Football shirt typos

Images of the best sporting typos through the years
  
  


Misspellings: Kuszczak
Tomasz Kuszczak of Manchester United had the name Zuszczak emblazoned on his shirt for a Carling Cup match against Crewe Alexandra in 2006. Admittedly, his was never the easiest name to spell, but surely they could have got the first letter right? Photograph: John Peters/Getty Images
Misspellings: O'Shea
John O'Shea looks away in frustration during a quarter-final home leg against Real Madrid in 2003. Perhaps the real cause of his annoyance was the comical typo on the back of his shirt which read S'hea Photograph: Neal Simpson/PA Photos
Misspellings: Claridge
Steve Claridge gained an extra R in his name while playing for Leicester City in 1996 Photograph: Laurence Griffiths/PA Photos
Misspellings: Manchester United       Newcastle United
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, or so the name should have read, celebrates scoring for Man Utd in 2002 Photograph: Matthew Peters/Getty Images
Misspellings: Bentley
David Bentley suffererd the ignominy of having his surname spelt Betnley during a game against Manchester United in November 2007 Photograph: Carl Recine/Action Images
Misspellings: Newcastle United v Liverpool
Jean Alain Boumsong was hit by a similar spelling gaffe while playing for Newcastle against Liverpool in 2005 when the kit printers switched the N and the G in his surname Photograph: Clive Brunskill/Getty Images
Misspellings: Santa Cruz
Blackburn striker Roque 'Satna' Cruz became the latest victim against Hull last weekend Photograph: Paul Ellis/AFP/Getty Images
 

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