If you’re an avid vintage football kits fan, chances are you have a stash of vintage shirts in the closet. Whether it’s that rare Liverpool jersey from the ‘80s, Gazza’s famous Dentist Chair celebration, or the shirt worn by Alan Shearer to score England’s famous Euro 96 penalty shootout victory, these shirts are a piece of soccer culture ingrained in every fan across the globe. But recently, reselling secondhand football jerseys has become more than just a hobby for some – it’s becoming big business.
Founded in 2006, Classic Football Shirts sells replica and vintage jerseys from clubs all over the world, including a few of its own, like the Italia ’90 shirt worn by Germany’s iconic Adidas chevron design, or France’s bonkers 1995 quilted-padding goalkeeper shirt (which goes for PS1,250). The company has grown to the point where it’s now one of the U.K’s biggest traders of soccer kit, and has even made its way to the United States.
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But it’s not just the scarcity of these old shirts that makes them so valuable, it’s also their place in the current global football culture. In a time when the Premier League is dominated by huge stadiums, endless sponsorship deals and tickets that still hover around the PS50 mark, many fans are looking back for a time where the sport was less dictated by money and more about pure aesthetics and passion. The old kits capture that spirit and that’s why they’re becoming high-fashion items in their own right.…