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Police Seize £18 m Counterfeit World Cup Shirts, Flammable Risk

7/21/2026

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Police seized counterfeit football shirts worth £18 million during the World Cup because of safety concerns.
The Police Intellectual Crime Unit recovered more than 220,000 fake football items in Operation Bloxwich.
A Birmingham warehouse raid confiscated 1,618 counterfeit shirts, including replicas of Kylian Mbappe and Erling Haaland.
The UK Fire Service warned the seized shirts are far more flammable and dangerous than genuine kits.

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Police seized counterfeit football shirts worth £18 million during the World Cup because of safety concerns.
The Police Intellectual Crime Unit recovered more than 220,000 fake football items in Operation Bloxwich.
A Birmingham warehouse raid confiscated 1,618 counterfeit shirts, including replicas of Kylian Mbappe and Erling Haaland.
The UK Fire Service warned the seized shirts are far more flammable and dangerous than genuine kits.