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Ciro Ferrara's Player Issued jersey: an iconic relic of the Italian national team at Euro 2000

The first official Italian national team jersey for Euro 2000 in its Player Issued version is one of the most sought-after and historically significant relics of Italian football in recent decades. Made by Kappa with the revolutionary Kombat technology — a blend of polyester and spandex that hugged the body like a second skin, anticipating trends in professional sportswear by years — this uniform made history not only for its sporting achievements but for its radical and unmistakable design. The distinctive brilliant blue, slightly lighter than the national team's tradition, deliberately exposed visible stitching, and anatomical fit make it an instantly recognizable piece. The official UEFA Euro 2000 patch, the tournament co-hosted by Belgium and the Netherlands, is applied to the right sleeve; the UEFA Fair Play patch to the left sleeve; the three gold stars on the sleeve commemorate the three World Cups won by Italy in 1934, 1938, and 1982. The back is personalized with the name FERRARA and the number 2, with the XL size characteristic of Kappa professional supplies of the time. An example in Excellent condition, preserved with extraordinary care over its twenty-five years of history.

The player: Ciro Ferrara

Ciro Ferrara (Naples, February 11, 1967) is one of the strongest and most representative Italian defenders of his generation, a pillar of the Italian national team for over a decade. He grew up in Diego Armando Maradona's Napoli, with whom he won two Scudetti and a UEFA Cup, and then built the most glorious part of his career at Juventus, where he collected numerous national and international titles, becoming a symbol of the Bianconeri defense in the nineties. With the Italian national team, he made 49 appearances, participating in three editions of the World Cup and two European Championships. At Euro 2000, with the number 2 on his back, he was a starter in the Italian defense that reached the tournament final, eliminating Romania and Sweden in the knockout phase, beating the Netherlands on penalties in the semifinals, and losing to France in the final only on a golden goal in extra time. A career and a tournament that make this Player Issued jersey a top-tier sporting document in the history of Italian football.

What is a Player Issued jersey?

A Player Issued jersey is a uniform prepared specifically for a specific player but not necessarily worn in an official match. It differs from the commercial version by a series of precise technical characteristics: professional finishes, match-grade cut and materials, exclusive technical details reserved for team supply not available in versions intended for fans. In the case of international tournament jerseys such as Euro 2000, the presence of official UEFA patches — Euro 2000 and Fair Play — applied directly by the federation or technical sponsor confirms the professional destination of the item. It is hierarchically superior to the store version and inferior only to the Match Worn. For collectors, it represents an authentic piece of extremely high historical and commercial value, often impossible to find on the market years after its production.

Authenticity and MTM guarantee

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