For a few months, Eleven Sports had launched a vote to designate the most beautiful or the most popular jersey in the history of Belgian football. More than 75,000 people participated in the competition throughout the season. And it was ultimately Club Brugge’s famous ‘Assubel’ shirt from the 1988-89 season that was elected.
He wins the votes once morest 1,750 home and away shirts for each club since the 1973-74 season which have been collected and digitized. “In the semi-final, Club Brugge came out on top once morest John Cordier’s legendary KV Mechelen shirt from the 80s. In the final, the Blauw & Zwart faced the away shirt of KVC Westerlo and ‘Jefke’ Delen, worn during the 1999-2000 season. In a very exciting final, the people of Campin had to narrowly lose once morest the incomparable Assubel jersey”, specifies Eleven in a press release.
“The participation figures prove that Belgian football is alive and well among the population and remains the most important topic,” said Lorin Parys, CEO of the Pro League. “With Eleven Sports, we try to keep football the main topic of conversation. This campaign is a success,” he concluded.