A huge haul of fake international football shirts worth an estimated £5.5m have been seized in a trading standards raid in Edinburgh. About 58,000 strips - including Scotland and England kits - were intended for sale during the current World Cup finals. The seizure is estimated to be one of the largest ever of its kind in the UK.

The City of Edinburgh Council's Trading Standards Team said it followed a series of intelligence-led operations with assistance from Police Scotland. Councillor Neil Ross described the raid as "a tremendous result" and warned that criminals exploit major sporting events by flooding the market with counterfeit goods to cash in on fan demand.

The Scottish Football Association said the trade in fake goods jeopardised its ability to invest in the game at all levels. A spokesperson warned that counterfeit items are typically poor quality, can be highly flammable, made with harmful dyes, and linked to funding organised crime networks and human exploitation.