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Watch: The coolest collection of soccer jerseys in North America

I'm told this is the coolest jersey in the collection because Reading were here in Charleston scouting Eddie Johnson.
I'm told this is the coolest jersey in the collection because Reading were here in Charleston scouting Eddie Johnson.
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Feb 21, 2018

While you wait on Atlanta United to take on Minnesota United tonight, I took a partial tour of the incredible collection of jerseys here at MUSC Health Stadium in Charleston, S.C.

A few quick facts about the jerseys:

It is the largest privately owned soccer memorabilia collection in the U.S.;

The only jersey the team’s previous owner removed from the collection is one worn by Pele;

There are jerseys from every club in the U.K., in league order in 1999;

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