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Made by Macron for the indoor court, this volleyball shirt carries the hoops on the front and leaves the back in almost plain green, kept free for the number, with hoops only near the hem. Norauto on the chest, Queijos Santiago on the back and MCMVI on the collar label, just like the football shirt that season.

Volleyball had returned to Sporting in 2017/18, 22 years after the section was shut down, with the Pavilhão João Rocha as its home. In 2019/20 the lions reached the Challenge Cup semi finals and the Taça de Portugal final four, set for Gondomar on 21 and 22 March with Benfica in the draw. The pandemic stopped everything: European competitions were cancelled and, on 29 April, the federation called the domestic season off.

Here at Hoopster, this is the shirt of a team left on the edge of two finals it never got to play.