So, I’ve been getting into collecting football shirts lately, and let me tell you, it’s a wild ride. There’s always that one jersey that’s just a bit more special, you know? For me, it’s the Inter Milan 2000/01 kit with Keane on the back. Yeah, Robbie Keane. He wasn’t at Inter for very long, but that season is kind of legendary in my head.
First things first, I hit up the internet, just browsing around, seeing what’s out there. Found some cool sites with tons of football shirts. Like, there’s this one place called Football Kit Archive or something, and they have literally hundreds of thousands of kits. It’s insane! You can find almost any team, any league. I mean, we’re talking over 300,000 kits from more than 20,000 teams. And people like me can even submit ones they have.
Finding That Specific Nameset
But I needed that Inter Milan 2000/01 shirt, the home version, made by Nike. So, that was my mission. The hunt began. I started searching specifically for that one.
It took a bit of digging, but I finally started to find some good leads. I was looking for sellers who had a good rep, you know, people who wouldn’t sell me a fake. There’s a bunch of fake shirts going around, so you must be careful. A good way is to find the original nameset from that time. It should not be that hard to do so.
Getting My Hands on It
I managed to find a seller who had the nameset I needed. The guy was selling namesets in a Facebook group and he seemed legit, good reviews, lots of pictures, and the nameset looked perfect. Score!
We chatted for a bit, he answered all my questions, and I felt good about it. So, I placed my order. Paid the guy, and the waiting game began. It was pretty quick, actually. A few days later, a package arrived at my door. And there it was – the Inter Milan 2000/01 Robbie Keane nameset.
The Final Touch
Now, I already had the jersey itself, but without the nameset, it’s just not the same. I bought the original shirt from that time, a new one without nameset.
- Step one: I lined up the nameset on the back of the jersey, making sure it was centered and straight. It took a bit of adjusting, but I got it just right.
- Step two: I set the temperature of my iron to the setting for synthetics.
- Step three: I put a thin cotton cloth over the nameset to protect it from the direct heat.
- Step four: I carefully pressed down on the nameset with the iron, holding it for about 15 seconds, then lifting and moving to the next section.
- Step five: After I’d gone over the whole thing, I let it cool for a few minutes before carefully peeling off the backing.
And boom! There it was. My very own Inter Milan 2000/01 home jersey with Keane on the back, looking like it just came out of the shop back in the day. It’s not just a shirt, it’s a piece of football history, and I’m stoked to have it in my collection. The feeling of finally having it, after all that searching, it’s just the best. This whole thing might sound a bit nerdy, but hey, everyone’s got their thing, right?
