{"product_id":"2020-21-nice-shirt","title":"OGC Nice Home Jersey 2020-21 Macron INEOS Vintage Collector","description":"\u003ch2 style=\"font-size:1.8em;font-weight:bold;margin-bottom:16px;\"\u003eOGC Nice Home Jersey 2020-21 Macron — The INEOS era arrives on the French Riviera\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp style=\"font-size:1.1em;line-height:1.8;margin-bottom:20px;\"\u003e\nThe \u003cstrong\u003e2020-21 OGC Nice\u003c\/strong\u003e season marks a historic turning point: Sir Jim Ratcliffe's \u003cstrong\u003eINEOS\u003c\/strong\u003e group takes the helm of the Nice club, and this \u003cstrong\u003eMacron home jersey\u003c\/strong\u003e is the first to bear this sponsor on the chest. An item of transition, new projects, displayed ambitions — and football played in closed-door stadiums due to Covid. This is what this fabric tells.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2 style=\"font-size:1.4em;font-weight:bold;margin-top:28px;margin-bottom:12px;\"\u003eJersey details\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height:2;margin-bottom:20px;\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSeason:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2020-2021\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eClub:\u003c\/strong\u003e OGC Nice\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eType:\u003c\/strong\u003e Home\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eKit manufacturer:\u003c\/strong\u003e Macron\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSponsor:\u003c\/strong\u003e INEOS\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e 8\/10\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eState:\u003c\/strong\u003e SLIGHTLY USED PRINTINGS — authentic wear of a worn vintage jersey, markings show slight fatigue, which gives it all its character as a lived-in piece.\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 jersey represents\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp style=\"line-height:1.8;margin-bottom:14px;\"\u003e\nIn June 2019, \u003cstrong\u003eINEOS acquired OGC Nice\u003c\/strong\u003e for an estimated 100 million euros. It is one of the most significant acquisitions in French football in recent years. The British group — already owner of Lausanne-Sport and future shareholder of Manchester United — arrives with clear ambitions: to make Le Gym a regular player in \u003cstrong\u003eLigue 1\u003c\/strong\u003e and a serious candidate for Europe. This 2020-21 jersey is the visual symbol of this new era.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp style=\"line-height:1.8;margin-bottom:20px;\"\u003e\nOn the sporting front, the season is that of \u003cstrong\u003ePatrick Vieira\u003c\/strong\u003e on the Nice bench, who took the club's reins in 2018 and continued to build his playing project. The squad then brought together interesting profiles: \u003cstrong\u003eKasper Dolberg\u003c\/strong\u003e, the Danish striker who arrived from Ajax, or \u003cstrong\u003eAlexis Claude-Maurice\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003eAmine Gouiri\u003c\/strong\u003e, an explosive young talent who truly broke through that season. \u003cstrong\u003eLe Gym à la INEOS\u003c\/strong\u003e is ambitious football, still under construction, but already unifying.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2 style=\"font-size:1.4em;font-weight:bold;margin-top:28px;margin-bottom:12px;\"\u003eMoments etched in this jersey\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp style=\"line-height:1.8;margin-bottom:12px;\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAmine Gouiri establishes himself as one of Ligue 1's revelations\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nArriving from OL in the summer of 2020, Gouiri delivered high-level performances in this jersey and finished the season among the best young players in the French championship. His offensive versatility and his ability to exploit spaces make him a formidable weapon for Le Gym.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp style=\"line-height:1.8;margin-bottom:12px;\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eA season played entirely in a Covid context\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nLike the entire 2020-21 Ligue 1, Le Gym's matches at the Allianz Riviera were largely played behind closed doors or with very limited capacities. This jersey was therefore almost never seen from the stands — making it a souvenir of an absolutely unique and surreal football era.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp style=\"line-height:1.8;margin-bottom:20px;\"\u003e\u003c!--nl\/\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe first full season under the INEOS era\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nThis is the season when the project got underway, with investments in the squad, a strengthened training policy and a club identity to be rebuilt around the new owner. This \u003cstrong\u003eINEOS sponsored\u003c\/strong\u003e jersey concretely marks this break with the previous era — a new chapter is opening on the French Riviera.\n\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\n\u003cp style=\"line-height:1.8;margin-bottom:14px;\"\u003e\nA \u003cstrong\u003evintage authentic jersey\u003c\/strong\u003e is not a product taken out of a box with its tags. It's a jersey that existed, that may have been worn, washed, placed on a chair after a game watched until the end. The seams, the \u003cstrong\u003eMacron\u003c\/strong\u003e finishes, the slightly faded flocking — all of that speaks volumes. This is exactly what you don't buy when you order a brand new replica online.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp style=\"line-height:1.8;margin-bottom:20px;\"\u003e\nThis one is rated \u003cstrong\u003e8\/10 with slightly worn markings\u003c\/strong\u003e — what we call \"slightly used printings\". This means that the fabric is in very good condition, the jersey can be worn without problem, but the flocking or logos show small signs of wear visible up close. Nothing dramatic. Just proof that this jersey has lived, and that you are not buying an exhibition hall reproduction.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2 style=\"font-size:1.4em;font-weight:bold;margin-top:28px;margin-bottom:12px;\"\u003eVintage size guide\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp style=\"line-height:1.8;margin-bottom:14px;\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eVintage jerseys run small\u003c\/strong\u003e compared to current standards. A S from a few seasons ago often corresponds to what we would call today a fitted XS or a slim S. \u003cstrong\u003eMacron cuts from that era\u003c\/strong\u003e are no exception: they are closer to the body, less oversized than what you see today in official stores.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp style=\"line-height:1.8;margin-bottom:20px;\"\u003e\nBefore finalizing your purchase, take a tape measure and measure your chest and shoulder width. Compare with the flat measurements of the product if available. If you are usually between two sizes, \u003cstrong\u003etake the size up\u003c\/strong\u003e — especially if you want to wear it rather than keep it in a display case. A jersey that is tight at the shoulders is quickly unwearable.\n\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\n\u003cp style=\"line-height:1.8;margin-bottom:14px;\"\u003e\nThe \u003cstrong\u003eOGC Nice 2020-21 home jersey\u003c\/strong\u003e with the INEOS sponsor is a pivotal piece in the club's recent history. It's not just another Ligue 1 jersey — it's the first jersey of a new era, that of a \u003cstrong\u003emajor investor who is transforming the Nice project\u003c\/strong\u003e. In ten years, when we talk about the INEOS version of Nice, this will be the jersey we pull out to illustrate the beginning of the adventure. Collectors who follow French football know this.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp style=\"line-height:1.8;margin-bottom:20px;\"\u003e\nAnd frankly, copies in \u003cstrong\u003e8\/10 condition\u003c\/strong\u003e for a piece from that era are not common. Most worn jerseys from that season ended up at the bottom of a drawer or have been washed too many times. This one is still here, still beautiful, still legible. There aren't many in this condition on the \u003cstrong\u003evintage football jersey\u003c\/strong\u003e market — and true collectors know this better than anyone.\n\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\/OGC_Nice\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"\u003eOGC Nice — 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 — History of jerseys\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;\"\u003e\nThis jersey is a window into a specific moment in Nice football — the meeting between a historic club from the French Riviera and an investor who wanted to change the game. If you're a fan of Le Gym or simply a French football enthusiast, you know what it's worth.\n\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Other French Clubs","offers":[{"title":"S","offer_id":54011373486355,"sku":"346596","price":39.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0949\/4839\/3235\/files\/eng_pm_2020-21-NICE-SHIRT-S-346596_1.jpg?v=1775480628","url":"https:\/\/supporterid.com\/en\/products\/2020-21-nice-shirt","provider":"SUPPORTER ID®","version":"1.0","type":"link"}