{"product_id":"2017-18-sunderland-shirt","title":"Sunderland Away Shirt 2017-18 Adidas Vintage | 8\/10","description":"\u003ch2 style=\"font-size:1.8em;font-weight:bold;margin-bottom:16px;\"\u003eSunderland Away Shirt 2017-18 Adidas — The Season of Decline in the Championship\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp style=\"font-size:1.1em;line-height:1.8;margin-bottom:20px;\"\u003eIn 2017-18, \u003cstrong\u003eSunderland AFC\u003c\/strong\u003e was no longer playing in the Premier League. The club had just experienced a brutal relegation, and wore this \u003cstrong\u003eAdidas away shirt\u003c\/strong\u003e in the trenches of the \u003cstrong\u003eChampionship\u003c\/strong\u003e before sinking even lower. A shirt that tells a painful story, that of a great English club in freefall — and that's precisely why it deserves a place in your collection.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2 style=\"font-size:1.4em;font-weight:bold;margin-top:28px;margin-bottom:12px;\"\u003eShirt Details\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height:2;margin-bottom:20px;\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSeason:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2017-2018\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eClub:\u003c\/strong\u003e Sunderland AFC\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eType:\u003c\/strong\u003e Away\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eKit Manufacturer:\u003c\/strong\u003e Adidas\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSponsor:\u003c\/strong\u003e DAFABET\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e 8\/10\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eState:\u003c\/strong\u003e LITTLE USED PRINTINGS - authentic wear of a worn vintage shirt\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2 style=\"font-size:1.4em;font-weight:bold;margin-top:28px;margin-bottom:12px;\"\u003eWhat this shirt represents\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height:1.8;margin-bottom:14px;\"\u003eThe \u003cstrong\u003e2017-18 Sunderland season\u003c\/strong\u003e is one of the most tragic stories in contemporary English football. After two consecutive relegations — first from the \u003cstrong\u003ePremier League\u003c\/strong\u003e in 2017, then from the \u003cstrong\u003eChampionship\u003c\/strong\u003e in 2018 to League One — the North-East English club hit rock bottom, something no one would have imagined a few years earlier. This Adidas away shirt was worn during that pivotal season, the season of the second relegation, the one that changed everything for \u003cstrong\u003eSunderland AFC\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp style=\"line-height:1.8;margin-bottom:20px;\"\u003eThe chaotic management of the club under Ellis Short, the American owner desperately seeking to sell, had plunged the institution into a deep crisis. On the pitch, coaches succeeded each other at lightning speed — Simon Grayson then Chris Coleman tried to turn things around without success. Players like \u003cstrong\u003eAiden McGeady\u003c\/strong\u003e or \u003cstrong\u003eLewis Grabban\u003c\/strong\u003e wore this shirt with the hope of keeping the club in the Championship, but the mechanism of decline was already underway. The Stadium of Light, one of England's largest stadiums, echoed in relative silence, far from its glory years.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2 style=\"font-size:1.4em;font-weight:bold;margin-top:28px;margin-bottom:12px;\"\u003eMoments etched in this shirt\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height:1.8;margin-bottom:12px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe historic double relegation\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn 2018, Sunderland became the first club to suffer two consecutive relegations since the birth of the Premier League in 1992, a distinction no one in Wearside wanted. This Adidas away shirt was at the heart of that Championship season which ended in relegation to the English third division for the first time in decades.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp style=\"line-height:1.8;margin-bottom:12px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe \"Sunderland 'Til I Die\" documentary\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNetflix immortalized this exact period with its cult documentary series, giving the whole world raw access to \u003cstrong\u003eSunderland AFC\u003c\/strong\u003e's descent into hell. This shirt is literally the kit seen on screen, the one supporters watched with eyes full of disbelief during away matches of the 2017-18 season.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp style=\"line-height:1.8;margin-bottom:20px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe DAFABET partnership visible on the chest\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe sponsor \u003cstrong\u003eDAFABET\u003c\/strong\u003e, an Asian betting operator, had been present on Sunderland's shirts for several seasons and is prominently featured on this away shirt. This commercial detail recalls a time when the club was desperately seeking revenue to cover the abyssal losses recorded year after year.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2 style=\"font-size:1.4em;font-weight:bold;margin-top:28px;margin-bottom:12px;\"\u003eAuthentic vs Replica\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height:1.8;margin-bottom:14px;\"\u003eAn \u003cstrong\u003eauthentic vintage shirt\u003c\/strong\u003e is not a simple copy sold in supermarkets. It is the real product of the era — the same stitching, the same technical materials, the same finishes that \u003cstrong\u003eAdidas\u003c\/strong\u003e reserved for professional teams or the most demanding supporters. You are wearing exactly what the players of that season wore, with the same construction and details as those that appeared on the pitches of the English Championship.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp style=\"line-height:1.8;margin-bottom:20px;\"\u003eThis one is in \u003cstrong\u003e8\/10 condition\u003c\/strong\u003e with \"LITTLE USED PRINTINGS,\" which means that the flocking or prints show slight natural wear — exactly what you expect from an \u003cstrong\u003eauthentic vintage shirt\u003c\/strong\u003e that has lived. The cut, embroidery, and structure of the shirt remain impeccable. This is the honest wear of an object that has existed, not a product taken out of its packaging yesterday and manufactured this week.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2 style=\"font-size:1.4em;font-weight:bold;margin-top:28px;margin-bottom:12px;\"\u003eVintage sizing guide\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height:1.8;margin-bottom:14px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eVintage Adidas shirts\u003c\/strong\u003e from this generation generally run smaller than modern standards. A vintage Medium often corresponds to a current Small or Small-Medium depending on your body shape and the brand you're used to. This is not a defect; it's simply the norm for football cuts of the time, which were more fitted and less oversized than what we see today on pitches and in stores.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp style=\"line-height:1.8;margin-bottom:20px;\"\u003eBefore finalizing your order, take a tape measure and measure your chest circumference and torso length. Then compare with the flat measurements of the shirt available in the product description. A vintage football shirt should be tried on, not randomly ordered — and once you have the right size, it's a pleasure to wear daily or in the stands.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2 style=\"font-size:1.4em;font-weight:bold;margin-top:28px;margin-bottom:12px;\"\u003eWhy have it in your collection\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height:1.8;margin-bottom:14px;\"\u003eThe \u003cstrong\u003eSunderland away shirt 2017-18\u003c\/strong\u003e is a collector's item in its own right. It documents a pivotal season in the history of a century-old club, a period made globally famous by the Netflix documentary. Shirts from this specific season, in the away version, are not common — many supporters at the time simply didn't have the heart to invest in a kit during such a decline, which today makes it a \u003cstrong\u003erare shirt\u003c\/strong\u003e on the \u003cstrong\u003evintage football collection\u003c\/strong\u003e market.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp style=\"line-height:1.8;margin-bottom:20px;\"\u003eThere aren't many in this condition. A \u003cstrong\u003evintage shirt in 8\/10 condition\u003c\/strong\u003e is the collector's sweet spot: worn enough to be authentic, clean enough to be displayed or worn. It's not a damaged shirt you hide in a drawer — it's a presentable piece, with a history, that a football fan or an astute collector would be proud to have in their wardrobe or on their shelf.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2 style=\"font-size:1.4em;font-weight:bold;margin-top:28px;margin-bottom:12px;\"\u003eTo go further\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul style=\"line-height:2.2;margin-bottom:16px;\"\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sunderland_A.F.C.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"\u003eSunderland AFC - Wikipedia\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.footballkitarchive.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"\u003eFootball Kit Archive - Kit History\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.uefa.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"\u003eUEFA - European Football\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cp style=\"font-style:italic;line-height:1.8;\"\u003eIf you want a shirt that tells a true football story — not a success story, but a brutal human story — this one is for you. 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