On an England shirt the printing conversation is genuinely open. On a Portugal shirt it usually is not: one player, one number, and a career long enough that the number is now effectively part of the design.

If you are buying for someone else and you have no other information, that number is the safe answer. If you want to be less obvious, the alternatives below are the ones people who know the team actually choose.

Red and green together is a combination most designers avoid. On this shirt it works because the green is used sparingly — a trim, a collar detail, an edge — and the red carries the whole body.

It is also one of the few national shirts where the away design is a genuinely different object rather than a colour swap, which makes this shelf worth opening in full.

The interesting Portugal shirts are the ones without the default number. A surname rather than a 7, a midfielder's number, or an era design from before the player everyone means — all of these read as deliberate choices.

Which is worth saying out loud: the default is the default because it is right for most people. Deviating is only better when you know the recipient well enough to know why.

The fit is generous — closer to an English or German cut than an Italian one, which means your usual size is normally correct and a size up is never a disaster.

As clothing, a Portugal shirt reads better than most. Strong colour, minimal ornament, and a trim that does most of the identifying work.