Sales come as Chelsea won the Europa League and City the Premier League, FA Cup and League Cup. “It is time for brands to be held accountable for the system of exploitation they created and profit from.”The prices for replica shirts rocket once the tops leave the factories. Nike pays Chelsea £60million a season for the licence to produce its replica kits. United charged £110 for a short-sleeve “elite” top last season – made by workers paid just 64p per hour. The replica kit market is worth £265million a year.

Source: Daily Mirror June 08, 2019 23:03 UTC