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Business as Usual - COVID 19

(31/03/20)

Tomas from Vintage Football ShirtsCovid-19 is having a significant impact on our lives and is causing a lot of uncertainty. As such, I just wanted to let you know that here at Vintage Football Shirts, it's business as usual.In our offices, we’ve dramatically increased our cleaning procedures and introduced strict social spacing of at least 2m...

Interview with The Face Magazine

(30/09/19)

We talked to Alex Christian from The Face MagazineDecades-old replica kit is no longer charity shop clutter – it’s a style piece.“It’s an industry borne from memories. Fans love looking back to old football matches when they were kids – shirts sparks the nostalgia. I first started by buying hundreds of England shirts...

The Magic Carpet of Eastern Russia

(11/12/18)

You know that feeling, the one when you’re deep in the heart of your homeland in Russia and team has lost a game at home so there’s only one logical thing to do…You steal your traditional Russian rug from the depths of your snow covered abode and drag it to the local football ground and wave it around like a man possessed, proclaiming...

USA 94 – A tale of two missed penalties

(20/06/18)

USA 94 is the epitome of football in the 90’s and the launchpad of the game in the world’s last remaining superpower to succumb to it. For the first time, the FIFA World Cup was held outside of Europe or South America as the United States was given the chance to play host to the competition. Now the home of glitz and glamour...

The Opening Ceremony – Trees, Lederhosen & Giant Footballs

(14/06/18)

It’s the pinnacle of your career the icing on the cake if you will, and now it’s arrived, the FIFA World Cup. Great goals will be scored and legends will be made and it all starts today, but first is an occasion that’s got all the glitz and glamour associated with football’s American sporting counterpart, it’s the...

Italia 90 – Tears, Divide and National Pride

(11/06/18)

Whether you were around at the time or not, mention the name of Italia 90 and a thousand of the greatest footballing moments flood back in a heartbeat. It was, by far, the greatest sporting tournament of all time. Be it the dancing hips of Roger Milla, tears of the English or the most outstanding World Cup shirt of them all (voted in a poll...

WORLD CUP ‘86 – DIEGO’S SUMMER

(05/06/18)

World Cup ’86, one of the greatest sporting months of all time as the scorching heat of Mexico played it’s part in a tournament remembered by the millions who were lucky enough to witness it. The Diego Maradona campaign, the Argentine magician proved to the world that he was without doubt the greatest player on the planet and perhaps...

The 1982 World Cup – Passion, shock and Gijon

(31/05/18)

The 1982 World Cup was one blessed with disgraced nations, lighting quick finishes and perhaps the greatest goal celebration of all time.In July 1966 Spain ran unopposed – following a voting deal with West Germany – to stage the competition 16 years later, and that long wait was worth it for a tournament that lived long in the...

Argentina ’78 | The Tournament That Should Never Have Been Played

(18/05/18)

Argentina 1978, a World Cup that should have continued the long legacy of the greatest sport in the world, but for some will forever be remembered as the World Cup that should never have taken place. Perhaps one of football’s darkest secrets and one that shook the game to it’s core both off and on the field, Argentina’s first...