last year.

Round 10

Analysis: Winger was arguably the most abundant position in this draft, hence Hudson-Odoi and Kulusevski still being available. Meanwhile, Brunt makes another shrewd pick by getting Olmo with his second-to-last selection.

Round 11

Analysis: Fittingly, the youngest player in the draft is taken in the final round. Reyna, Borussia Dortmund’s 17-year-old American playmaker, is three days younger than Camavinga, who went in the fourth round.

Not Selected

Who was the most egregious snub? Have your say in the comments.

Despite the parameters of the draft, there were still several marquee names – primarily attackers – who went unselected. The likes of Moise Kean, Rafael Leao, and Francisco Trincao didn’t make the cut. Ditto for Samuel Chukwueze and Timothy Weah. There was no room for wingers like Justin Kluivert and Ezequiel Barco, either. In midfield, Dominik Szoboszlai and Exequiel Palacios were the notable snubs, while Malang Sarr and Panagiotis Retsos were surprising defensive omissions.

The Teams

Team Brunt

We’ve mentioned this already, but it really is wild that Brunt managed to load up with Mbappe, Vinicius, and Felix. Getting Olmo in support of that electrifying trio is quite the coup, too. It’s asking a lot of Rice to essentially hold down the entire defensive midfield area on his own, but there was always going to be a trade-off when you’re dealing with that much firepower.

Team Rouse

Greenwood, Manchester United’s ambipedal striker, would get plenty of service leading the line for this team. And not only from dynamic wide players Sancho and Rodrygo. The midfield trio is slick and inventive; Odegaard, on loan at Real Sociedad from Real Madrid, was finally delivering on his boundless potential before play was halted this season.

Team Nesci

Balanced and explosive. There’s an impressive blend of technique and physical prowess in this lineup, with the midfield duo of Tonali and Camavinga the prime examples. Vandevoordt, who endured a rather unfortunate Champions League debut with Genk, is the least-inspiring goalkeeper of the five taken, but his exploits would hardly matter behind that solid backline.

Team Chandler

Attack, attack, attack. That’s the mantra for this team, which is loaded with exciting forwards. Even Valverde, the most withdrawn of the front six, has proven adept at bursting through midfield and getting forward during his breakout season with Real Madrid. In Lafont, Upamecano, and Valverde, Chandler’s side has an impeccable spine.

Team Lopopolo

Speed kills, and Lopopolo has put together an absolutely rapid front three. Zaniolo’s no slouch in a straight sprint, either. A formidable center-back duo is buttressed by Guendouzi and Soumare, while Alexander-Arnold is equal parts defensive stalwart and attacking savant from his right-back spot. Overall, we’re dealing with a very well-constructed XI here.

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With ESPN’s “The Last Dance” whetting the appetite of folks desperate for any sort of sports content, theScore editors joined forces to look back at some of the most captivating narratives that deserve similar treatment to Michael Jordan and the Chicago Bulls dynasty.

Today, we’re looking at five soccer documentaries we’d love to see.

‘The Ronaldo Saga’

What really happened with Ronaldo in the hours leading up to the 1998 World Cup final? The legendary Brazilian is the only one who knows.

The 21-year-old was coming off a spectacular 34-goal club season and looked destined to lead Brazil to another title heading into the showpiece match against host nation France. On the pitch, he was a truly unstoppable force.

It’s what happened off the pitch, though, that’s shrouded in mystery.

The striker was initially left out of manager Mario Zagallo’s starting lineup prior to kickoff. Then, with the opening whistle approaching, Ronaldo reappeared on the team sheet. Clearly not in the right headspace to perform, he was ineffectual in Brazil’s 3-0 loss.

Ronaldo and team doctor Lidio Toledo claim the star had a convulsion and needed to be rushed to the hospital before the match. But conspiracy theorists say otherwise; some suggest he was poisoned, while others say he had a nervous breakdown. There was even talk of a sex scandal.

In the end, why was Ronaldo allowed to play at all? Perhaps his sponsor, Nike, forced Zagallo’s hand.

One thing is certain: getting to the bottom of this – true-crime style – would make a riveting documentary.

‘Saving the World Cup’

From the festive atmosphere across France to the thrilling performances on the pitch that culminated in a storybook ending for the host nation, the 1998 World Cup was a wonderful spectacle. But the outcome could have been drastically different had authorities not uncovered a diabolical plot to kill the players involved.

The Stade Velodrome in Marseille is where terrorists, backed by former Al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden, planned to carry out an attack during England’s match against Tunisia. During the contest, terrorists were going to detonate explosives under England’s substitutes bench before shooting players and attacking supporters in the stands with grenades.

There was also a plan to storm a hotel in Paris, where terrorists were going to attack American players watching the England match while another group planned to caused a nuclear meltdown by hijacking a plane to crash into a power plant near the French capital.

Luckily, authorities managed to thwart the attack by arresting over 100 suspects in the months before the tournament, with former England manager Glenn Hoddle highlighting the covert nature of the operation when he said he wasn’t made aware of the plot against his team until years later.

‘Broken Telephone: Calciopoli Scandal’

The 2006 match-fixing scandal rocked Serie A to its very core. Investigators determined that officials at several high-ranking clubs, including Juventus and AC Milan, put pressure on referees to influence matches. Luciano Moggi, the sporting director of Juventus at the time, was considered the ringleader of the nefarious operation.

Moggi was initially sentenced to five years and four months in prison, but it was reduced upon appeal. By the time he faced a judge in Italy’s highest court, the statute of limitations expired, and Moggi avoided jail altogether.

The teams themselves did face consequences, none more so than Juventus, who were relegated to Serie B and stripped of their previous two titles. One of them was awarded to Inter Milan, who avoided any punishment at all despite Christian Vieri’s testimony that former club president Massimo Moratti created a network of wiretaps to spy on him and other figures. Moggi also accused Moratti of listening in on his conversations and creating a conspiracy to take down Juventus, Italy’s biggest club, and the most successful one domestically.

Incidentally, the Nerazzurri went on a dynastic run after the Bianconeri were relegated, winning five Serie A titles in a row.

‘5,000-1’

The charm of “Sunderland ‘Til I Die” lies in its portrayal of defeat. It’s like watching a remarkably compelling car crash; in a sea of glossy and flattering club-produced documentaries, it is an impartial story of failure.

An all-access account of Leicester City’s unfathomable 2015-16 title-winning season would be a compelling antithesis to Sunderland’s downward spiral.

Charting the club’s rise from the second tier to the Premier League summit would make for truly captivating viewing. Modest expectations – Leicester were famously given 5,000-1 odds to win the title that year – slowly morphed into cautious optimism and then unbridled shock and awe, as the Foxes pursued the most unlikely triumph in soccer history.

And, let’s be honest, we could all use this kind of feel-good content right now.

A portrait of the unexpected rise of N’Golo Kante and Riyad Mahrez, Claudio Ranieri’s long-lasting search for a top-flight title, and the revivals of Danny Simpson and Wes Morgan require no inessential storylines. Simple, raw, and sincere.

Like with “Sunderland ‘Til I Die,” the fascination stems from catching lightning in a bottle. Cut to the narrator proclaiming: “Eight months ago he was lifting a pint, now he’s lifting the Premier League trophy … and a pint. Jamie Vardy.”

‘Why Don’t They Love Me?’

Lionel Messi will go down as one of the greatest soccer players in history. Probably the greatest, in truth. It’s more than just the obscene numbers and countless records; there’s something magical about watching him float across the pitch and make other superhuman athletes look completely ordinary.

He truly is an immortal talent.

And yet, despite his mountain of accomplishments at Barcelona (from his Ballon d’Or collection to his Champions League titles), his frustrating inability to win a major title with Argentina has created the sense – fair or not – that he isn’t loved in his homeland the same way as Diego Maradona, who helped his country win the World Cup in 1986.

Revered as a deity in Catalonia, he’s never been able to reach the same heights when pulling on the famous Albiceleste shirt.

Comparing and contrasting his success in Spain with his heartbreaking exploits on the international stage – highlighted by the loss to Germany in the 2014 World Cup final – would be equal parts captivating and agonizing.