Washing your Sporting jersey in the machine? Only if you want it to shrink before kick-off. Imagine the scene: in three days, it's Champions League — Sporting vs Lens — and you, ready to cheer on the sofa or at the stadium, open the drawer and find your jersey is smaller, the crest is cracked, and the print looks like a map of potholed roads. Own goal.
Not all garments survive a normal wash cycle. And it's not just football kits — silk blouses, formal suits, ...