Update: Classic Football Shirts has compared even more recent fake and real football shirts, including the Inter Milan 2009-10 home shirt, Manchester United 2007-09 home jersey and Roma 01-02 home kit. Check it out.
Inter Milan 2009-10 Home
Manchester United 2007-09 Home
Chelsea 2012-13 Third
Real Madrid 2018-19 Away
AS Roma 2001-02 Home
A while back we shared some of most clear giveaways you can use to detect fake shirts before buying.
Yesterday, Classic Football Shirts posted an interesting thread about this on Twitter. In it, they detail some of the ways to detect fake retro shirts.
Over the next few weeks we'll be highlighting the differences between a fake and the real thing with insights into how we authenticate our shirts at CFS HQ.
Starting with the Dortmund 2004 Away.
Check the thread below for more examples 👇 pic.twitter.com/dbBrWUDttP— Classic Football Shirts (@classicshirts) January 29, 2021Being one of the largest retailers for retro shirts, it's very important for CFS to be able to sort out fakes when sourcing shirts. And they seem to be successful as this too, as evidenced by their large number of happy customers. But let's get into the details.
5 Ways to Spot a Fake Football Shirt in 2021
With fake classic shirts becoming more and more common on shopping platforms, these details can be very helpful for individual buyers as well.
Have you ever bought a fake retro shirt by accident? Drop us a line below.