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Shopping for World Cup jerseys in Hong Kong

It's time to show your true colours by pulling on your favourite team's shirt

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Futbol Trend. Photos: Antony Dickson
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If there is ever a time when it's fashionable to wear a national team shirt, it's during a World Cup. For the genuine article, retail chain Futbol Trend (futboltrend.com; tel: 2295 0268) has strips for 26 of the 32 teams at the tournament, but as numbers are limited for some countries they won't all appear on the website.

An instant name and number printing service is available at all three branches (Mong Kok, Tsim Sha Tsui and Central) and takes 45 minutes during non-peak hours. The company also sells autographed shirts and other items, including a Pele-autographed Brazil top and Cristiano Ronaldo-autographed boots, which both come with a certificate.

Prokicker (prokicker.com.hk tel: 2369 7822) has shirts from 17 teams. Manager Hugo Hong says the most popular are Germany, Japan, Spain and Italy. Andrea Pirlo and Keisuke Honda are among the most sought-after names.
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Many pundits see Belgium as the dark horses in Brazil. Unfortunately, there is no distributor of the team's shirts in Hong Kong. The Mong Kok shop has, however, made an effort to import shirts so fans of Belgian players such as Eden Hazard and Vincent Kompany won't be disappointed. Printing takes less than 15 minutes.

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Another equally efficient shop is SFALO (sfalo.com; tel: 2398 0004).

The company has stores in Mong Kok, Wan Chai, Lok Fu and Kwun Tong. It stocks vintage shirts and has monthly promotions.

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