Manchester United 1968 European Cup Final Shirt LS - 9/10

Description

The famous all blue of Wembley 1968, reissued as a long sleeve retro shirt in adult XL. This is the design Manchester United wore on the night they became the first English club to win the European Cup, and it remains one of the most recognisable shirts in the club's history precisely because it is not red. A retro tribute piece for collectors who know exactly what that colour means. Product Details Club: Manchester United Country: England Match: 1968 European Cup Final, Wembley, 29 May 1968 Kit: Blue, the shirt worn in the final Type: Retro reissue, not an original 1968 shirt Sleeve: Long sleeve Size: XL (adult) Condition: 9/10. Excellent condition with only minimal signs of wear. Navnetrykk (nameset): No nameset applied to this shirt. Shipping: Worldwide shipping, from Norway. Dispatched within 1 to 3 working days. History On 29 May 1968, ten years after the Munich air disaster, Matt Busby's Manchester United met Benfica at Wembley in front of 92,225 people. Both clubs played in red, so with Benfica winning the toss and choosing white, United went out in blue. The reason was television: colour broadcasting had only reached the UK six months earlier, and almost the entire audience was watching in black and white, where red and white would have looked nearly identical in greyscale. The match itself was goalless until Bobby Charlton headed United in front eight minutes into the