Pavel Nedved Match Worn Juventus Shirt 2007 – 2008 Season

Very rare and beautiful Pavel Nedved match worn Juventus shirt

Shirt worn by Nedved for Juventus during the Serie A fixture v Inter Milan at the Stadio Delle Alpi on the 4th November 2007

Shirt is the correct size for Nedved and has all the correct labels and tags inside which is different to that of the retail version shirt and issued directly to the club - player for match use

Shirt has correct player, club and Serie A match identification marks throughout

Shirt remains in good - very good condition with small signs of wear and match use still visible inside and out with some small pulls and marks still evident

Player : Pavel Nedved

Club : Juventus

Position : Forward

Competition : Serie A

Fixture : Juventus v Inter Milan

Date : 4th November 2007

Authentication : Confirmed

After five seasons with Lazio, Nedvěd was speculatively linked to several clubs (including Manchester United and Chelsea) before moving to Juventus in July 2001 for 75 billion lire (€38.7 million by fixed exchange rate). At Juventus, he replaced Zinedine Zidane, who had transferred to Real Madrid that summer. Nedvěd was a regular on Juventus' 2001–02 and 2002–03 Scudetto-winning teams. Although he was a substantial part of the club's championship season in 2003, he was also the subject of controversy. Nedvěd quit the Italian Footballers' Association in protest of the union's limit on non-European Union (EU) players; his native Czech Republic did not become an EU member until 2004. Nedvěd perfectly led Juventus to the 2003 UEFA Champions League final against Milan, but had to sit out the final due to an accumulation of yellow cards after his semi-final booking for a foul on Real Madrid midfielder Steve McManaman.

In December 2003, Nedvěd was named World Footballer of the Year by World Soccer magazine. Later that month, he won the European Footballer of the Year award over Thierry Henry and Paolo Maldini, the second Czech to win the award after Josef Masopust in 1962. Nedvěd received further recognition in his home country when he won the 2004 Golden Ball, awarded by Czech sportswriters, for the fifth time in seven years.

The 2004–05 season was frustrating for Nedvěd, who was sidelined for two months by knee and head injuries and first considered retirement in April 2005. Although Juventus won Serie A titles that year and in 2006, the titles were revoked after the Calciopoli match fixing scandal. After the 2005–06 season, which ended with Juventus' relegation from Serie A despite its first-place finish, many stars (such as Fabio Cannavaro and Lilian Thuram) left the club and the remaining players' future was uncertain. After the 2006 World Cup, Nedvěd dispelled rumours about his departure by reiterating his desire to help Juventus regain promotion to Serie A, citing his family and his commitment to the club as reasons for his decision. He received a five-match ban after a red card against Genoa in December 2006,  and repeated his threat to retire. However, he remained with the club until the end of the season and scored 11 league goals in the 2006–07 Serie B. 

For the 2007–08 season, Juventus again played in Serie A. Nedvěd played frequently for the Bianconeri, contributing as the team's first-choice left winger and scoring two goals that season. He was again controversial: in November 2007, his tackle of Inter Milan midfielder Luís Figo broke Figo's fibula. In April 2008, Nedvěd was hospitalised overnight for a concussion sustained in a collision with Roberto Guana during a match against Palermo.

Nedvěd scored Juventus' first league goal of the 2008–09 season in a 1–1 away draw with Fiorentina, and scored twice against Bologna in a 2–1 away win in October.  On 26 February 2009, Nedvěd announced he would retire at the end of 2008–09 season to spend more time with his family.  On 10 March 2009, he came off as a substitute due to injury after 12 minutes of the Champions League round of 16 second leg match against Chelsea. Due to his impending retirement and his club's 3–2 loss on aggregate, it was his last European match for Juventus. Nedvěd retired at the end of the season, captaining the final match against his former team Lazio and setting up Vincenzo Iaquinta's goal for a 2–0 victory. As of April 2024, Nedvěd has made the most appearances for the Turin side as a non–Italian player (327).

Amazing and very rare worn item from the former Juventus star and club legend, former Ballon D'or winner and one of the greatest players of all time

Museum example item