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Thanks to the unusual timing of the World Cup, the festive build-up took a backseat for a while this year, but that hasn't deterred football clubs from stocking up on Christmas knick-knacks.

The official Christmas sweater is central to each collection and is an annual tradition. Some of the new designs are perfect for wearing while singing carols around the fire, but others are not.

The best and worst festive knitwear in official club stores can be found here.

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AC Milan

There is a Christmas message across the midriff of Milan's Christmas jumper. The sweater and hat can be worn by fans who want to accessorise.

Arsenal

With retro details taken from the club's kits and crests of the past, the Gunners have produced a jumper that is both festive and stylish, as shown by the examples shown here. It's appropriate that a team is at the top of the league at Christmas.

Barcelona

The grey sweater modeled by Mapi Leon has a blaugrana pattern all over and a large club crest front and center.

Bayern Munich

The shirt Benjamin Pavard is wearing is sold out in the club store.

Borussia Dortmund

The official Christmas jumper for 2022, inspired by traditional advent calendars, has an enormous grid of seasonal motifs. There is no chocolate behind any of them.

Chelsea

It doesn't feel very Christmassy, but there's not a lot wrong with the design.

Inter Milan

Inter's festive design has a lot going on, but it's the 8-bit reindeer that stands out. There is a blue, black and white hat.

Juventus

They went with a pattern of baubles, reindeers and palm trees, and never shied away from pushing the boundaries. The defender is happy enough to wear it.

Liverpool

The Reds add the "LFC" crest to Santa's classic outfit in order to live up to their nickname.

Manchester City

The design is simple but smart enough to wear around the dinner table on a big day.

Manchester United

There are a couple of options to choose from, but the best is surely this scene of a trio ofgnomes standing in front of the club's famous "Holy Trinity" statue.

Paris Saint-Germain

We think it would be better if we shared this one of Papa Noel going in goal for the French team.

Real Madrid

Real Madrid wished their fans a "White Christmas" with a cartoon reindeer emerging from a frozen chimney.

Salernitana

The claret and white mosaic pattern of the Italian club Salernitana deserves an honorable mention because they aren't as well known as the other clubs here. They have their club colors, crest and year of formation, as well as a selection of festive images. It's working for us despite the fact that it will divide opinion.

Tottenham Hotspur

Spurs' knitwear depicts a large polar bear holding a football with the kind of assuredness that fans would love to see more often from Hugo Lloris.

The images are courtesy of a cmilan.com, arsenal.com, fcbarcelona.com, fcbayern.com, bvbonlineshop.com, chelseamegastore.com, inter.it, juventus.com, and mancity.