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West Ham Praha 2023

LIMITED EDITION CLASSIC CLARET AND BLUE BESPOKE T- SHIRT  Limited edition bespoke claret and blue T-shirt with Europa Conference League trophy and full match details. Once we run out will be s…

Manchester City Treble

LIMITED EDITION MANCHESTER CITY TREBLE T-SHIRT  Manchester City's historic treble to go with their 2019 domestic 'quintuple' which we also marked with a limited edition T-shirt (all went with…

Lionesses World Cup 2023 shirt

England women. 2022 Women's Euro champions, since then defeated reigning World and South American champions too. And now the 2023  World Cup Final but if one thing football teaches us nothing is c…

Bill Shankly

"The socialism I believe in is everyone working for each other, everyone having a share of the rewards. It's the way I see football, the way I see life" Bill Shankly

Shankly's red army was all-conquering. As a manager Bill believed in redistributing the spoils to everyone, bar the blue hordes from Goodison, 'course.  Number 4? These words of Shankly represe…

Pelé memorial shirt

In 1994 when Philosophy Football first took shape, our shirts combined great quotes with the name and squad number of the author on the back. We aimed for a visual celebration of football and philo…

Pelé memorial print framed

In 1994 when Philosophy Football first took shape, our shirts combined great quotes with the name and squad number of the author on the back. We aimed for a visual celebration of football and philo…

Maradona

LIMITED EDITION SHIRT - DELETED AS WE RUN OUT OF SIZES   1986 Mad Cow disease, Gorbachev's Glasnost, The Communards and The Housemartins, Reagan in the White House, Thatcher at Number Te…

Lev Yashin

"The joy of seeing Yuri Gagarin flying in space is only superseded by the joy of a good penalty save" Lev Yashin

The original black cat, Lev collectivised his penalty area before taking two steps forward, one step back and plucking the ball out of the air. Unisex sizes small (36 inch chest/90cms) and medium …

England Champions Women's Euro 2022 T-shirt

England Women's Euro 2022 Champions T-shirt Forever wear the indelible memories of an unforgettable July 2022. Each of England's victories with full match details: Austria, Norway, Northern Ire…

England Champions Women's Euro 2022 Tote Bag

Perfect for school to carry boots and books. Or for grown ups bits, bobs and shopping.  Whatever the age group carry the indelible memories of an unforgettable July 2022. Each of England's vict…

I am Gary Lineker

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John Motson framed print

From his sheepskin coat to 'The Crazy Gang has beaten The Culture Club' and with an unrivalled array of statistics and facts, for decades John Motson's TV commentaries brought football into our…

Spurs Legacy Fan

Spurs fans know what 'legacy fans stand for its's got precious little to do with Daniel Levy. Already in pretty much open revolt against a self-interested club ownership Spurs fans reacted imme…

Man Utd Legacy Fan

FREE when purchased with Manchester United 2023 Carabao Cup Winners shirt  (ends midnight 01.02.23) The fans' defeat of the European anything-but-super League had to be for all Manchester United…

Marcus Rashford

Whatever our team, or none, Marcus Rashford is surely one opposition player we can all admire for what he has done to put child food poverty on the agenda through this Coronavirus Crisis. …

Eric Cantona

"When the seagulls follow the trawler, it's because they think sardines will be thrown into the sea" Eric Cantona

A dedicated enigmaticist, Eric was a fan of cod philosophising, coupled with a touch of the eastern art of Kung Fu. Strictly unofficial. Unisex sizes small (36 inch chest/90cms), medium (40 inch / …

United May 68

29th May '68, The red half of Manchester conquer Europe, though curiously, for arguably their greatest ever triumph, United played in blue! The first English team to win the European Cup, Charlton (tw…

Argentina 3 France 3 World Cup Final 2022

LIMITED EDITION - DELETED AFTER FIRST PRINT RUN  Celebrating the most thrilling World Cup final ever. Our design contains details of the six goals scored during the match and the penalty shoot-o…

Jürgen Klopp

"This is Anfield. These are our streets. These are our routines, this is our home. These are our Saturdays, our nights after school, these are our colours, our flags, our pubs, our gates, our mates, …

Gérard Houllier

Gérard Houlier managed the club to the unique Liverpool 'treble' of the 2000/01 FA Cup, League Cup, and UEFA Cup. In the summer the Charity Shield and European Super Cup were added. And the …

No Extra Time for the Climate Emergency

The Rapid Transition Alliance estimate that by the 2049-50 season 23 of the  92 league clubs in England, almost a quarter, can expect partial or even total flooding of their grounds on an annual bas…

Chelsea Legacy Fan

20.04.21 Chelsea vs Brighton at the 'Bridge but the main action was Chelsea fans occupying Fulham Road outside. Extinction Rebellion has nothing on the protest power of Blues fans moved to d…

Eusebio

"Black or white we have football under our skin." Eusebio

Fifty years ago Eusebio was one of the stars of the tournament, winning the Golden Boot as top scorer. This was a very different era to now. With few exceptions European football was an all-white team…

Jock Stein

Jock Stein was right. The piped sound of the crowd, cardboard cut out fans, banners draped over empty seats. Nobody can pretend this is football as it's supposed to be. Absolutely necesary under t…

The Money Game

With such vast wealth there is an uncanny habit of confusing being the richest league in the world with being the best. Inflation generally in western Europe since the early 1960s has been around fift…

Footballers Battalion t-shirt

Formed by volunteers in December 1914, at the start of the First World War, the Footballers' Battalion, aka 17th Battalion of the Middlesex Regiment, was made up largely of professional and amateur pl…

Striker

Resistance to austerity and 30-goals a season, a striker has the lot for any team looking for industry and action up front. The striker is a player with a touch of class, wear your position with pride…

Jack Charlton memorial shirt

LIMITED EDITION A Leeds, England and Republic of Ireland Great has been laid to rest. A one club man Jack was also a miner, a soldier and anti-fascist. At Leeds he won the League championship,…

England Expects T-shirt

To help steady English World Cup '23 nerves what better than Horatio Nelson's words. Unisex sizes small (36 inch chest/90cms) and XL (48 inch/120cms). Available as listed in drop down menu below…

England's Hope

Bright, Bronze, Russo, Earps.  A World Cup 2023 England to be hopeful for. Available in unisex sizes small (36inch chest/90cms), medium (40 inch /100cms), large (44inch chest/110cms) XL (4…

Nick Hornby England 's Pain

"I fell in love with football as I was later to fall in love with women: Suddenly. Inexplicably. Uncritically.  Giving no thought to the pain or disruption it woud bring with it." Nick Hornby, Feve…

£12 Manchester City Legacy Fan

JUST £12  Since the arrival of Sheikh Mansour, with Pep in tow shortly afters, City fans have enjoyed the benefits of the club's new found wealth and huge success.  Yet when the same own…

£9 Manchester City Champions 2022

JUST £9 Last few Man City 2022 Champions - second-by-second!  0-2 down after 69 minutes, followed by 336 seconds of astonishing Manchester City magic! A unique Philosophy Football 'match repo…

£18 Philosophy Football .com sweatshirt

Too cold for a t-shirt? We recommend our philosophyfootball.com crew neck sweatshirt  in 100% heavy weight cotton. Made to the same exacting standards as our famous shirts, this garment should see…

Wales 2022 World Cup Qualification

  LIMITED EDITION  2022 WORLD CUP QUALIFICATION SHIRT   Limited edition, only 50 printed once this first run gone, deleted and those 50 and after a 64-year wait become highly prized! …