{"product_id":"brazil-1998-home-ronaldo-ballon-dor-summer","title":"Brazil 1998 Home X Ronaldo — The Ballon d'Or Summer","description":"\u003cp\u003eFrance '98 belonged to Zidane, but the shirt everyone remembers is yellow.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBrazil arrived at that World Cup as reigning champions and the boys to beat. A twenty-one-year-old Ronaldo was rewriting what a striker could be — power, pace, dribbling that shouldn't have been possible at his size, and finishing that suggested he was playing a slightly easier game than everyone else. Rivaldo, Roberto Carlos, Cafu, Dunga. On paper, unstoppable.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThey swept through the group. They beat Chile, Denmark, and the Netherlands in a semi-final that went to penalties. They walked into the Stade de France on 12 July 1998 as favourites, and then — nobody quite knew what happened.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRonaldo's name disappeared from the team sheet. It reappeared. He played, but he was somewhere else entirely. France won 3-0. Zidane's two headers, Petit's late third. Brazil, and the football world, spent the rest of the summer asking questions that were never fully answered.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe shirt outlived the mystery. Canary yellow — Brazil's specific green-tinged yellow — with a subtle graphic wave pattern woven into the fabric. Green trim at the collar and cuffs. That distinctive late-90s cut, tighter than the '94 shirt, ready for the modern game. Worn by one of the greatest teams that never quite lifted the trophy they were meant to.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor a generation of football fans, this is THE Brazil shirt. R9 in his prime, the summer he should have won everything, in a design that still looks futuristic thirty years on.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is that shirt. A faithful retro tribute to the Golden Era of football, curated by The Retro XI for those who understand what it represents.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e⚽ FREE PERSONALISATION — At The Retro XI, the back of the shirt is the canvas — your name, your number, your place in the lineup. Every shirt comes with free professional name and number printing. Choose your own at checkout.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e📏 SIZING — Slim fit. Order one size up from your usual UK size.\u003cbr\u003eS (36\") · M (38\") · L (40\") · XL (42\") · XXL (44\") · See size chart.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e🚚 SHIPPING — Free worldwide shipping. Dispatched within 3 business days.\u003cbr\u003eEurope \u0026amp; USA: 10-14 days · Rest of World: 15-21 days.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e↩️ RETURNS — 7 days from delivery for unworn shirts. \u003cbr\u003ePersonalised shirts cannot be returned unless faulty.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Retro XI \/ The Golden Era of Football\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Retro Kit Store","offers":[{"title":"Small","offer_id":47875869966675,"sku":null,"price":34.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Medium","offer_id":47875869999443,"sku":null,"price":34.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Large","offer_id":47875870032211,"sku":null,"price":34.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Extra Large (XL)","offer_id":47875870064979,"sku":null,"price":34.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"XXL","offer_id":47875870097747,"sku":null,"price":34.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0822\/3893\/1283\/files\/FRONT.jpg?v=1711385586","url":"https:\/\/theretrokitstore.com\/products\/brazil-1998-home-ronaldo-ballon-dor-summer","provider":"The Retro Kit Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}