soccer  The dilemma for SOCCER fans is 'how do you spot a fake shirt'?  It's the pride and joy of any self respecting football fan but is the shirt on your back the real McCoy?  The main giveaway is likely to be the ridiculously low price.Fans might think they are getting a bargain but they are buying inferior goods.  Counterfeit shirts are made by low paid workers in sweat shops;  It's easy to spot the difference when you put the two shirts side-by-side.  Most fake shirts are not as well cut, and are often manufactured from cheaper materials.  Sometimes the club badges have a slightly different, simplified design.  Be suspicious of clothing with no or poor quality labels, poor quality printing or embroidery of logos.  The customer can find it hard or impossible to get a refund;  poor quality products which do not perform or last as long as expected;  The real shirts sell for about $70 but  inferior copies are designed to be sold for around $10.

More than 4,000 counterfeit England football shirts were recovered in the UK's biggest ever seizure of bogus goods. It is believed by investigators that profits from the illegal trade was channelled to Bin Laden's terrorist organisation, Al-Qaeda.

Don't be frightened to email the seller and ask outright if this is an authentic shirt.  If no reply, then you have the answer to your question!   Taking a moment to glance over the sellers feedback will also give you an idea of what to expect from this buying experience. Lastly be aware if item is located in Asia this is where most of the fakes originate from.  Must stress that you basically get what you paid for.

 Feedback from  Members (not happy)

pretty ordinary fake, i should have known better

took too long for the item to arrive and its fake!
received item almost two months after payment, item wrong size but thats life

Not Genuine, No Name Printed, Poor Stitching, 21 Days to Arrive, 1st & Only Buy
not the original shirt and took ages to arrive. it doesn't state it is not a fak
Taken 2 weeks to reply, and now I find the price has changed - want refund
 red stains on top and stitching was coming loose
won july 3rd, item never came, won't email me, I'm getting $ back thru pay-pal.
bought jersey on November 30th. Now December 20th still haven't received item.
PAID AND NEVER GOT JEARSEY OR MY MONEY BACK!!!
Print on back of shirt- very good! But not impressed with condition & size.Fake?
ordered 2 M shirts 1 was larger than other, had to give large one away