Art Friday : Soccer Icons by Mr Wong / Mikio Inose

Friday, May 30th, 2008, 12:00 amRoys

A collection of nearly 100 soccer jerseys intricately recreated in 32×32 sized icons by Germany-based pixel artist Mr Wong. The last time I’ve ever seen jerseys this small were in the tabletop game Subbuteo. Anyone still remember that game ?

The five sets available for download include 3 different collections for the German Bundesliga as well as a set for the Americian MLS (Major League Soccer) and another containing the jerseys of the 32 national teams in the 2002 FIFA World Cup co-hosted by Japan and South Korea.

Now if you were looking for corresponding heads for some of these jerseys, you’ll be pleased to know that Mikio Inose of mikworks.com has produced a great looking set of pixel art icons graced by the faces of 18 famous soccer players hailing from the previous decade. Admittedly, I believe most of the ones featured never did play in the Bundesliga or MLS with the exception of Jurgen Klinsmann to the best of my very limited and grossly outdated soccer knowledge.