adidas Columbia World Cup Home Soccer Jersey (CW1526)

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Always ask the buyer to see this label. The vast majority of fake Nike United shirts from the 2000s will not have this label at all.

The correct shirt for this code is the 2018 Columbia home and away shirt. The CW1526 code represents the shirt and the other number represent if it is home or away. Genuine shirts will have some sort of abbreviation for the club or country the shirt is from, like the picture below for an LAFC shirt. As discussed, Arsenal have enjoyed each of the ‘big 3’ manufacturers over the years, and for any adidas, Nike or Puma Arsenal shirt you can use the brand logo as a reference point when deciding if something is fake or not. Depop has a counterfeit guarantee to cover buyers if you are sold a fake. You can also report them to Depop via the listings. The Arsenal crest is one of the most recognisable in all of football, and though it’s undergone a series of iterations over the decades (see the image below), you’ll immediately recognise the design.As before, we’ll be referring to pictures to help us identify what sorts of things to look out for when trying to sniff out dodgy adidas kits. Many of these pictures have been provided by members of the community, so thanks to those who helped out and provided content! Finally, notice how the logo on this third example (Liverpool home) sees both ‘d’s of adidas joined to the corner of the three stripes in a peculiar way. The biggest stripe even has a trailing corner, this simply isn’t the adidas logo. We make sure we use only what we need when we send out any of our football shirts, minimising waste and what would otherwise end up in landfill. Since it’s full scale adoption in the late 90s, the current iteration of the adidas logo has grown to become one of the most recognisable marks in the world. Though the original trefoil logo does occasionally make an appearance, the majority of football shirts this side of the millennium have featured the same, iconic adidas design. I process a large number of football shirts monthly and get used to seeing the fake codes. This code is still doing the rounds and I've recently seen it on a "new in bag" 2021/2022 Manchester United away shirt!

For the first example, a shirt pretending to be the 2019 Ajax away shirt brings up a random selection of adidas kits and crucially, nothing Ajax related. The second code is on a label which is in itself a warning sign due to the fact it’s upside down on the collar, but a search for “CW1526” confirms suspicions with results for the Colombia 2018 shirt (a favourite for fake producers) instead of the Juventus shirt it’s supposed to be. Tags Long sleeves - For some reason counterfeits seem to love a long sleeve remake. Long sleeves were only sold in small batches at this time and command a high premium. Again if they seem too cheap then they're probably not authentic - Excluding goal keeper shirts which are long sleeve 90% of the time. As a bonus point to end on, this fake Arsenal shirt is incredibly shiny! Colour and material integrity can be faked easier than other areas, but when fakers get it wrong they often get it really wrong.

Below are a couple of photos showing what a genuine adidas logo looks like, on both a replica and player issue. Notice details like the fact the wordmark portion of the logo touches the bottom of the stripes, and the consistent kerning (spacing between characters).

For the first picture (blue logo on white shirt), notice how there’s a trailing stitch between the letters of the logo. The typeface is also too thin, and the adidas stripes are slightly wonky. There are similar issues with the second picture (Ajax away), with the additional telltale sign of the logo pulling the surrounding areas of the shirt together. In a continuation of our brand specific fake guide, we’re turning our attention to German giants adidas. Product codes are simply invaluable when trying to identify a fake shirt. Though the quality of fake kits has risen considerably over the years, I’ve never come across a fake that’s used the correct product code. Briefly touching on swing tags again, avoid any tags with years that are drastically different to the shirt you’re supposedly looking it. The shirt below claims to be the legendary 1995 away as worn by the likes of Denis Bergkamp, but if you zoom in on the tags you’ll see a modern and generic looking tag with the year 2015 clearly printed on it.There are some fakes that you will see regularly on counterfeit shirts, including Adidas code CW1526. I post any trending fakes on my blog. Spotting Fake Manchester Nike Adidas Shirts Like their rivals Nike, adidas do a good job of providing an easily accessible code across all their shirts. The code (also known as an International Article Number), found on a small tag usually on the inside of the collar, is 6 digits long consisting of 2 letters and 4 numbers. Finally, a word on printing. Player printing is popular, especially on older shirts, but avoid any shirts with thin and overly creased name and numbers. Styles have varied over the years, but fake printing is easy to spot in the majority of cases. In the 00s, Nike stole the show clothing the Invincibles and rolling out the red carpet in the form of the maroon Highbury tribute shirt. Although we can largely skip over the Puma era (nobody's perfect), adidas part 2 has already been a resounding success. Whatever happens, Arsenal have the best trio of shirts in the Premier League this season.

There are lots more shirts out there with this code. I would expect it is the same factory that is producing all these fakes and using the same codes for all of them. And finally, a huge thank you to members of the football shirt community who provided pictures for this fake Arsenal football shirt piece. We couldn’t have done it without you, and it’s hugely appreciated.Here’s an example of a real product code for a Club Universidad de Chile shirt. If you Google the code DP2644, you’ll see some results of the shirt. Because this particular shirt is relatively rare, there aren’t many pictures, but ultimately the main thing you want to avoid is pictures of another completely different adidas shirt. This is a trending fake code that is being commonly used across many fake shirts from the last few years and is still being used now. CW1526 Correct Adidas Shirt