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Image copyright @pescara calcio Image caption The club tweeted Luigi's winning design (L) and next season's shirt A six-year-old boy in Italy is celebrating after his football shirt design was adopted by the professional team Pescara.
Luigi D'Agostino beat other children in a competition, run by the club for young fans, aimed at easing the boredom of being stuck indoors during the country's coronavirus lockdown.
The competition's motto was "give a kick to Covid-19".
The boy's dolphin design will be worn by the Serie B team next season.
The Pescara club - its full name is Pescara Calcio 1936 - played in the top Italian league, Serie A, for seven seasons in its history.
Its mascot is a dolphin - the club plays in an Adriatic resort town famous for its beaches. The club features Luigi's triumph on its website.
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Pescara currently sport blue-and-white striped shirtsItalian sports kit supplier Erreà will make the shirts and has invited Luigi to spend a special day at its Parma headquarters, to see the new team strip coming off the production line.
The competition was launched simply as a children's game, using Erreà graphics, but its popularity on social media turned it into a business project, Italian media report.
Millions of people in Italy have been unable to leave their homes - except for essential reasons - since lockdown measures came into force on 9 March.
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