Many people start collecting for a number of different reasons;
- Adding to 5-a-side shirt rotation
- Collecting all your team's shirts
- Nice designs
Me? I buy Reading, Barça & Kappas, but also anywhere I plan to go as a football tourist
My football tourist thread:
- Adding to 5-a-side shirt rotation
- Collecting all your team's shirts
- Nice designs
Me? I buy Reading, Barça & Kappas, but also anywhere I plan to go as a football tourist

My football tourist thread:
Trip 1; September 2013
Bayern Munich 2-0 Hannover
Notes: Bought the shirt at the stadium. Wasn't allowed to wear it inside as we'd unknowingly bought tickets in the away end
(lesson learnt for future games!)
Bayern Munich 2-0 Hannover
Notes: Bought the shirt at the stadium. Wasn't allowed to wear it inside as we'd unknowingly bought tickets in the away end


Trip 2; September 2014
Barcelona 2-0 Athletic Bilbao
Notes: Had a few shirts to choose from here
bought a shirt at the stadium, but wore vintage to the match and then a classic kappa for the stadium tour
Barça wore the Senyara for the match (even though it was at home)
Barcelona 2-0 Athletic Bilbao
Notes: Had a few shirts to choose from here


Trip 3; January 2015
PSG 4-2 Evian
Notes: The shirt was a present from my 2 best mates. This picture was the only time I showed off the shirt because Paris in January is flipping cold
PSG 4-2 Evian
Notes: The shirt was a present from my 2 best mates. This picture was the only time I showed off the shirt because Paris in January is flipping cold


Trip 4; June 2016
Wales 2-1 Slovakia (Bordeaux)
Notes: The first Euro 2016 match I attended. Watched Wales
win - one of the best matches I've ever attended
(ignore the backwards flag
)
Wales 2-1 Slovakia (Bordeaux)
Notes: The first Euro 2016 match I attended. Watched Wales



Trip 5; June 2016
France 2-0 Albania (Marseille)
Notes: The second Euro 2016 match I attended. The Stade Velodrome is the best stadium I've ever been to, absolutely stunning
France 2-0 Albania (Marseille)
Notes: The second Euro 2016 match I attended. The Stade Velodrome is the best stadium I've ever been to, absolutely stunning
Trip 6; July 2016
France 5-2 Iceland (Paris)
Notes: The third Euro 2016 match I attended; quarter final. This was the match that was 'meant' to be France vs England, but England were beaten in the round of 16 by Iceland
France 5-2 Iceland (Paris)
Notes: The third Euro 2016 match I attended; quarter final. This was the match that was 'meant' to be France vs England, but England were beaten in the round of 16 by Iceland

Trip 7; July 2016
France 0-1 Portugal (Paris)
Notes: The fourth and final Euro 2016 match I attended; the final. I backed the wrong horse for this match - went all out for France
(they were the host nation, I had to right...!?). I later bought the Portugal shirt
France 0-1 Portugal (Paris)
Notes: The fourth and final Euro 2016 match I attended; the final. I backed the wrong horse for this match - went all out for France

Trip 8; February 2017
Borussia Dortmund 3-0 Wolfsburg
Notes: The yellow wall was closed this match for previous crowd trouble relating to RB Leipzig
Borussia Dortmund 3-0 Wolfsburg
Notes: The yellow wall was closed this match for previous crowd trouble relating to RB Leipzig
Trip 9; February 2017
Borussia mönchengladbach 1-2 RB Leipzig
Notes: Lovely stadium and great fans, but flipping cold
Borussia mönchengladbach 1-2 RB Leipzig
Notes: Lovely stadium and great fans, but flipping cold
