IShowSpeed’s latest video saw the content creator trying to lift an immensely heavy tungsten block.
However, what caught Tottenham fans’ eyes is Speed’s attire for the occasion.
The influencer was seen donning a retro Tottenham Hotspur jersey that enjoys cult status amongst the North London fanbase.
The purple shirt adds to Speed’s long-standing obsession with experimental and retro jerseys.
As it turns out, Speed received the retro jersey as a gift during his trip to South Korea in 2024.
The shirt features the name of Son Heung-min on the back as well as his playing number seven.
The shirt in question is the Spurs away kit from the 2000/01 season.
It is predominantly navel blue with white panels on the side, complete with the patent Adidas three stripes.
It features Holsten as sponsor on the front alongside the old cockerel crest featuring two lions, before the latter component was removed in 2006.
Despite its simple design and lack of symbolism, the jersey was an instant hit among the fans.
The duotone created by the darker blue shade and the vivid white soon become iconic and the patterns continues to be applied for Spurs away jerseys occasionally to this date.
Ever since, Speed has worn the jersey several times. One of the more popular instances is his collaboration with K-Pop group Kiss of Life during the same Korean trip.
Fans have been clamouring online to get a hold of the classic shirt themselves but to no avail.
Afterall, the list of names that wore the shirt is stacked, even though it only culminated in a 12th placed finish for the Londoners.
For starters, the shirt saw the comeback of Teddy Sherringham to Spurs after a stint at Manchester United.
It also saw former legend Glenn Hoddle take over the reins as manager, marking two of the most romantic Prem comebacks of the 2000s.
The kit would also turn out to be the last Sol Campbell ever wore for Spurs before making his infamous move to the red side of North London.
Breaking through along side him in defence back then was Ledley King, who would end up making over 300 appearances for the club.
The team’s strike force at the time was led by the legendary number nine Les Ferdinand. Providing him supply was then-captain and future manager Tim Sherwood.
No wonder then that the shirt enjoys cult-like status among Spurs fans and is always in high demand.
While the Spurs official website does have a few vintage shirts available to buy such as the iconic 1994/95 away shirt, this particular jersey is not a part of the collection.
However, some lesser known websites do list the jersey in their collection. The list includes footy.com and Vintage Football Shirts, but neither of them have the shirt in stock.
Fortunately for fans, there is a listing for the shirt on Ebay UK at present. The medium sized jersey is advertised as carrying the name of David Ginola and Teddy Sheringham printed on the back.
However, the images show a plain back with no name or number printed on it. The condition is listed as excellent with no snags or pulls, and can be bought at a price of 233 pounds.
Maybe this fresh breath of positive publicity spurs Tottenham to turn around their fortunes. They begin their campaign away at Brentford on August 22.
