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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
Lifestyle
Alyx Gorman

Fashion goals: Socceroos trade kit bags for it-bags as they level up off-field style

Two Socceroos players walking in dark suits while holding designer bags under their arms
Bags of style: Socceroos players arrive at BC Place Vancouver before their opening World Cup match against Turkey. Photograph: Sarah Stier/FIFA/Getty Images

As suited and booted Socceroos stepped off the bus in Vancouver and towards a 2-0 victory against Turkey, many dangled designer pouches. Tete Yengi and Mo Touré carried what appeared to be Goyard, the it-bag of choice for athletes world wide. Burberry checks and monograms from Louis Vuitton and Dior were also spotted.

“They’ve come a long way from a Country Road bag on the side of the field,” said Benjamen Judd, Esquire Australia’s head of content.

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