Olympique de Marseille 2005-2006 Home Shirt - Ribéry #7 (XL)

For a 2005 shirt, the white has held up very well. The Neuf Telecom sponsor is complete with no cracking, the sky blue cross is sharp, the embroidered crest and its gold star are flawless, and the black sleeve trims are intact. I gave it 8.5/10 for a few tiny brown dots on one sleeve (photo 6).

Unsure about the size? This XL measures 58 x 80 cm: compare with the flat measurements below, or check my size guide.

Flat measurements

A mid-2000s adidas XL, cut loose as was the style then. Lay a shirt that fits you well flat, measure it the same way and compare.

Key facts about this piece

A few tiny brown dots on the sleeve carrying the LFP patch, visible up close in photo 6. The front, back, sponsors and name and number are clean.

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• adidas label (photo 4): date 08/05, model code 110236 and batch BSH001, in the adidas format of the time
• Embroidered OM crest in sky blue, with the star and “Droit au but” in gold thread (photo 3)
• Embroidered adidas logo on the chest and “Droit au but” below the back collar (photos 1 and 3)
• Construction: sky blue cross built into the front and black trims stitched along the seams (photo 2)

Ribéry, summer 2005 and the Vélodrome

Franck Ribéry arrived in Marseille in summer 2005 from Galatasaray. Within a few months, the attacking midfielder became the Vélodrome's darling with his dribbling and pace.

29 April 2006: Coupe de France final at the Stade de France, OM lose 2-1 to PSG.

May 2006: Raymond Domenech picks him for the World Cup in Germany. Ribéry scores against Spain in the round of 16, and France go all the way to the final.

This white home shirt with the sky blue cross is from his first season at OM, with the 7 he made famous in Marseille.

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