Wanted List

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My computer broke again last week, so I'm either using my brand new Samsung Galaxy Tab or my old desktop. That means I don't have much access to pictures of my shirts (without some kind of work or another), so I decided to update my Wanted List.

Cuba 10/11

This is Cuba Home 10/11. I'm not really interested in the "Che 59" thing, even though it adds a bit of spice to a otherwise quite boring shirt. Football in Cuba is not a big deal at all, and I always had a soft spot on the country - that's why I'm looking forward to catch this one for a reasonable price. Subside Sports is selling it for around 35£, they've been sending Promo Codes quite often, but still a bit too much. I'm confident it'll go lower.

Not much to say about it, it's basicly plain white and a Cuba Flag.

Falkland Islands 2010

I found this Falkland Islands Shirt a few weeks ago on eBay, but failed to get it. It ended up being sold for more than £70, I'm not really sure I'd go that far. It's quite an interesting one, to be honest I didn't even know the Falklands were playing at a national level. But they did play a few internationals, being trashed on a regular basis. As far as I read, there are only 4 teams in the Islands, so it's not a big surprise they are much weaker than other non-FIFA squads (like Greenland or Isle of Man).

The team used this shirt during the Wight Island Games, but I have no idea how they did. I believe the seller didn't have much of these around, so it's expectable I won't be putting my hands in a Falkland shirt any soon.

Phnom Penh Crown

Phnom Penh Crown shirts appear on a regular basis on eBay, I'm just not sure if it's always the same seller (with different names), or different sellers, or even sellers and re-sellers. Not important anyway: the shirt is a beauty, and it'd fit perfectly in my collection. The last one I've seen was being sold for no more around 30€ (free shipping, yey), an attracting price tag for such an obscure shirt. They usually come up with name and number too, so that's an interesting bonus.

A few weeks ago, PPC's Press Officer did spend a few minutes to share some kind words in my blog, and that was cool. It seems Phnom Penh giants are now quite organized and are doing well in local football. I wish them luck. I already own a Cambodia football shirt, so a national team shirt + club shirt would kind of make me an expert in Cambodian football. If they ever win an Asian Cup, I might comment on that.

San Marino Home

San Marino shirts are highly regarded as one of the rarest in European football. I must say I do prefer Liechtenstein and the Faroe Islands over San Marino, but minnows are minnows and they'll always have my support. Classic Football Shirts did an amazing job and are selling a number of shirts used in their WC2010 Qualifying Campaign, and I guess they're doing well among shirt collectors worldwide.

Only con: £50. I'm saving some money to get one, either with number 8 on the front, or maybe number 3. Will have to make my mind on that, as they have a nice ammount of different numbers to pick from (and most of them in many sizes). Maybe I'll get what legendary Andy Selva uses to wear. I bet it's 9 or 10. Anyway, San Marino is definitly a must, so it'd be a shame if I let this one go. I won't though.

Sky-blue teams are doing specially well in the past few days: Napoli dominated Chelsea (3-1), and Man City were too strong for Porto (6-1 agg). Maybe it's a good time for San Marino to schedule a friendly match against Andorra.

Tuvalu

I've seen this lovely Tuvalu shirt in some blogs, and it's actually a two-in-one thing: it's a great shirt of a really rare national side, and if you buy it, you'll be helping the lads with their project of entering FIFA. It'd cost a lot of money to get it over here, though: final price 70€. But I really like it - always loved the yellow-blue combination.

Looking a bit back, Tuvalu seems a bit stronger than local opposition, as they beat American Samoa and Samoa, and even Kiribati and Tonga. Vanuatu, Solomon Islands and New Caledonia proved a bit too much for the former dutch colony, though. Heerenveen legend Foppe de Haan is now in charge of the national team, an interesting move that brings some hope to the tuvuluan. As a coach, he did an amazing job at Heerenveen, bringing them back to Eredevisie and actually managing to finish 2nd, and he also won the European Cup with Netherlands U21 in 2006. Sounds like Tuvalu got really ambitious!