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Condition: 9/10 Superb
Size: Adult Large
Chest Measurement: 42-44 Inches / 107-112 CM
Manufacturer: A-Line
Colour: Red & navy, gold trim
Material: Polyester
Seasons: 2003/2004
Player: Gianfranco Zola
Patches: N/A
Official A-Line Cagliari Calcio home football shirt from the 2003/04 season. Complete with Zola #10 on the back of the shirt in original lettering.
The condition of this original football jersey is 9/10 - Superb (see photos).
In the summer of 2003, amid rumours of an impending takeover at Chelsea, Zola left Stamford Bridge to join Cagliari, from his native Sardinia. Within a week Chelsea was acquired by Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich.
It was reported that Abramovich tried to buy the entire Cagliari club when Zola refused to renege on his verbal contract with Cagliari, although Zola himself will not confirm it. Zola subsequently led Cagliari to promotion to the Italian Serie A. Then he renewed his contract for Cagliari Calcio for one more year.
He retired in June 2005, after ending his career in appropriate style with a double against Juventus in his last professional game. His number 10 Cagliari jersey was withdrawn in his honour for the season after he left but was worn in the 2006–07 season by Andrea Capone. Zola retired as the fifth highest goalscorer of free-kicks in Serie A history, with 20 goals from set-pieces, and currently sits behind only Francesco Totti and Roberto Baggio (both at 21), Alessandro Del Piero (22), Andrea Pirlo (26) and Siniša Mihajlović (28).
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