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Sporting Clube de Portugal 2004/05 Home Shirt
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The story
Broad hoops, V-neck with a white triangle closing the chest, black underarm panels and PT in place of Telecel, already carrying the new four-square red and blue logo the telecom launched that year. It was Reebok's second-to-last Sporting shirt, and the one most people remember seeing on a European pitch.
Because it was the shirt of the UEFA Cup final at home. José Peseiro took Sporting past Feyenoord, Middlesbrough, Newcastle (4-1 at Alvalade) and AZ Alkmaar, the latter settled by a Miguel Garcia goal in the 121st minute in Alkmaar, to the final of 18 May 2005 in their own stadium. Rogério scored first and CSKA Moscow turned it into 3-1 in the second half. In the league, third behind Benfica and Porto, with Liedson scoring 25 goals to win the Bola de Prata.
Here at Hoopster, this is the shirt of a final lost in the one place Sporting most wanted to win it, and for that very reason one of the hardest and most worthwhile to own.
Because it was the shirt of the UEFA Cup final at home. José Peseiro took Sporting past Feyenoord, Middlesbrough, Newcastle (4-1 at Alvalade) and AZ Alkmaar, the latter settled by a Miguel Garcia goal in the 121st minute in Alkmaar, to the final of 18 May 2005 in their own stadium. Rogério scored first and CSKA Moscow turned it into 3-1 in the second half. In the league, third behind Benfica and Porto, with Liedson scoring 25 goals to win the Bola de Prata.
Here at Hoopster, this is the shirt of a final lost in the one place Sporting most wanted to win it, and for that very reason one of the hardest and most worthwhile to own.
