My Football Shirt Collection - Venzo Chaar

Venzo is a professional football player in Lebanon. Growing up in a family of football players the collection has been growing since the 1990s. He has been named as the biggest football jersey collector in his country and has built a sports man cave in his house to showcase the collection that he has built.

Which football team do you support?

I have been a fan of Chelsea FC since 2000.

What does your collection consist of?

My collection consists of many clubs including Chelsea FC. It also includes, all types of football magazines, all world cup VCR videos, scarves, hats, match tickets, signed jerseys, and match worn jerseys. My family and I are all major premier league fans and we have managed to collect 20 different English team jerseys. Our goal is to collect all English team jerseys.

Do you collect a particular team?

I collect all types of teams from all around the world.

What was the first piece in your collection and when did you buy it?

A 1995-1996 Dortmund shirt, I bought it in the year of 1995.

How many pieces do you have in your collection?

I have around 400 jerseys excluding the family's collection which might add up to 600 jerseys in our football man cave.

What is the most important piece to you and why?

The 2011-2012 Chelsea Third Kit. It means a lot to me because it was signed by Lukaku, Romeu, Turnbull, Kalou and David Luiz. My favorite football player is David Luiz and I have met him over three times, I am also trying to collect all of his jerseys.

If you could add any piece to collection what would it be?

I would really like to add a Makelele Chelsea jersey to my collection.

Do you have any interesting stories about your collection?

My family and I are major football fanatics and we started playing and watching football games from a young age. We also traveled the world to watch and play football tournaments, and we managed to collect shirts from all the countries we have visited. Also, we kept watching games from a small TV until we decided to actually create the football man cave. We wanted it include all of the collections we have had hidden in our closets. This became our project but eventually it was more than just a project it was the temple we created to honour our love and passion for football.

Currently we have managed to collect not only football shirts but also Panini, World Soccer, World Cup, Fifa and Champions League magazines. Now this football man cave has become the place we go to not only to watch football but also to discuss every game after it ends.

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