Soccer scarves

I don’t really collect a lot of things, but one thing that I do collect is soccer scarves. Even though I live in Florida and don’t exactly have many reason to wear them (though if I go to a match I try to bring one if the team is playing), I love the colors of clubs from around the world and the creativity shown in the scarves.

If I go to a match with a team I haven’t seen play before, typically a home match, I try my best to find a scarf to add to my collection, which is up to about 21 as of this writing. And for some of the European teams, these are just clubs I follow/support and so they were procured online (but I hope to make it to their matches at some point!) As this is in my office, they always make for a colorful Zoom background and a conversation piece while waiting for meetings to start.

So I wanted to share some pictures of my collection and the teams represented in each.

A collection of multi-colored soccer scarves hanging on a blue wall

The entire collection

Here’s a breakdown in two pictures of each team, from left to right:

A collection of multi-colored soccer scarves hanging on a blue wall, half of the scarves shown in the previous photo

  • World Cup 2026 Atlanta scarf (from my trip to the World Cup)
  • World Cup match day scarf between Uzbekistan and Democratic Republic of Congo
  • Generic World Cup 2026 scarf
  • St. Louis City (MLS)
  • Florida State Women’s Soccer
  • Detroit City FC (USL)
  • Atlanta United (MLS)
  • FC Koln (Bundesliga)
  • Southampton FC (England Championship)
  • USL Women’s League (featuring local club, the Tampa Bay Sun FC)

More soccer scarves against a blue wall

  • Tampa Bay Rowdies (USL Championship)
  • Unused Substitutes (former Tampa Bay Rowdies podcast)
  • Tampa Bay Rowdies (USL Championship)
  • Club Astudio Deportivo (a tiny club in Spain, purchased for me by a Spanish co-worker, not even sure the league)
  • Real Valladoid (La Liga)
  • Orlando City FC (MLS)
  • Gotham FC (NWSL)
  • Minnesota United FC (MLS)
  • Kingston Stockade FC (The League for Clubs)
  • Waffle House (from a pop-up shop at the World Cup. I couldn’t resist!)
  • Florida Cup (a defunct tournament in Florida)
  • United States Mens National Team

I love all of my scarves because they each have a story behind them and hope to continue to grow the collection!