ENGLAND NATIONAL TEAM
Fifa World Cup “ITALIA 90”
3rd-4th Place Final
Italy vs England
Match Worn Shirt
Beasant Dave
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Dave Beasant was selected to play two full international matches for England by manager Bobby Robson. The first of Beasant’s two England caps came at Wembley Stadium on 15 November 1989 against Italy in a friendly match, where he replaced Peter Shilton as a half-time substitute and kept a clean sheet in a 0-0 draw. The following month on 13 December, also at Wembley, he made his second appearance in a friendly against Yugoslavia, again as a half-time substitute in a 2-1 win for England. He was a member of England’s 1990 FIFA World Cup squad, having been called up after David Seaman had to withdraw through injury.
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This shirt was worn by England team third goalkeeper Dave Beasant during the FIFA World Cup “Italia 90” 3rd-4th place final against Italy which took place in Bari, San Nicola Stadium, on July 7th 1990. The game saw three goals in a 15-minute spell. Roberto Baggio opened the scoring after a rare mistake by England’s goalkeeper Peter Shilton, in his final game before international retirement, presented a simple opportunity. A header by David Platt levelled the game 10 minutes later but Schillaci was fouled in the penalty area five minutes later, leading to a penalty. Schillaci himself got up to convert the kick to win him the tournament’s Golden Boot for his six-goal tally. Nicola Berti had a goal ruled out minutes later, but the hosts claimed third place. England had the consolation prize of the Fair Play award, having received no red cards and the lowest average number of yellows per match. Dave Beasant was the reserve during the game and he swapped the shirt after the game with the third Italy Team’s goalkeeper who we got the shirt from. A curious thing about this shirt is that during the World Cup there were two players in England team who wore the number 22 during the competition. David Seaman was originally the coach Robson third-choice goalkeeper for the competition, behind Peter Shilton and Chris Woods, but after arriving in Italy he had to pull out of the squad due to injury. Beasant got a reprieve when, on the eve of England’s second game, against the Netherlands, he was summoned, with FIFA’s permission, to replace David Seaman, who had suffered the thumb injury.
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Merson first played for the England national team in 1991, being called up by Graham Taylor. He made his debut for the full England side, in a friendly against Germany on 11 September 1991. He participated in the 1992 European Championships in Sweden. He played in the opening 0–0 draw with Denmark. England went out after another 0–0 draw against the French and a 2–1 loss to hosts Sweden. Merson also played a part in the failed campaign to qualify for the 1994 FIFA World Cup. He played in the opening game, a 1–1 home draw with Norway. He next played against the Netherlands as a substitute for Paul Gascoigne who was injured. England were leading 2–1, but crucially conceded a late penalty for a 2–2 draw. Merson also played in the 1993 US Cup against Brazil and Germany, nearly scoring in a 2–1 defeat to the later, Bodo Illgner saving from a 20-yard shot. He returned for the critical and controversial 2–0 defeat against the Dutch in Rotterdam. Merson nearly equalised the opening Dutch goal, and hit the post with a free-kick. England failed to qualify for the World Cup. Taylor’s successor, Terry Venables, told Merson that he would not get into the team owing to his life style of heavy drinking. In his book, How Not to be a Professional Footballer, Merson refers to an incident in Chicago while on duty with England during the US Cup. After drinking he wandered off into the city on his own. Merson ended up in a dangerous area and was involved in trying to break up a fight while very drunk himself. When the combatants turned on Merson, he fled back to the hotel. The next morning the FBI came to the hotel and briefed the players on the dangers in the city. They expressed surprise that Merson was not injured in the incident. Merson held the distinction of being the only player in England’s 1998 FIFA World Cup squad not to play for a top flight club. In that tournament, he played in England’s famous second round match against Argentina, scoring in the penalty shootout, although England eventually lost. 1998 marked the end of Merson’s international career after 21 full caps in seven years, in which he scored three times.
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Seaman made his England debut in 1988 and appeared for the side in fifteen consecutive years, a national record, since equalled by Rio Ferdinand. He earned his first England cap under Bobby Robson in a friendly against Saudi Arabia in November 1988. Robson selected him as England’s third-choice goalkeeper behind Peter Shilton and Chris Woods at the 1990 FIFA World Cup, but after arriving in Italy he had to pull out of the squad due to injury and was replaced by Dave Beasant. Seaman remained a member of the England squad under new manager Graham Taylor but only cemented his place as undisputed number one with the arrival of Terry Venables and played every minute of every match during Euro 96. Seaman saved two spot-kicks in the tournament; the first a penalty in normal play from Scotland’s Gary McAllister in a group match, while England were 1–0 up (Paul Gascoigne scored soon after to make it 2–0). Then, after England’s quarter-final against Spain ended scoreless, Seaman saved Miguel Angel Nadal’s kick in the shootout to knock Spain out of the tournament. England eventually were eliminated in the semi-finals of the competition; Seaman was named alongside Golden Boot winner Alan Shearer and winger Steve McManaman in the UEFA “Team of the Tournament”. Euro 96 sponsor Philips named him “Player of the Tournament”. Seaman remained first choice under the management of Glenn Hoddle for the 1998 FIFA World Cup in France. England went out on penalties, losing against Argentina. Kevin Keegan selected him for Euro 2000, where he started against both Portugal and Germany but sustained an injury in his warm-up exercises for the third game against Romania and was replaced by Nigel Martyn. England lost the match and went out in the first round. Seaman was part of Sven-Göran Eriksson’s 2002 FIFA World Cup squad, and played every game as England reached the quarter-finals, turning back a second half offensive to shut out arch-rivals Argentina 1–0 in the group stage after English captain David Beckham scored the penalty spot kick. However, in England’s quarter-final against Brazil Seaman was caught off his line by Ronaldinho’s long-range free kick, as England lost 2–1; he blamed himself for the error. The result led to a debate about whether Seaman should remain England’s number one. He remained England’s first choice goalkeeper until a Euro 2004 qualifier in October 2002 against Macedonia. In this match, he let in a goal directly from a corner kick by Artim Sakiri in a 2–2 draw and brought further press criticism. This was Seaman’s last appearance for the England national team, as Eriksson dropped him in favour of David James.
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Shearer’s international career began in 1990 when he was handed a callup to the England under-21 squad under Dave Sexton. During his time with the squad, he scored 13 times in 11 games; a record return which is still unbeaten. The striker’s goals at this level, coupled with his club form, meant he was soon promoted to the senior squad by coach Graham Taylor. Marking his debut in the 2–0 win against France in February 1992 with a goal, he made his only appearance for the England B team a month later. Due to replace Gary Lineker, who retired from international action after UEFA Euro 1992, in the England attack, Shearer played only intermittently in the qualifying campaign for the 1994 FIFA World Cup due to injury and the team failed to reach the competition finals. UEFA Euro 1996 was a more positive experience for both Shearer and England. With England not required to qualify as hosts, Shearer had not scored in 12 games in the 21 months prior, and even his overall goalscoring record for England did not look too impressive so far; five goals in 23 games. However, he found the net in the 22nd minute of the first game, against Switzerland. Scoring once in the following game against Scotland and twice in a 4–1 win over the Netherlands, Shearer helped England to progress to the next stage in front of their own fans in Wembley. In the quarter-finals, England were outplayed by Spain but got through to a penalty shootout after a goalless draw. Shearer scored the first England penalty, while the Spaniards failed to score from two of theirs, sending England into the semi-final against Germany. Shearer headed England into the lead after three minutes, but the Germans quickly equalised and the match went to penalties again. This time, Germany won from the spot; although Shearer scored, his teammate Gareth Southgate missed his kick and England were eliminated. Shearer’s five goals made him the competition’s top scorer, and together with teammates David Seaman and Steve McManaman, was listed in the official UEFA team of the tournament. The new England manager Glenn Hoddle appointed Shearer captain for the 1998 FIFA World Cup qualifier against Moldova on 1 September 1996, and the player held onto the captaincy after scoring once in that match and twice in the following game against Poland. He scored a total of five goals in England’s successful qualification campaign for the World Cup; adding strikes against Georgia and away to Poland to his tally. Shearer was sidelined for much of the 1997–98 season, but recovered to play in the World Cup finals. With Michael Owen replacing Teddy Sheringham as Shearer’s strike partner, Shearer’s return saw him score England’s first goal of the tournament, in a 2–0 win over Tunisia, his only goal in the three group matches. England faced long-time rivals Argentina in the second round. Shearer scored a first-half equaliser from the penalty-spot before David Beckham was sent off early in the second half. In the final minutes of the game Sol Campbell headed in what could have been the winning goal only for the referee to disallow it due to Shearer having elbowed goalkeeper Carlos Roa. The scores tied 2–2, the game went to penalties. Shearer scored again, but England were eliminated after David Batty’s shot was saved by the Argentina goalkeeper. This defeat ended England’s participation in what was to be Shearer’s only World Cup tournament. In September 1999, Shearer scored his only England hat-trick in a UEFA Euro 2000 qualifier against Luxembourg. This helped England reach a play-off against Scotland; England won the game over two legs and in doing so qualified for the European Championships. By now, Shearer was approaching his 30th birthday, and he announced that he intended to retire from international football after the Euro 2000 tournament. Shearer did not score in England’s opening 3–2 defeat against Portugal, but did so as England defeated Germany 1–0 in Charleroi, ensuring that England beat their European neighbours for the first time since the 1966 World Cup Final. To remain in the tournament, England only required a draw against Romania in the final group match, and Shearer scored a penalty as England went in at half-time 2–1 up, but Romania ultimately won 3–2. England’s tournament was over, and so was Shearer’s international career. From his 63 caps, he captained the team 34 times and scored thirty goals;[75] joint-fifth in the England all-time goalscorers list with Nat Lofthouse and Tom Finney. Shearer remained in international retirement despite speculation of a return during the 2002 World Cup and 2004 European Championship campaigns, and further declined an offer to be assistant manager to Steve McClaren after the 2006 World Cup – a position ultimately filled by Terry Venables.
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This shirt was worn by Alan Shearer during the Euro 2000 Qualifying game against Scotland which took place at Wembley Stadium in London on November 17th 1999 or against Luxembourg at Wembley Stadium on September 4th 1999. We are not sure about the game because the shirt comes from a private collection of a former U21 Italy team’s manager who went to watch both games in order to watch some players and he got after the game the Shearer’s shirt still wet and smelly for his son who was a big Alan’s fan. Unfortunately he doesn’t remember well the game but he never washed the shirt and we obviously hope it was worn against Luxembourg since Shearer scored an hat-trick. One curiosity about the shirt is that even if it is the same style of the Euro 2000 shirts it has some slight differences from the final shirt used in the following years. Aside from the inside tags that are different, in this shirt there is no the bottom blue side “flag” tag as there is regular Euro 2000 shirts. We don’t know if we have to consider it as a prototype non definitive shirt or if Umbro added some details later on.
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David Beckham became the target of criticism and abuse after the World Cup 1998, including the hanging of an effigy outside a London pub, and the Daily Mirror printing a dartboard with a picture of him centered on the bullseye. Beckham also received death threats after the World Cup. The abuse that Beckham was receiving from English supporters peaked during England’s 3–2 defeat by Portugal in Euro 2000, a match where Beckham set up two goals, when a group of England supporters taunted him throughout the match. Beckham responded by raising his middle finger and, while the gesture attracted some criticism, many of the newspapers that had previously encouraged his vilification asked their readers to stop abusing him.
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Gerrard made his international debut against Ukraine on 31 May 2000. That summer, he was called up for Euro 2000, making only one appearance as a substitute in a 1–0 win over Germany before England were eliminated in the group stage. Gerrard scored his first international goal in the famous 5–1 victory over Germany in a 2002 World Cup qualifier in September 2001, and while England qualified, Gerrard was forced to pull out of the squad due to his ongoing groin problems after pulling up in Liverpool’s final match of the season against Ipswich.
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Heskey plays as a forward, being a powerful targetman gifted with pace and physical strength; he is also a hard working player. His play has been likened to “a blunt instrument with which to bludgeon defences”. His main contributions to the team lie in the way he holds the ball up and draws defenders out, leaving space behind him for another player to score. He has been credited as being an unselfish player who allows other forwards to benefit. He is not a prolific goalscorer but is able to provide a significant number of assists as a second striker. He has been quoted as saying “Forwards are judged on their goalscoring. But I like to think I bring a lot more to the game and I do get pleasure from assisting”. He impressed the England staff with his versatility, as he can also play down the left wing. However, he has been criticised by the media for his lack of goals; lapses in his goalscoring have been described as being “hardly uncommon”. In 2008 it was stated that “It is only the perception of his talents that changes” after Heskey stated he was no better or worse than before.
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England played the final qualifying game against Greece on 6 October 2001. England needed to win or draw the match to qualify outright for the World Cup, but were losing 2–1 with little time remaining. When Teddy Sheringham was fouled eight yards outside the Greek penalty area, England were awarded a free-kick and Beckham ensured England’s qualification with a curling strike of the kind that had become his trademark. Beckham was voted the BBC Sports Personality of the Year for 2001, and finished runner-up, to Luís Figo of Portugal, for the FIFA World Player of the Year award.
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This style of shirt was the first England’s shirt with match details on it. Since then all of the England’s shirts have date and match details on.
ENGLAND NATIONAL TEAM
Fifa World Cup “KOREA & JAPAN 2002”
England vs Nigeria
Match Worn & Signed Shirt
Owen Michael
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Owen was capped 89 times for England and scored 40 goals. He is fifth in the list of all-time top scorers for the England team, behind Wayne Rooney (53), Bobby Charlton (49), Gary Lineker (48) and Jimmy Greaves (44). He is also England’s second-highest goalscorer in competitive international matches, behind Rooney. His 89 caps also place him as England’s eleventh most capped player. Owen played for England at the 1998, 2002 and 2006 FIFA World Cups and the 2000 and 2004 UEFA European Championships. He scored goals in all but one of these tournaments, making him the only player ever to have scored in four major tournaments for England. He is one of only eleven England players to have appeared in three World Cups.
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Beckham played against Sweden, during the Fifa World Cup 2002, his 50th Cap with England National Team. To celebrate this event a special shirt was worn by the player with “50th Cap”on the bottom of the shirt. This shirt was given after the match to a Sweden Team’s member and that’s where it comes from.
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Beckham played a major role in helping England qualify for the 2002 FIFA World Cup, starring in an impressive 5–1 victory over Germany in Munich. The final step in Beckham’s conversion from villain to national hero happened in England’s final qualifying game against Greece on 6 October 2001. England needed to win or draw the match to qualify outright for the World Cup, but were losing 2–1 with little time remaining. When Teddy Sheringham was fouled eight yards outside the Greek penalty area, England were awarded a free-kick and Beckham ensured England’s qualification with a curling strike of the kind that had become his trademark. Beckham was voted the BBC Sports Personality of the Year for 2001, and finished runner-up, to Luís Figo of Portugal, for the FIFA World Player of the Year award. Beckham was partially fit by the time of the 2002 World Cup held in Japan and South Korea, and played in the first match against Sweden. After the events of four years earlier, Beckham achieved a degree of revenge over Argentina by scoring the winning goal with a penalty, causing Argentina to fail to qualify for the knockout stage. England defeated Denmark in the second round with Beckham providing an assist in a 3–0 win. England were knocked out in the quarter-finals by eventual winners Brazil after Ronaldinho scored the winner.
ENGLAND NATIONAL TEAM
Fifa World Cup “KOREA & JAPAN 2002”
England vs Sweden
Match Worn Shirt
Beckham David
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While on the England under-21 team, Pennant was sent home by head coach David Platt for breaking a curfew before an important match against Turkey. He later apologized for his actions. He also was sent-off for punching Niko Kranjčar in a match against the Croatia under-21s. However, he did manage to make 24 appearances for the U21s in total, making him one of the ten most-capped Englishmen at this level. Despite being of Jamaican and Irish descent, he has so far opted to represent England internationally; although he has played at under-21 level, he has not played for the senior team. In March 2011, Pennant revealed that though he would still “love to play for England”, he had made the Football Association of Ireland aware he was interested in representing the Republic of Ireland, saying, “If I’ve got a chance to play international football with Ireland, I’m going to take it with both hands.”
ENGLAND NATIONAL TEAM
2018/2019
Uefa Nations League
England vs Croatia
Match Worn & Unwashed Shirt
Sterling Raheem
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This shirt was worn by Raheem Sterling during the Uefa Nations League’s game between England and Croatia which took place in London, “Wembley Stadium”, on November 18th 2018. England defeated Croatia 2-1. The shirt was swapped by Sterling with a Croatian player whom we got it from. Sterling made his senior debut for England on 14 November 2012, starting in a friendly away to Sweden. On 5 March 2014, Sterling earned his second cap and was named man of the match as England beat Denmark 1–0 in a friendly match at Wembley Stadium. On 12 May 2014, Sterling was named in England’s 23-man squad for the 2014 FIFA World Cup.[114] In a pre-tournament friendly on 4 June, against Ecuador in Miami on his fourth cap, Sterling slid into Antonio Valencia, who reacted by grabbing Sterling’s neck; both received red cards for their actions. Valencia later apologised for his reaction. On 14 June, Sterling started in England’s opening group match, a 2–1 loss to Italy in Manaus, and was rated as the team’s best performing player by the BBC. On 27 March 2015, Sterling scored his first senior goal for England in a 4–0 UEFA Euro 2016 qualifier against Lithuania at Wembley Stadium.[119] On 9 October 2015, Sterling scored his second goal of the qualifying campaign in a 2–0 victory against Estonia, by which point the team were already qualified. He was one of 23 players chosen for the final tournament. He was named in the 23-man England national team squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup. After a run of 27 games without a goal for England, Sterling scored twice in a UEFA Nations League group game against Spain on 15 October 2018. England went on to win the match 3–2. Sterling scored his first hat-trick for England on 22 March 2019 in a 5–0 win over the Czech Republic at Wembley Stadium in a UEFA Euro 2020 qualifier. In November 2019 Sterling was dropped from the England team after clashing with international teammate but club rival Joe Gomez.
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This shirt was issued for Phil Foden for the “EURO 2020” Final shirt between England and Italy. Phil Foden has played in three Euro 2020 matches but he had to miss the Final after picking up a minor foot injury. The UEFA Euro 2020 Final was a football match that took place at Wembley Stadium in London, England, on 11 July 2021 to determine the winner of UEFA Euro 2020. It was the 16th final of the UEFA European Championship, a quadrennial tournament contested by the senior men’s national teams of the member associations of UEFA to decide the champions of Europe. Originally scheduled for 12 July 2020, the tournament had been postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe. In front of a crowd of 67,173, Italy won their second European Championship, beating final debutants England 3–2 in a penalty shoot-out following a 1–1 draw after extra time. England’s Luke Shaw opened the scoring in the second minute of the match, the fastest goal ever scored in a European Championship final, only for Leonardo Bonucci – who was later named the man of the match – to equalise midway through the second half. England had a 2–1 advantage in the shoot-out after two kicks each, only for their last three takers to miss, allowing Italy to come back and win 3–2. It was Italy’s first major title since the 2006 FIFA World Cup and their first European Championship since winning it on home soil in 1968; it put them level with France and only one title behind Spain and Germany. England became the third nation in the 21st century to lose the European Championship final on home soil after Portugal in 2004 and France in 2016. After the match, England’s unsuccessful penalty takers (Marcus Rashford, Jadon Sancho and Bukayo Saka) were subjected to racial abuse on social media. The event was also marred by crowd disorder and incidents of violence before and after the game. On 1 June 2021 Foden was named in the 26-man squad for the newly rescheduled UEFA Euro 2020. He joined up with the squad at a later date due to his participation in that year’s UEFA Champions League Final. On 8 June, Foden revealed that he had dyed his hair blonde – drawing comparisons to former England midfielder Paul Gascoigne who also had a similar haircut for Euro 96. Foden said in a press conference on the same day that “The full nation know what he means to the country and what he did, so it won’t be too bad if I try to bring a bit of Gazza on to the pitch.”
EURO 2020
Italy vs England
Match Used Ball
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This ball has been used during the Uefa “Euro 2020” Final between Italy and England. The ball, released By Adidas, is called “Uniforia Finale” and it was used in the the last three games of the competition, the two semi-finals, Italy vs Spain and England vs Denmark, as well as the final. Based on the regular look of the Uniforia, the Euro 2020 Final’s ball is silver metallic instead of white. The other parts of the ball like the graphics are similar to the standard EURO 2020 football.
Tech-wise, the Adidas Uniforia Euro 2020 Finals London Ball is the same as the Adidas Uniforia 2020 ball. The balls used in the game have the match details printed on. One printing says “ITA v ENG – FINAL” while the second one says “11 JULY 2021 – LONDON”.
