{"product_id":"chicago-cats-goalie-jersey","title":"Chicago Cats Vintage Soccer Goalie Jersey","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCOLLARED LONG SLEEVE GOALIE JERSEY HONORING THE CHICAGO CATS\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHistory:\u003c\/strong\u003e The Chicago Cats' two-season run in the American Soccer League ended in what their owner called \"a veritable Watergate of soccer.\" Their beginning was rocky, too: local dentist Ernest Panos announced the club on April 10, 1975 and sixteen days later they played their first match at an AstroTurfed high school football field in Belmont Cragin — about as thrown-together as a professional sports franchise gets. They logged zero wins in 1975, went a respectable 10-8-3 in 1976, then unraveled when ASL commissioner Bob Cousy — yes, Hall of Fame Celtics point guard Bob Cousy — awarded their playoff spot to Cleveland despite Chicago holding the tiebreakers. Panos sued for $1 million. The league terminated the franchise that October.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDesigned after the Cats goalkeeper uniform from the '76 season, this collared long-sleeve jersey is made from a heavyweight 100% cotton jersey with an embroidered chest patch and the number and lettering applied with soft velour print.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ebbets Field","offers":[{"title":"S","offer_id":46808071897277,"sku":"23191805","price":148.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"M","offer_id":46808071930045,"sku":"23191805","price":148.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"L","offer_id":46808071962813,"sku":"23191805","price":148.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"XL","offer_id":46808071995581,"sku":"23191805","price":148.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"XXL","offer_id":46808072028349,"sku":"23191805","price":148.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"3XL","offer_id":46808072061117,"sku":"23191805","price":148.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1487\/1618\/files\/20260519_EBBETS_SOCCER112900.jpg?v=1779806268","url":"https:\/\/www.ebbets.com\/products\/chicago-cats-goalie-jersey","provider":"Ebbets Field","version":"1.0","type":"link"}