8 h. ago The smell of victory: boom in classic football shirts shows no sign of fading

What was once simply a garment that declared your affiliation to a club is now a global business earning millions from collectors of vintage kitsOn the second floor of an unprepossessing building on the outskirts of Amsterdam, there is a metal cabinet that destroys footballers’ DNA. The contraption belongs to MatchWornShirt and was part of a deal to sell the kits of Real Madrid players to the public. To allay concerns that the genetic material of Cristiano Ronaldo might escape into the wild, the steel wardrobe was built so that every shirt could be blasted by a germicidal lamp.For new, read old, because MatchWornShirt sells precisely what the company’s name suggests: kits that have been stuck to the bodies of professional athletes. Want the jersey Son Heung-min pulled on against Manchester United in the Europa League final? You can have it, if you beat the current auction price of £22,000. The very shirt Cole Palmer had on when he scored four first-half goals against Brighton last s...

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3 d. ago Cole Palmer takes Mykhailo Mudryk’s Chelsea shirt number ahead of Club World Cup bid

Meanwhile, Liam Delap’s shirt number has been revealed after he joined from Ipswich on Wednesday

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3 d. ago Chelsea STRIP £89m star Mykhailo Mudryk of their No 10 shirt and hand it to Cole Palmer

Mudryk, who joined Chelsea for £89m from Shakhtar Donetsk in January 2023, has not played for the Blues since November after testing positive for the banned substance meldonium.

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3 d. ago Cole Palmer gets new Chelsea shirt number ahead of Club World Cup bid

Meanwhile, Liam Delap’s shirt number has been revealed after he joined from Ipswich on Wednesday

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4 d. ago Liverpool: Florian Wirtz has alternative shirt number option after breaking silence with transfer message

Midfielder has hit out at speculation that he is eyeing an iconic shirt number at Liverpool

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4 d. ago Florian Wirtz breaks silence over Liverpool transfer chase with clear new message

Reds preparing third huge bid for Bayer Leverkusen star, who has spoken out on key claim made in Germany

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5 d. ago Scott McTominay's famous Napoli shirt set to rake in huge sum

Bicycle kick kit is up for grabs

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6 d. ago Man Utd star told he will 'lose shirt number' to Matheus Cunha after £62.5m transfer

Matheus Cunha is officially a Manchester United player after the Brazilian forward completed his £62.5million transfer from Premier League side Wolves on Sunday

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8 d. ago Backpacks! Football shirts! Phone bans! London day festival dos and don’ts

We have officially entered day festival season for 2025. But how can you be a model Londoner while getting sloshed in our lovely parks? Maddy Mussen has your etiquette guide

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1 week ago Matheus Cunha 'chooses Manchester United shirt number' as £62.5m move nears completion

Marcus Rashford set to lose his shirt number at Old Trafford

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1 week ago Viktor Gyokeres denied dream Arsenal shirt numbers but two options still available

Arsenal's pursuit of Viktor Gyokeres is at risk of hitting a minor snag, with the Gunners currently unable to offer the superstar Swede his two preferred shirt numbers

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1 week ago Matheus Cunha lands dream Man Utd shirt number after 'agreeing' long

Manchester United are closing in on the signing of Wolves star Matheus Cunha in a £62.5million transfer deal after the Brazilian agreed a five-year contract with the Red Devils

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2 w. ago Rare Tommy McLean Rangers shirt sells for world record price at auction

A treasure trove of Scottish football memorabilia went under the hammer on Wednesday, 21st May 2025, including Tommy McLean’s 1972 European Cup Winners’ Cup Final shirt (Lot 83), which sold for £19,000 - setting a new world record for a Scottish football shirt at auction.

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2 w. ago Micky van de Ven reveals heartwarming reason behind unusual shirt number

Tottenham Hotspur and Manchester United will meet in Wednesday's Europa League final and one of the likely starters has explained his unconventional shirt number choice

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3 w. ago Leeds United release Ethan Ampadu statement after son's football shirt sparks anger

It comes 25 years after the tragic death of two Leeds fans in Istanbul

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3 w. ago Leeds United issue Ethan Ampadu statement after Galatasaray shirt picture goes viral

Leeds United have issued a statement after captain Ethan Ampadu's son was pictured wearing a Galatasaray shirt in images widely shared online

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4 w. ago Manchester United's No.7 shirt curse explained as Mason Mount finally shows his true colours

Mason Mount was the hero for Man United as they booked a spot in this season's Europa League final - against Tottenham Hotspur.

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