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England's Home Uniform
February2007 to February2009

2005 Home Uniform
2006 Away Uniform
2008 Away Uniform
2009 Home Uniform
 
 

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Description  

White short-sleeved shirt. Thick navy blue hem at the bottom of the reverse of the shirt, curving upwards on each side. Curved thin navy blue line travelling up the lower back on each side, up to a point, before turning back to form a v-shape and then ending. White v-neck. English flag below neck on reverse on raised white triangular patch pointing downwards. Mesh panel down each side of shirt covering underarm and inner sleeve. Thin sliver of emblem running around each underarm and down each side, narrowing to a point. Red band running from a point across right shoulder up to neck line and then continuing along left shoulder, partly down left sleeve, narrowing to a point. Two conjoined navy blue diamonds along right shoulder, above red band. Embroidered emblem on left breast, with 'ENGLAND' in capitalised white lettering inside a navy blue panel above the emblem. Small gold holographic star above the panel, containing an emblem within a smaller star, with 'ENGLAND' in capitalised navy blue lettering inside a white panel above the emblem. Two embroidered gold concentric diamonds on right collarbone and two embroidered navy blue concentric diamonds on upper right sleeve. Navy blue mesh number on reverse and on right breast, underneath the Umbro logo, in same font as previous England shirts. White emblem at base of each number on reverse, with 'ENGLAND' in capitalised navy blue lettering inside a white panel above the emblem. Surname in capitalised navy blue lettering above number on reverse, in same font as the numbers. Match details printed in navy blue, underneath number on chest in following format (not actual font):

ENGLAND

v

SPAIN

07·02·2007

Navy blue shorts, with red drawstring, cut to a v-shape at the bottom of each seam. Thin white line running from waistband down each seam, curving to a point, before turning back upwards to form a v-shape and then ending. Two conjoined white diamonds within v-shaped line. Two embroidered white concentric diamonds on left thigh. White mesh number, in the same font as on the shirt, above the Umbro logo on left thigh. Embroidered emblem on right thigh, with 'ENGLAND' in capitalised white lettering inside a navy blue panel above the emblem.

White socks. Navy blue diamonds across reverse of tops, with a navy blue hoop underneath. Two large navy blue concentric diamonds on calf. Emblem on shin, underneath the Umbro logo, with 'ENGLAND' in capitalised white lettering inside a navy blue panel above the emblem. Thin navy blue line running around edge of soles.

England's captain, wore a red armband, with the fixture, the name of the stadium and the date, all printed on it in white, with the emblem also on it.

Variations
  • A long-sleeved version of the shirt was also worn. There were no distinguishing features on the lower sleeves.

  • The shirts worn by the Neville brothers also included their first initial i.e. G. NEVILLE and P. NEVILLE.

  • Apart from the first five games in which this shirt was worn, Ashley, Carlton and Joe Cole all wore shirts that included their first initial i.e. A. COLE, C. COLE and J. COLE.

  • For the seven European Championship qualifying fixtures, England had the UEFA EURO 2008 logo embroidered onto the upper right sleeve, below the Umbro logo.

  • Against Brazil, a commemorative Wembley logo (incorporating the venue, the date, the emblem and the Brazilian flag) was embroidered onto the upper right sleeve.

  • For the three World Cup qualifying fixtures, England had the SOUTH AFRICA 2010 WORLD CUP QUALIFIERS logo embroidered onto the upper right sleeve, below the Umbro logo.

  • The names of England's opponents, as they appeared in the match details, were ANDORRA, AUSTRIA, BELARUS, BRAZIL, CROATIA, CZECH REPUBLIC, ESTONIA, GERMANY, ISRAEL, KAZAKHSTAN, RUSSIA, SPAIN and USA. England were named first in the ten home fixtures and second in the seven away games.

  • England wore all white in six of the games (against Andorra, Croatia and Spain away, and at home to Estonia, Croatia and Kazakhstan). An alternative pair of white shorts was worn, with red drawstring and the following design details:

    • Cut to a v-shape at the bottom of each seam. Thin navy blue line running from waistband down each seam, curving to a point, before turning back upwards to form a v-shape and then ending. Two conjoined navy blue diamonds within v-shaped line. Two embroidered navy blue concentric diamonds on left thigh. Navy blue mesh number, in the same font as on the shirt, above the Umbro logo on left thigh. Embroidered emblem on right thigh, with 'ENGLAND' in capitalised white lettering inside a navy blue panel above the emblem.

Most Appearances

14 - Gareth Barry (4 sub), Steven Gerrard, Frank Lampard (3 sub)

  • 44 players wore this shirt.

  • Of the three players making 14 appearances in the shirt, Gerrard spent the longest time on the pitch.

  • 7 players made their international debuts in the shirt. For Joey Barton and David Nugent, their England careers each lasted a mere eleven minutes (plus added time), though Nugent did, at least, manage to get his name on the scoresheet.

  • Of the shirt's debutants, Ashley Young went on to win 30 caps, and Joleon Lescott, 26.

  • 12 players made their last international appearance in this shirt. For Gary Neville, it was his 85th, on the shirt's debut. Sol Campbell made a brief international comeback before winning his 73rd and final cap in the defeat to Croatia. The elder Neville brother (Phil) also ended his England career in the shirt, winning his 59th cap, eight months after Gary's last appearance.

Top Scorers

7 - Wayne Rooney

4 - Steven Gerrard

3 - Michael Owen, Theo Walcott

  • Rooney's seven goals were scored in nine games.

  • Owen's three goals were his last for England, taking him to a grand total of forty and putting him fourth in the all-time list of leading goalscorers.

  • Walcott's three were his first for England and all came in a hat-trick against Croatia. He did not score his fourth until the 2012 European Championship, four years later.

  • Four other players scored their first international goal in this shirt, but only one managed to add to their tally. Rio Ferdinand had claimed a goal at the 2002 World Cup, but it was diverted into the net by the Danish goalkeeper. There could be no denying his assured finish against Russia at Wembley, five years later, however, or his header against Kazakhstan in 2008.

Captains

10 - John Terry

5 - Steven Gerrard

2 - Rio Ferdinand

  • Terry was Steve McLaren's choice as captain, with Gerrard taking the armband when Terry was injured.

  • When Fabio Capello became coach, he finally settled on Terry as his captain, with Ferdinand deputising when Terry was injured.

  • None of the three were captain for the first or last time in this shirt.

 

This kit was fairly unremarkable, being broadly similar to its predecessor, and due to it never being worn in a major tournament, it has struggled to stay in the memory.

It was launched at the beginning of 2007, in the midst of England's ultimately unsuccessful attempt to qualify for the European Championship in Austria and Switzerland, a failure that cost Steve McClaren his job as coach.

Umbro proudly proclaimed that the shirt was their most hi-tech yet, using a special fabric called Trilogy, to control the microclimate between the skin and the shirt. It drew sweat away from the skin and included tiny pores to help heat escape, so that the players stayed cool and dry in the heat of the action.

Unfortunately, the action never really became heated. England suffered damaging defeats; to Russia, in the cool of Moscow, and to Croatia, on a very soggy evening at Wembley.

The kit was also on duty for England's long-awaited return to Wembley and the new national stadium, though Brazil and, inevitably, Germany prevented it from becoming a victorious return. Fabio Capello took up the reins to try to put England back on track and he got off to a flying start, with England swiftly gaining revenge against Croatia with a stunning 4-1 win in Zagreb. The World Cup in South Africa was the goal, though the shirt's farewell was a sobering defeat in Sevilla against the European and, soon to be, World Champions.

 

 

Matches in which England wore the 2007 Home White Uniform
Season 2006-07

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Steve McClaren
Friendly
849 7 February 2007 - England 0 Spain 1 [0-0]
Old Trafford, Stretford, Manchester (58,207)
Iniesta HL
European Championship Preliminaries  
850 24 March 2007 - Israel 0 England 0 [0-0]
The National Stadium, Ramat Gan, Tel Aviv (40,012)
  AD
851 28 March 2007 - Andorra 0 England 3 [0-0]
Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys, Montjuïc, Barcelona (12,800)
Gerrard (2), Nugent AW

England wore all white, the white home shirt and socks with the white home change shorts, against Andorra.

Stadium Inauguration Match  
852 1 June 2007 - England 1 Brazil 1 [0-0]
The National Stadium, Wembley, London (88,745)
Terry
Diego
HD
Season 2007-08
Friendly  
854 22 August 2007 - England 1 Germany 2 [1-2]
The National Stadium, Wembley, London (86,133)
Lampard
Kur�nyi, Pander
HL
European Championship Preliminaries  
855 8 September 2007 - England 3 Israel 0 [1-0]
The National Stadium, Wembley, London (85,372)
Wright-Phillips, Owen, Richards HW
856 12 September 2007 - England 3 Russia 0 [2-0]
The National Stadium, Wembley, London (86,106)
Owen (2), Ferdinand HW
857 13 October 2007 - England 3 Estonia 0 [3-0]
The National Stadium, Wembley, London (86,655)
Wright-Phillips, Rooney, R�hn OG HW
 

England wore all white, the white home shirt and socks with the white home change shorts, against Estonia.

858 17 October 2007 - Russia 2 England 1 [0-1]
Olimpiyskiy Kompleks Luzhniki Stadion, Moskva (84,700)
Pavlyuchenko (2 (1 pen))
Rooney
AL
Friendly  
859 16 November 2007 - Austria 0 England 1 [0-1]
Ernst Happel Stadion, Leopoidstod, Wien (39,432)
Crouch AW
European Championship Preliminary  
860 21 November 2007 - England 2 Croatia 3 [0-2]
The National Stadium, Wembley, London (88,091)
Lampard (pen), Crouch
Kranjčar, Olić, Petrić
HL

England wore all white, the white home shirt and socks with the white home change shorts, against Croatia.

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Fabio Capello
Friendlies
863 28 May 2008 - England 2 United States 0 [1-0]
The National Stadium, Wembley, London (71,233)
Terry, Gerrard HW
Season 2008-09
865 20 August 2008 - England 2 Czech Republic 2 [1-1]
The National Stadium, Wembley, London (69,738)
Brown, J.Cole
Baro, Jankulovski
HD
World Cup Preliminaries  
867 10 September 2008 - Croatia 1 England 4 [0-1]
Stadion Maksimir, Maksimir, Zagreb (35,218)
Mandzukić
Walcott (3), Rooney
AW

England wore all white, the white home shirt and socks with the white home change shorts, against Croatia.

868 11 October 2008 - England 5 Kazakhstan 1 [0-0]
The National Stadium, Wembley, London (89,107)
Ferdinand, Kuchma OG, Rooney (2), Defoe
Kukeev
HW

England wore all white, the white home shirt and socks with the white home change shorts, against Kazakhstan.

869 15 October 2008 - Belarus 1 England 3 [1-1]
Dinamo Stadion, Lyeninski, Minsk (29,600)
Sitko
Gerrard, Rooney
(2)
AW
Friendly  
871 11 February 2009 - Spain 2 England 0 [1-0]
Estadio Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán, Nervion, Sevilla (42,102)
Villa, Llorente AL

England wore all white, the white home shirt and socks with the white home change shorts, against Spain.

 

Worn by 44 Players
Gabby Agbonlahor Gareth Barry Joey Barton David Beckham
Darren Bent David Bentley Wayne Bridge Wes Brown
Sol Campbell Jamie Carragher Michael Carrick Ashley Cole
Carlton Cole Joe Cole Peter Crouch Jermain Defoe
Stewart Downing Kieron Dyer Rio Ferdinand Steven Gerrard
Owen Hargreaves Emile Heskey Phil Jagielka Jermaine Jenas
Andrew Johnson Glen Johnson Ledley King Frank Lampard
Aaron Lennon Joleon Lescott Gary Neville Phil Neville
David Nugent Michael Owen Micah Richards Wayne Rooney
Nicky Shorey Alan Smith John Terry Matthew Upson
Theo Walcott Jonathan Woodgate Shaun Wright-Phillips Ashley Young

 

Match in which England B wore the 2007 Home White Uniform
Season 2006-07

x

Steve McClaren
Friendly
57 25 May 2007 - England 3 Albania 1 [2-1]
Turf Moor, Burnley (22,400)
Smith, Downing (2)
Berisha
HW

England: Scott Carson, Phil Neville (Phil Jagielka), Nicky Shorey (Joleon Lescott), Gareth Barry (S.Taylor), Ledley King, Michael Dawson, David Bentley (Jermaine Defoe), Jermain Jenas, Alan Smith (Kieron Dyer), Michael Owen, Aaron Lennon.

The match details displayed on the chest were the following (not actual font):

ENGLAND B

v

ALBANIA

25·05·2007

Albania fielded a full international side.

Matches in which England Under-21 wore the 2007 Home White Uniform
Season 2006-07

x

Stuart Pearce
Friendlies
242 6 February 2007 - England 2 Spain 2 [0-2]
Pride Park Stadium, Derby
(28,295)
Nugent, Lita
Soldado, Jurado
HD

England: Scott Carson (Joe Hart), J.Hoyte, C.Davies, S.Taylor, A.Taylor (L.Rosenior), David Bentley, Tom Huddlestone (Keiran Richardson), N.Reo-Coker, James Milner (L.Lita), David Nugent, Ashley Young (Theo Walcott).

x Nigel Pearson
243  24 March 2007 - England 3 Italy 3 [1-1]
The National Stadium, Wembley
(55,700)
Bentley, Routledge, Derbyshire
Pazzini (3)
HD

England: L.Camp, L.Rosenior (J.Hoyte), A.Ferdinand, Gary Cahill, Leighton Baines, David Bentley (Ashley Young), N.Reo-Coker, Kieran Richardson (Tom Huddlestone), W.Routledge (James Milner), Gabriel Agbonlahor (M.Derbyshire), L.Lita.

x Stuart Pearce
244 5 June 2007 - England 5 Slovakia 0 [1-0]
Carrow Road Stadium, Norwich
(20,193)
Richardson (pen), Reo-Coker, Taylor, Huddlestone, Lita HW

England: Joe Hart, N.Onuoha (Leighton Baines), J.Hoyte (L.Rosenior), S.Taylor, Gary Cahill, Tom Huddlestone, N.Reo-Coker (L.Lita), James Milner (M.Noble), David Nugent (M.Derbyshire), Ashley Young (P.Whittingham), Kieran Richardson (W.Routledge).

UEFA Under-21 Championship 2007 Finals in Netherlands (group B)  
246 14 June 2007 - England 2 Italy 2 [2-1]
GelreDome, Arnhem
(17,103)
Nugent, Lita
Chiellini, Aquilani
ND

England: Scott Carson, J.Hoyte, Leighton Baines, S.Taylor, N.Onuoha, M.Noble, N.Reo-Coker (Kieran Richardson), James Milner, L.Lita (J.Vaughan), David Nugent (P.Whittingham), Ashley Young.

247  17 June 2007 - England 2 Serbia 0 [1-0]
McDOS Goffertstadion, Nijmegen
(9,133)
Lita, Derbyshire NW

England: Scott Carson, J.Hoyte, Leighton Baines, S.Taylor, N.Onuoha, M.Noble, N.Reo-Coker (Tom Huddlestone), James Milner, Kieran Richardson (W.Routledge), David Nugent, L.Lita (M.Derbyshire).

UEFA Under-21 Championship 2007 Semi-Final  
248 20 June 2007 - Netherlands 1 England 1 [0-1]
Abe Lenstra Stadion, Heerenveen
(23,467)
13-12 on penalty-kicks
Rigters
Lita
AD

England: Scott Carson, J.Hoyte, Leighton Baines (L.Rosenior), S.Taylor, N.Onuoha, M.Noble, N.Reo-Coker, James Milner, L.Lita (A.Ferdinand), David Nugent (M.Derbyshire), Ashley Young.

Season 2007-08
Friendly match  
249  21 August 2007 - England 1 Romania 1 [1-1]
Ashton Gate Stadium, Bristol
(18,640)
Derbyshire
Hart OG
HD

England: Joe Hart (B.Alnwick), C.Gardner (M.Mancienne), M.Cranie, D.Wheater, N.Onuoha, M.Kightly (Adam Johnson), D.Noble (Tom Huddlestone), M.Johnson (F.Muamba), M.Derbyshire (James Milner), Gabriel Agbonlahor (L.Moore), Theo Walcott.

UEFA Under-21 Championship 2009 preliminaries (group 3)  
250  7 September 2007 - Montenegro 0 England 3 [0-2]
Stadion pod Goricom, Podgorica
(9,000)
Onuoha, Agbonlahor, Surman AW

England: Joe Hart, M.Cranie, A.Taylor, M.Noble, S.Taylor, N.Onuoha (A.Surman), James Milner, C.Gardner, M.Derbyshire (D.Blackstock), Gabriel Agbonlahor, Theo Walcott (F.Muamba).

252  12 October 2007 - England 1 Montenegro 0 [1-0]
Walkers Stadium, Leicester
(20,022)
Derbyshire HW

England: Joe Hart, M.Cranie, A.Taylor, A.Surman (F.Muamba), S.Taylor, N.Onuoha, James Milner, Tom Huddlestone, M.Derbyshire (C.Jerome), Gabriel Agbonlahor (M.Kightly), Theo Walcott.

253 16 October 2007 -
Republic of Ireland 0 England 3 [0-3]
Turners Cross, Cork
(6,500)
Noble (2), Milner AW

England: Joe Hart, M.Cranie, A.Taylor, M.Noble, S.Taylor, N.Onuoha (D.Wheater), James Milner, Tom Huddlestone, M.Derbyshire (L.Moore), Gabriel Agbonlahor (Adam Johnson), Theo Walcott.

254 16 November 2007 - England 2 Bulgaria 0 [1-0]
stadium:mk, Milton Keynes
(20,222)
Agbonlahor, Milner (pen) HW

England: Joe Hart, C.Gardner, J.Mattock, L.Cattermole, S.Taylor, D.Wheater, James Milner, Tom Huddlestone (Adam Johnson), M.Derbyshire (F.Muamba), Gabriel Agbonlahor (G.Leadbitter), Theo Walcott.

255 20 November 2007 - Portugal 1 England 1 [1-0]
Estadio Municipal, Águeda
(5,468)
Vieirinha (pen)
Johnson
AD

England: Joe Hart, C.Gardner, J.Mattock, L.Cattermole, S.Taylor, D.Wheater, James Milner, Tom Huddlestone (Adam Johnson), M.Derbyshire (F.Muamba), Gabriel Agbonlahor (G.Leadbitter), Theo Walcott.

256 5 February 2008 -
England 3 Republic of Ireland 0 [0-0]
St Mary's Stadium, Southampton
(31,473)
O'Halloran OG, Milner, Walcott HW

England: Joe Hart, C.Gardner, J.Mattock, M.Noble (A.Surman), S.Taylor, D.Wheater, James Milner, Tom Huddlestone (C.Jerome), Aaron Lennon, F.Muamba, Theo Walcott (Adam Johnson).

Friendly  
258 15 May 2008 - Wales 0 England 2 [0-2]
Racecourse Ground, Wrexham
(6,831)
Huddlestone (pen), Walcott AW

England: Joe Hart, M.Cranie, A.Taylor, L.Cattermole, M.Mancienne. D.Wheater, Theo Walcott, Tom Huddlestone, Gabriel Agbonlahor, G.Leadbitter, Adam Johnson.

Season 2008-09
UEFA Under-21 Championship 2009 preliminary (group 3)  
260 5 September 2008 - England 2 Portugal 0 [1-0]
The National Stadium, Wembley
(27,732)
Milner (pen), Agbonlahor HW

England: Joe Hart, M.Cranie, A.Taylor, F.Muamba (L.Cattermole), S.Taylor, M.Mancienne, James Milner, Tom Huddlestone, Gabriel Agbonlahor (Fraizer Campbell), M.Noble, Adam Johnson (M.Kightly).

UEFA Under-21 Championship 2009 preliminaries play-offs  
261 10 October 2008 - Wales 2 England 3 [2-2]
Ninian Park, Cardiff
(10,500)
Church (2)
Wheater, Johnson, Agbonlahor
AW

England: Joe Hart, D.Wheater, J.O'Hara, L.Cattermole, S.Taylor, M.Mancienne, James Milner, Tom Huddlestone, Gabriel Agbonlahor (Fraizer Campbell), M.Noble, Adam Johnson.

262 14 October 2008 - England 2 Wales 2 [2-2]
Villa Park, Birmingham
(23,812)
Huddlestone, Vokes OG
Ramsey, Church
HD

England: Joe Hart, D.Wheater, J.O'Hara, L.Cattermole (F.Muamba), S.Taylor, M.Mancienne, James Milner, Tom Huddlestone, Gabriel Agbonlahor (Fraizer Campbell), M.Noble, Adam Johnson.

Friendlies  
263 18 November 2008 - England 2 Czech Republic 0 [1-0]
Bramall Lane, Sheffield
(18,735)
Campbell, Gardner HW

England: J.Lewis (F.Fielding), M.Cranie (K.Naughton), J.O'Hara (Ryan Bertrand), F.Muamba (J.Cork), R.Stearman, N.Onuoha, Aaron Lennon, C.Gardner (F.Delph), Fraizer Campbell (S.Ebanks-Blake), J.Vaughan (Adam Lallana), M.Kightly.

264 10 February 2009 - Ecuador U23 3 England 2 [0-2]
Estadio La Rosaleda, Málaga, Spain
(3,000)
Guerron, Palacios, Caicedo
Johnson, Campbell
NL

England: Tom Heaton (S.Loach), S.Taylor, Micah Richards (J.Cork), M.Mancienne, J.Mattock (Kieran Gibbs), R.Stearman, M.Kightly (C.Gardner), Tom Huddlestone, Fraizer Campbell, L.Cattermole (Danny Welbeck), Adam Johnson (K.Naughton).

England wore all white, the white home shirt and socks with the white home change shorts, against Ecuador.

265 27 March 2009 - Norway 0 England 5 [0-2]
Komplett.no Arena, Sandefjord
(2,014)
Campbell, Johnson, Huddlestone, Derbyshire (2) AW

England: Joe Hart (S.Loach), C.Gardner, A.Taylor (Kieran Gibbs), F.Muamba (M.Derbyshire), D.Wheater, N.Onuoha (M.Mancienne), L.Cattermole (James Milner), Tom Huddlestone, Fraizer Campbell, J.O'Hara (M.Cranie), Adam Johnson.

The Under-21s' shirt had the same match details format on the chest, with the team names appearing as BULGARIA U21, CZECH REPUBLIC U21, ECUADOR U21 (even though it was actually an Under-23 team with over-age players), ENGLAND U21, HOLLAND U21, ITALY U21, MONTENEGRO U21, NORWAY U21, PORTUGAL U21, REPUBLIC OF IRELAND U21, ROMANIA U21, SERBIA U21, SLOVAKIA U21, SPAIN U21 and WALES U21. England were named second in the seven away fixtures (including against the Netherlands) and first in the other thirteen games. In the three UEFA Under-21 Championship fixtures in the Netherlands, they wore the tournament logo on the right sleeve and the UEFA FAIR PLAY logo on the left sleeve.

England's Record wearing the 2007 Home Shirt
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts % W/L
Home 10 5 2 3 22 10 +12 1 4 2.20 1.00 60.0 +2
Away 7 4 1 2 12 6 +6 2 3 1.714 0.857 64.3 +2
Total 17 9 3 5 34 16 +18 3 7 2.00 0.941 61.8 +4

 

England's B Record wearing the 2007 Home Shirt
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts % W/L
Home 1 1 0 0 3 1 +2 0 0 3.00 1.00 100.0 +1
Total 1 1 0 0 3 1 +2 0 0 3.00 1.00 100.0 +1

 

England's Under-21 Record wearing the 2007 Home Shirt
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts % W/L
Home 10 6 4 0 23 8 +15 0 6 2.30 0.80 80.0 +6
Away 7 5 2 0 18 4 +14 0 4 2.571 0.571 85.7 +5
Neutral 3 1 1 1 6 5 +1 0 1 2.00 1.667 50.0 =0
Total 20 12 7 1 47 17 +30 0 11 2.350 0.850 77.5 +11

The shirt worn by Jermain Defoe in the defeat by Croatia in 2007.

 From Richard Clarke's 'Three Lions - England Match Worn Shirts' Facebook Collection.

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