Netherlands 2008-2009 Away Shirt - Sneijder No.10 (S)

📐 Flat measurements

Lay flat a shirt that fits you well, measure it the same way and compare — vintage sizing is often different from modern kits. Late-2000s Nike shirts run narrow: this S is a genuine S.

No flaws found. The sky blue is even, with no rings or fading — far from a given on a shade this light after nearly twenty years. The red-white-blue chest band is crisp and the royal blue V-neck isn't stretched. The SNEIJDER 10 printing is complete and supple, with not a corner lifting (close-up in photo 5). EURO 2008 and RESPECT patches intact, embroidered KNVB crest flawless. No holes, no stains, no bobbling.

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• Original Nike inner label photographed (photo 4): model reference 259032-479, size S, full barcode — a code you can cross-check yourself online
• Raised embroidered KNVB crest (photo 3): crowned Dutch lion in white on blue, double white and red outline — dense stitching, every strand of the mane distinct
• « NEDERLAND » woven neck tape at the back of the collar (photo 1) and the lyrics of the Wilhelmus, the Dutch anthem, screen-printed inside the collar (visible in photo 2) — a detail invisible when worn, and therefore never reproduced by unofficial pieces
• UEFA EURO 2008 patch and RESPECT patch heat-applied to UEFA specifications
• Full method: authentication guide

📖 EURO 2008: the No.10 of a golden generation

In the summer of 2008 the Netherlands were handed the « group of death »: reigning world champions Italy, 2006 World Cup finalists France, and Romania. They won all three. At the heart of the team, a 24-year-old playmaker creating and scoring: Wesley Sneijder, number 10. This sky blue away shirt belongs to that campaign.

📅 9 June 2008, Bern — Netherlands 3-0 Italy. The reigning world champions swept aside in the opening game. Sneijder scored the second with a left-footed volley that went straight into the tournament's highlight reels.

📅 13 June 2008, Bern — Netherlands 4-1 France. Four days later France fell too, with Sneijder closing the scoring. The Oranje topped the group with nine points from nine, before going out in the quarter-final to Russia.

📅 2010: Sneijder's year. Two years after this shirt he put together one of the most complete seasons any player has managed: a league, cup and Champions League treble with Inter Milan, followed by a World Cup final with the Netherlands, where he finished on five goals.

👑 Wesley Sneijder — developed at Ajax, then Real Madrid and Inter, he remains the most-capped player in Dutch history with 134 caps. Through this period, the Oranje No.10 was his and nobody else's.

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