When I was just getting into football (soccer) I wasn't sure where to go to buy my first jersey. I didn't want it to be fake and I didn't want it to come from the internet just because I wanted my first ever shirt to be something special. I also knew that my first shirt would be of one of the players that inspire me and got me into the sport. It had to be Messi's jersey.
So I went to Yelp for some help, and it showed me Soccer Pro. How awesome is it that it's located down Contra Costa. It's close to my community college and it's easy to access from the freeway.
It's tucked away in a lot with Party City, and smoke shop. There's a satisfactory amount of parking by it. I've never seen this lot full so you can always drive up at any hour that it's open and not worry about driving around and around for a spot.
It's not that big of a store, but it still has a lot of inventory of quality jerseys from Nike, Adidas, Puma, and the like. They have it neatly organized into sections. There's an Adidas section which have Argentina gear, Real Madrid, etc. They also go the Nike section with Barca, and the like. They've got a few interesting jerseys with popular names hanging up too. They sell cleats, shin pads, jerseys, sweats, balls, and a lot of other things that obviously have to do with soccer.
My very first jersey was the 2014/2015 Barca jersey. It was right before they switched to the horizontal stripes. I called in to ask if they had any jerseys of that make. They told me that they did, but none with Messi's name already on it. I was troubled. How could I get Messi's jersey? Fortunately, the person on the phone said they also can put names on jerseys. LOVELY
It took them only two days to this for me. Messi's name was neatly put on this authentic jersey. The jersey by itself would have been $90 but since I had them add the name, the cost racked up to $130. Ouch. Why do soccer jerseys have to be so expensive?
That was a year ago, and I still have it. It's hasn't torn nor worn out. It's quality is still peachy clean and I wear this shirt a lot.
Come by because they have really helpful employees. There's a nice amount of variety in regards to teams and names. As expensive as it all is, it makes sense. These are brand names. Jersey's in general are expensive. Of course, you can find some online, but if you need some IRL help, this is the place to go. read more