{"product_id":"lionel-messi-player-worn-shirt-photo-matched-2018-19-barcelona","title":"Lionel Messi | Player-Worn Shirt | Photo-Matched | 2018\/19 | Barcelona","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e- Item: \u003c\/strong\u003eNike Vaporknit Drill Top\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e- Club: \u003c\/strong\u003eFC Barcelona\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e- Player: \u003c\/strong\u003eLionel Messi\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e- Condition: \u003c\/strong\u003eTraining \u0026amp; Warm-Up Worn\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e- Season: \u003c\/strong\u003e2018\/19\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e- Size: \u003c\/strong\u003eLarge\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e- Headline Features:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFC Barcelona Nike Vaporknit drill top worn by \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003ethe greatest player of all time\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003eand 8× Ballon d’Or winner, Lionel Messi.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWorn by Messi during training sessions and pre-match warm-ups throughout the 2018\/19 La Liga and UEFA Champions League season.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eplayer-specific\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003eVaporknit drill top was never made available commercially, produced \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eexclusively\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e for the club’s first-team squad.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFeatures personalisation of the player’s initials \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e‘LM’\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e to the front right chest — a hallmark detail of Barcelona’s player-issue training wear.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHeat-applied Nike Swoosh and FC Barcelona crest to the front.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003e‘Beko’ sponsor logos applied to both the front and rear of the top.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003erare\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ehighly sought-after\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e item directly associated with Messi’s Barcelona era — a period during which he continued to cement his legacy as the greatest footballer of all time.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFully authenticated and accompanied by the BC Boots UK\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.bcbootsuk.com\/pages\/how-we-authenticate\"\u003eCertification Package\u003c\/a\u003e, including entry into the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.bcbootsuk.com\/pages\/verify\"\u003eonline verification portal\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e- Player-Issue Features:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eExclusive Squad-Issue Construction:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e • Manufactured in Nike’s elite Vaporknit material for maximum breathability and performance.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e • Never released for public sale — made solely for FC Barcelona’s first-team players.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePersonalisation:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e • Features Messi’s custom ‘LM’ initials heat-applied to the chest.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDesign Details:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e • Heat-applied Nike and Barcelona logos for lightweight performance.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e • Dual ‘Beko’ sponsorship branding — a configuration unique to player-issue garments.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e- Collector \u0026amp; 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