Exchange of Jersey at the end of a football match.

The procedure of exchanging of Jerseys of two football teams has a story behind it.

The story is in brief as follows: In 2003 the United States of America had lost a football match 1-0 to Brazilian the Confederation Cup.but when the final whistle blew in Lyon France,the American defender Greg Berhalter Walked off the field with a moment from a tough night. In his hands Berhalter recalledthat night recentlyit was heavyhelpfulness of wistfullnesd and not for loosing the ball that lead to the game,,'s only goal.A few days after the games,at a hotel in Paris where,Ronaldinho was then the famous star for St-Germain, Berhalter sent his dirty clothes for cleaning.Into the bag,he absentmindedly tossed the iconic yellow and green jersey. Needless to say it never came back from Laundary. The exchange of Jersey at the end of a match is a longtime ritualthat is well established in the sport even as it has evolved.With each swap, there is usually a story. Often,the tales are perdonsl,speaking toa player's standing in the game or marking a chapter in his carrier. It is just a sign of respect after a game in which you fight each other ss if kicking orv killing,but at the end of the game again you become friends. The gentlemanly ritualis believed to have begun in in 1931 when France had beaten England for the first time. The French players were so ecstatic that they asked English players if they could have their jerseys for keepstakes The English obliged. At s world cup the exchange took place only in 1954. In 1966 England defeated Argentina 1-0 In quarter final.The match was so rough and vicious .The coach of England And Ransey scalled Argentina Players animals. He also stopped one of the England players exchanging Jersey to Argentina player.The rivalry continued until 1998 when Diego Marston's had a God given goal againstcEngland when Beckham had a red card. Later on the sportsman spirit was restored when the Los Angeles galaxy was played between Barcelona and AC Milan. Later on in 2006 works cup Jerseys were exchanged between Trinidad Tobago and Paraguay. Now Jersies are of more importance. Players likeDavid Beckman, Lionel Messy,Christian Rinaldo,Wayne Rooney,And Ronaldinho keep Jerse for remembrance. SreedharanMundanat 22nd March 2019.