EUROPEAN football's most prestigious club matches will have a little piece of Middlesbrough in this season's finals.
Fans-wear supplier MSV Sport has been signed up by both Atletico Madrid and Sevilla to produce bespoke cup final designer T-shirts for the big European occasions.
The family owned business has supplied more than 5,000 shirts that Atletico Madrid fans will be wearing in Milan at the Champions League Final on May 28 as they take on bitter city rivals Real Madrid.
Meanwhile, Sevilla fans will don their special shirt on Wednesday night in Basel when they do battle with Liverpool.
Sales director Waqaar Mehdi said: “It is amazing to think a family run Teesside business can be right in the thick of two prestigious events at the pinnacle of European football.
“We’re honoured just to have been asked to produce the shirts by two of the world’s biggest clubs, but it makes it extra special to know they’re specifically for such big and glamorous games.”
The company has a client list including Middlesbrough FC, Tottenham Hotspur, West Ham United, AFC Bournemouth, Norwich City, FC Basel, Feyenoord Rotterdam and Rapid Vienna.
The Sevilla shirt makes its debut tonight in Switzerland as Basel’s St. Jakob-Park hosts the Europa League Final followed by the Champions League Atletico shirt on Saturday, May 28.
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