Chelsea 2010-2011 Home Shirt - Drogba No.11 (S)

I found no defects. The royal blue is bright and even, the Samsung sponsor is complete with no cracking, and the red and white collar keeps its shape. The perforated Climacool fabric shows no snags or pilling. The DROGBA 11 printing is smooth and sharp, with clearly legible Premier League lions.

Not sure about the size? This S measures 49 x 73 cm: compare with the flat measurements below, or check my size guide.

Flat measurements

A classic adidas S, straight and fairly long for the size. Lay a shirt that fits you well flat, measure it the same way and compare.

✦ Lifetime authenticity guarantee

Item checked by hand in my authentication workshop. If an item bought from me ever turned out not to be authentic, I refund it in full. No expiry date: only original pieces, never modern reissues.

• adidas inner tag: model code P95900, production date 02/10 and factory code APU002, printed on the satin next to the care label (photo 4)
• Chelsea Football Club crest: lion holding its staff, roses and footballs on the gold ring, clean lettering with no bleeding (photo 3)
• Climacool weave: fabric with small regular perforations across the upper chest, denser central panel, Climacool marking at the bottom of the front (photos 2 and 3)
• Finishing: white embroidered adidas logo, red collar with perforated white insert, red sleeve trim, tone-on-tone lion at the bottom of the back (photos 1 and 2)

Drogba, after the double

In May 2010, Chelsea completed the first league and FA Cup double in their history under Carlo Ancelotti. Didier Drogba finished as the Premier League's top scorer with 29 goals. The club therefore began 2010-2011 as champions, hence the gold badges on the sleeves.

14 August 2010: Chelsea opened the season with a 6-0 win over West Bromwich, with a Drogba hat-trick.

31 January 2011: Fernando Torres arrived from Liverpool for £50 million, a British record at the time.

Chelsea finished second behind Manchester United, who also knocked them out of the Champions League quarter-finals, and Ancelotti left the club in May 2011. Drogba still had a page to write: the Munich final, one year later.

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