Fans can now sue for football shirts
Sportswear retailers may face further legislation for illegally fixing the price of football shirts.

According to law firm Clyde & Co, a new regulation means that consumers could now re-sue the companies originally involved.

Clyde & Co has placed an advert in football magazine When Saturday Comes asking fans to get in contact with them if they bought England or Manchester United football shirts between 2000 and 2001. They are offering to handle the cases on a no win, no fee basis.

The law firm is acting on behalf of Which?, the consumers' association that is pursuing legal action on behalf of customers who bought the high-priced shirts.

A Which? spokeswoman said: 'If a company has been found guilty of price fixing, we potentially have the power to claim some money back.'

In 2003, 10 firms - including Manchester United and the Football Association - were fined by the Office of Fair Trading for more than£16 million for keeping the price of the replica football shirts artificially high.

Sports giant JJB was fined£6.3 million, shirt manufacturer Umbro was fined£5.3 million and Manchester United was fined£1.5 million.

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