France 2002 Home Jersey – Marcel Desailly – No. 8 – Vintage – Adidas – 2002 World Cup

Marcel Desailly's 2002 France jersey: the blue of the Champions

The first official 2002 French national team jersey, produced by Adidas, is the uniform the Bleus wore at the World Cup in Korea and Japan as the reigning World and European champions. The deep blue is accented by the three tricolor stripes on the shoulders and purple side inserts, featuring a V-neck collar and the FFF rooster embroidered under the 1998 star. This size L specimen features Marcel Desailly's original nameset with the number 8 on the back and chest, in the characteristic perforated Adidas font of the era.

The player: Marcel Desailly

Marcel Desailly (Accra, September 7, 1968) was one of the greatest defenders of his generation, a center-back or defensive midfielder capable of combining physical strength with tactical intelligence. Rising through the ranks at Nantes, he won the Champions League with Marseille in 1993 and again with Milan in 1994, before becoming a Chelsea icon. He earned 116 caps for France, winning the 1998 World Cup, the 2000 European Championship, and two Confederations Cups, and became team captain after the 2000 European Championship. In 2004, he was named by Pelé in the FIFA 100.

What is an original Vintage jersey?

An original Vintage jersey is an official uniform produced by the technical sponsor at least twenty years ago and intended for public sale through official channels. It is recognizable by its materials, logos, and labels faithful to the era: in this case, the perforated fabric with Climalite technology, the multilingual size tag, and the internal Adidas label with the FFF rooster. Today, these specimens are found only in the collector's market, and when they bear the official nameset of a champion, they represent an authentic document of an unrepeatable season in French football.

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