How a shirt number became football’s ultimate badge of honour

These days, growing your personal brand is more than encouraged — it’s expected. Whether you’re popping out to get milk or drilling molars as a dentist, there’s an audience for it. In American college sport, it’s formalised as NIL — name, image and likeness. In football, there’s no clearer symbol of a personal brand than the coveted No 10 shirt.

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