Thousands of people across the world are sporting Melbourne-made jerseys, hoodies and T-shirts for a team that doesn't exist.
abc.net.au/news/fake-queensland-football-club-merchandise-melbourne-surgeon/102044126Thousands of people across the world are sporting Melbourne-made, Queensland Football Club-branded jerseys, hoodies and T-shirts. The thing is, the team doesn't exist.
"There was a big virus a few years ago and all elective surgery was cancelled and I was redeployed effectively to the frontline," Dr Sakata told ABC Radio Brisbane Mornings host Rebecca Levingston. "It was clearly a joke and it had a bit of a following and I had this opportunity to create merchandise for this player I had become," he said.
He said there was an amateur indoor soccer team playing under the Queensland Football Club name somewhere in Victoria and wearing the retro-looking pieces which came in a variety of designs.
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