Sheeran’s shirt is not the first number of number in the latest football history.
In the late 1990s, Inter Milan striker Ivan Zamorano wore the number 1+8 shirt, after losing the number nine with Ronaldo.
In the 1978 World Cup, Argentine midfielder Norberto Alonso wore the number one shirt because the national team’s shirt numbers were decided alphabetically. The first election goalkeeper Ubaldo Fillol wore a five -year -old shirt.
While he was in his role of player manager in Barnet during the 2013-14 season, former Dutch international Edgar Davids wore the number one shirt.
Former Mexican goalkeeper Jorge Campos, who also played as a striker, wore the number nine shirt throughout his career.
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