THE SHIRT HITS THE FAN

SHIRTY soccer fans don't have to dump their jerseys - even if their idols have moved in megabucks deals.

The Sun has teamed up with Oxfam to ensure unwanted old tops bearing the stars' names can find a new home with children in Africa.

We acted after Chelsea splashed out a British record £50million for Liverpool's Fernando Torres on the final day of the transfer window, and the Merseyside club spent £35million of it on securing Newcastle's Andy Carroll as a replacement.

Yesterday some supporters were pictured BURNING the "traitor tops". But instead, replicas bought in tribute to ANY player who was then transferred can be sent in to our shirt amnesty.

Oxfam's Sarah Farquhar said: "Football shirts are treasured for years by kids and adults alike across West Africa.

"Your unwanted footie shirts will be worn with pride in places such as Senegal and Gambia by football fans who love the game just as much as you do."

The scousers set his shirt alight Torres Torres
Just goes to show that we were right Torres Torres
They're just a load of pikey scum
Now we've signed their number one
Fernando Torres Chelsea's No.9

THEY JUST KEEP ON COMING.
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RECORD £50million striker Fernando Torres visited Chelsea's training ground yesterday - checking out multi-million pound mansions on the way.

The Spaniard, 26, saw new team-mates' swanky homes as he was driven to a fitness test in Cobham, Surrey.

Liverpool fans gutted at his transfer included Shaun McCormack, 36, who changed his name to Fernando Torres a month ago. He said: "I cried when I heard."

Michelle Moore, 31, who has her former idol's name tattooed on her arm, admitted: "It looks silly now."






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NEWCASTLE fans mourning the loss of £35million Andy Carroll turned to February's page on their club calendar yesterday - to find a photo of the ace.

Toon fan Damien Douglas, 32, said: "It's like salt in the wound to turn the page."

But fans eased the pain - by replacing the hitman's face with a pic of celeb Geordie Ant McPartlin.

Meanwhile Carroll, 22, said he was "pushed" out by owner Mike Ashley and was "gutted" to leave.

The ace revealed Ashley even laid on a helicopter to fly him to Liverpool.

He added: "I had no choice."