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French Soccer Club Finds a Solution to Misspelled Jersey Problem: Send Them to Vermont

Montpellier has a bunch of useless jerseys on its hands. This isn’t a bad solution. 
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French Soccer Club Finds a Solution to Misspelled Jersey Problem: Send Them to Vermont
French Soccer Club Finds a Solution to Misspelled Jersey Problem: Send Them to Vermont

Ligue 1 club Montpellier has a bit of a problem on its hands. The club realized late last week that all of its jerseys for this season—the ones fans bought from the team store and the ones the first team players wore—misspelled the name of the team’s home city. Instead of Montpellier, the shirt’s crest said Montpelier, with only one L. 

The club is in the process of collecting all the erroneous jerseys and now has to decide what to do with them. Luckily, there’s a city out there called Montpelier—the capital of Vermont. So, the club president and the mayor of Montpellier have decided to send the shirts to the Green Mountains. 

Shh, no one tell the French how Vermonters pronounce Montpelier. They might change their mind about being charitable. 

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Dan Gartland
DAN GARTLAND

Dan Gartland writes Sports Illustrated’s flagship daily newsletter, SI:AM, and is the host of the “Stadium Wonders” video series. He joined the SI staff in 2014, having previously been published on Deadspin and Slate. Gartland, a graduate of Fordham University, is a former Sports Jeopardy! champion (Season 1, Episode 5).

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