{"product_id":"chicago-cats-cotton-jersey","title":"Chicago Cats Vintage Collar Soccer Jersey","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCOLLARED COTTON JERSEY HONORING THE CHICAGO CATS\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHistory:\u003c\/strong\u003e The Chicago Cats' two-season run in the American Soccer League ended in what their owner called \"a veritable Watergate of soccer.\" Their beginning was rocky, too: local dentist Ernest Panos announced the club on April 10, 1975 and sixteen days later they played their first match at an AstroTurfed high school football field in Belmont Cragin — about as thrown-together as a professional sports franchise gets. They logged zero wins in 1975, went a respectable 10-8-3 in 1976, then unraveled when ASL commissioner Bob Cousy — yes, Hall of Fame Celtics point guard Bob Cousy — awarded their playoff spot to Cleveland despite Chicago holding the tiebreakers. Panos sued for $1 million. The league terminated the franchise that October.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMade from medium-heavyweight cotton with an embroidered chest patch and a screen-printed number, this collared jersey honors the 1976 Chicago Cats — who missed the playoffs but made it into the history books.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis item has a more fitted, athletic fit, just like the players wore it. For an athletic fit, choose your regular size. For a more relaxed fit, consider sizing up.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ebbets Field","offers":[{"title":"S","offer_id":46808072716477,"sku":"23191809","price":180.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true},{"title":"M","offer_id":46808072749245,"sku":"23191809","price":180.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true},{"title":"L","offer_id":46808072782013,"sku":"23191809","price":180.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true},{"title":"XL","offer_id":46808072814781,"sku":"23191809","price":180.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true},{"title":"XXL","offer_id":46808072847549,"sku":"23191809","price":180.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true},{"title":"3XL","offer_id":46808072880317,"sku":"23191809","price":180.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1487\/1618\/files\/20260519_EBBETS_SOCCER112893_003cfde8-28ed-44f1-85d5-3c8c93dda290.jpg?v=1779806602","url":"https:\/\/www.ebbets.pro\/en-ca\/products\/chicago-cats-cotton-jersey","provider":"Ebbets Field","version":"1.0","type":"link"}