Stoke-on-Trent Trading Standards seized over 150 items of counterfeit football kit hours before England kicked off their Euro match against Denmark.

The team raided a house in Longton on 20 June and found a total of 178 fake football items including tops, strips and tracksuits.

Officers estimated the haul had a street value of over £3,500 and a genuine retail value of over £15,000.

Officers estimated the haul had a genuine retail value of over £15,000 (Stoke-on-Trent City Council).

97 England items were among this total of 178 items:

• 54 football branded strips (top, short and socks)
• 72 football branded tops
• 44 x pairs of football branded socks
• 4 football branded tracksuits
• 2 football branded shorts
• 2 football branded baby grows

The business owner is now under investigation.

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