Oxfam calls for 'traitor shirt' donations

Oxfam has joined forces with a national newspaper to call for donations of replica shirts bearing the names of footballing 'traitors'.



The surprise transfers of Fernando Torres from Liverpool to Chelsea and Andy Carroll from Newcastle to Liverpool led to media images of fans burning replica jerseys with their names and squad numbers.

However, fans have been urged by The Sun to instead donate the shirts to its campaign as part of an "amnesty".

Oxfam's Sarah Farquhar said: "Football shirts are treasured for years by kids and adults alike across West Africa.

"Your unwanted footie shirts will be worn with pride in places such as Senegal and Gambia by football fans who love the game just as much as you do."

Meanwhile, 6-year-old Joseph from Corby told BBC Radio 5 Live that he had spent £16 of his own money getting Torres's name and the number 9 printed on his Liverpool shirt just three weeks ago.

When asked whose name he would now put on the shirt if he could remove Torres's, he replied "[Luis] Suárez". Quizzed on how long his "new hero" would stay at the club, Joseph responded, "A year or two".