Official World Cup jerseys can cost as much as $180, while counterfeit versions sell for as little as $4. We visited factories in Bangladesh, one of the world’s biggest garment manufacturing hubs, to find out what separates authentic, replica, and fake soccer jerseys and why they cost so much.
00:00 – Intro
01:01 – How Official Replica Jerseys Are Made
02:30 – Replica Vs. Authentic Jerseys
03:39 – Why Soccer Jerseys Cost So Much
05:19 – The $15 Billion Soccer Jersey Business
06:17 – How Soccer Jerseys Became Fashion
07:10 – Inside The Counterfeit Jersey Market
08:02 – How Unauthorized Replica Jerseys Are Made
10:42 – The Crackdown on Counterfeits
11:29 – Why Fans Buy Fake Jerseys
12:37 – Credits
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I would love one more calculation in regards to the percentages how much does the worker make in terms of a percentage.
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“Fakes” are a propagandist word made to seem bad by corporations who loose money. Polyester is polyester. Fotball is for everybody, not rich brats who only care about status. BUY FAKES
you can find fakes online that look exactly like the real thing for like 20 bucks
Yeah, bullshit quality that lasts like 6 hours
@Fantom6400 lol i have ones from 5+ years ago that are still good
Tbh I want to buy a cheap one from china after watching this. Where is the link?😂
At your moms house
If you love your club, then you buy original jerseys because a part of the proceeds goes to the club as revenue to buy players.
shoutout jerseyhand9 😂
I love how this video just awakened everyone to agree with the Bangladeshi workers instead of siding with greedy billion dollar companies
Got a Portugal shirt that is identical even compared it to the real and the owner claimed it came from the same factory just different exit there was no problem no defect with the jersey one was bought at a Chinese shop in Portugal for 30 euros the other at sports direct in a mall in Portugal for 100 at discount
It’s $1.80 here in Kenya
2:50 how is $119 not INSANE for a generic, MASS PRODUCED shirt made out of 50% plastic? This channels blind.
You guys ordered some terrible fakes – for half the price of your fake, you can get an almost 1 for 1 even stitching/fabric which is like spot on.
thailand dominating the market . why to spend 100 dollars when you can get the same with 10 dollars😊
There’s no fake in art. It’s still creativity!
Thank you Thailand, Vietnam, Bangladesh and Especially China 😂
Gonna always buy the Duplicate Jersey.