What is the difference between the player version and the fan version of a football match jersey?

There are many versions of jerseys: the fan version, the player version, the locker room version, the downfield version, and so on. There are many different names on paper, but you can’t generalise. Whether it’s the year, the style, or the team, it’s a case-by-case analysis. Fan edition, as the name suggests, is usually the most common version we can buy through traditional channels such as brick-and-mortar shops, boutiques, etc., the price is relatively the cheapest, but also the most popular fans choose.

The player’s edition is divided into two levels: one is the commercial player’s edition, that is, there will be a public sale on the market. In the tailoring workmanship material are stronger than ordinary fans version, the price will also be slightly higher. But still, according to the year, style specific problem specific analysis. There is also a category of player edition is not publicly available, but through some special channels into the market. For example, the jerseys provided by sponsors for players to use, although some teams do not go on sale to the public, but it is also considered a commodity. The jerseys are definitely produced in bulk, and they also come with hang tags, just like commercially available jerseys. The jerseys that are given to administrators to take to the locker room are called player issues, and unlike the two versions above, they do not have a ‘match’ meaning, which means they are not prepared for a specific tournament, and we translate them to be called locker-room light or player-supplied versions.

The locker room version and the drop field normally belong to a big category, because they are all prepared for the players on the field, the drop field is the one used by the players on the field of play, there is no doubt that, with the sweat of the players, the traces of the field of play, this kind of goods is the highest value of the collection. The more big-name players naturally the highest, such as C Luo, Messi, Maradona, Pele and so on. We want to collect to the drop field will first count the price tag behind a few zeros, and then look at their own wallets. Generally every game sponsors will prepare two to three jerseys for the players (the greater the fame the more prepared, C Luo such as four or five pieces is not surprising). What the players don’t use and have on standby in the dressing room is the locker room version. Although not as good as the drop field, but in the collection value is also relatively high. After all, it’s not available through public channels, is few and far rarer than the fan edition player edition, for example. As they are meant to be actually worn by the players for the game, the fabrics and workmanship of the clothes are also much better.

Speaking of the issue raised by Rummenigge a few days ago about replica jerseys, Bayern sort of expressed their dissatisfaction with the Chinese market on behalf of other top European clubs. Admittedly, replica jerseys are not unique to China, but for Bayern, who are based on exploring the Chinese market, their conflict with replica jerseys is obviously more prominent. That’s why they’re reacting so strongly to this. A couple of new graduates from the company recently went out and bought their favourite jerseys as soon as they got their first month’s salary. I learnt a few things from their descriptions – for students, a jersey costing 70€ to 150€ is too low a price to pay, and asking for the money at home is often refused, because in the eyes of the parents it’s just a T-shirt, and it’s obviously not worth it to spend so much money on it. Therefore, cheap replica jerseys have become the choice of many students under the compromise, one to meet the idea of wanting to express themselves as fans of a certain team, and secondly, the price will not make people feel difficult to accept. And now that they are working and are financially independent, they have the peace of mind to buy a few of their favourite jerseys. Just like last year, many people go to the cinema to see the big story, the same as the beautiful name ‘to the star to make up for the ticket money’.

The PSP was popular in China thanks in large part to the cracking of licensed games, which allowed players to spend a small amount of money to play hall-of-fame games. This seems to infringe on Sony’s behaviour but makes the PSP game machine into China in large quantities. Objectively, this has boosted its sales in China (all of which are watered down, of course). The existence of replica jerseys may also promote the team’s influence and commercial value in the world, after all, the luxury teams, the lack of people to ask for loser teams, people even replica you do not have the heart. But for the team, influence and what is soft power, to cash in on this thing is the hard way. I have discussed this issue with many people, about the reasons for buying replica jerseys, some people are because of the high selling price, some people are because there is no suitable purchase channel, and some people are because they don’t have enough knowledge about the jerseys. On the business side, the phenomenon of the proliferation of substandard and fake products is not unheard of, while the circulation channel has too many intermediate links to increase the cost of each jersey, but also to the consumer to bring more economic burden.

There is a lot more to be said about authentic jerseys, and we are preparing a programme on jerseys that will cover this aspect, so interested fans can pay attention to it. I myself is also a jersey collection enthusiasts (with the picture is part of my collection of jerseys), or hope that we can afford to go to the authentic jerseys, after all, we are rich, life still have to have money ah!