From Aberdeen to Argentina: How my stolen Ian Wright football top went round the world
Kevin Hill discovered that his childhood friend Kris Robertson had stolen his prized Ian Wright Celtic jersey during a party in 2001. Over the next 25 years, Kris sent Kevin photos of the shirt being worn by strangers at various global landmarks as a long-running prank. The story concludes with the revelation that the missing item was never lost but was instead used for a decades-long joke between the two friends.
- ▪Kevin Hill's Ian Wright Celtic jersey was taken during a flat-warming party in Edinburgh in 2001.
- ▪Kris Robertson, Kevin's childhood friend, orchestrated a 25-year prank by sending photos of the shirt from locations like Venice, Turkey, and South America.
- ▪The jersey featured Ian Wright's name but lacked a number because Wright had not yet officially signed for Celtic when the shirt was produced.
- ▪Kevin initially assumed the shirt was stolen by a stranger but later realized the emails were from his friend Kris.
- ▪The prank involved the shirt appearing in diverse locations including the London Eye, Machu Picchu, and Niagara Falls.
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From Aberdeen to Argentina: How my stolen Ian Wright football top went round the world<div class="ssrcss-1553su4-ErrorMessage eitf6465"><div class="ssrcss-h7lv7m-StyledInnerContainer eitf6464"><div class="ssrcss-nbxsk2-TextContent eitf6461"><h2 type="normal" class="ssrcss-89o2pv-Heading e10rt3ze0">To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.</h2><p class="ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10">This video can not be played</p></div></div></div>Figure caption, Two friends, a missing football strip and the ultimate 25-year prankBySteven GoddenBBC ScotlandPublished7 hours agoIt was a prank that lasted for a quarter of a century.
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