The discreet charm of the captain armband Not only Papu Gomez: a short list of the best armbands ever

Since the first international time between England and Scotland in 1872, Captains have been a key role in football. They’re there to flip the coin before kickoff, to decide who gets to kick the ball and as a reference point for the referee. Captain’s role has always been surrounded by myths, like his allegedly privilege to be the only one capable to argue with referees (not true). But if we can recognize captains it’s only thanks to their colorful armbands, which in years have become a cult object.

Last Saturday, before the game against AC Milan, Atalanta’s Papu Gomez has shown his brand new armband featuring a PlayStation 1 and the starting eleven from Winning Eleven’s Master League, the one with Castolo and Miranda. Papu is not new to this kind of things: his characteristic armbands are designed by his wife Linda and feature Holly and Benji, Spiderman and Pope Francis.