Italy legend Giorgio Chiellini reveals that he always admired former Manchester United captain Roy Keane.
The pop-up shop Classic Football Shirts recently held an exhibition of legendary football shirts in Los Angeles, with former Juventus star Giorgio Chiellini in attendance.
Chiellini, who currently plays for Los Angeles FC, was invited to the event by YouTuber, Ellis Platten, of the Away Days Channel. This led to an interview for a series titled ‘Shirt Shopping,’ where Chiellini selected a few shirts to purchase.
One item that caught Chiellini’s eye was the 1994 Manchester United home shirt, which had Keane’s name on the back.
“If I find, not my idol, but one player I always liked was Roy Keane,” Chiellini said.
“Yeah, Roy Keane, sometimes he was too tough, but it’s someone that could really show the emotion of play.”
At the end of the video, I couldn’t help but think that Chiellini looks well in a United shirt. It begs the question why he didn’t make the move away from Italy earlier in his career.
Chiellini went on to buy the 1994 United home shirt.
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