what do you get a football mad american girl?

[Heathcliffscathy]

we are staying with friends in new england next week, and want to get some gifts for thier kids, asked parents for advice and the son is outer space mad (any suggestions gratefully received, but i think i can manage this one) and daughter is 'soccer' mad, so any brit football paraphenalia was the suggestion: i don't know where to start as am football idiot - any help gratefully received!

A jersey with the name of a popular team on it?

or an england shirt i guess? maybe...thanks jab, anyone else?

Bend it Like Beckham DVD?

Guess you need to know the team she supports but most teams have mail order catalogues (usually on-line) and these days you can get really nice sportswear and t-shirts tailored for girls and women, as well as things like pencil cases. If you want to be very 'British' then I think you really need to buy a scarf.

FA website shop .

England baseball cap maybe?

Or, as it's New England and they have cold winters, you could get her a woolly hat and scarf?

Oh - they haven't got any woolly hats and scarves!

How old is she?

Look at this which I have to admit I first found on MN

Thierry Henry ... except that he is MINE... ALL MINE!!!!!

A ManU sweatshirt will make her life!

sophia, you were up late!

so jd sports doens't do football strips evidently...anywhere else do them?

JD don't do strips????

allsports (have to put them first cos DH works for them), JJB, Sports Soccer - of those I would choose Sports Soccer, one of their big edge-of-town stores, they have thousands of things and tend to be a bit cheaper too.

thanks janh...just the advice i needed!

Im getting my friend's soccer mad ds an England shirt for his bday (bday tomorrow, but they come over here in 2 weeks) If you have a Sports Soccer close by they have England shirts for about £10!

Yes because new strip about to be launched. Go to kitbag.com

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Agree that getting the real/official gear is much cooler

have bought 'official' strip from allsports (has halogen logo type thign)...isn't the new one, so was on sale...result!