by Alex BellosEven if you don’t know who Aldyr Garcia Schlee is, you are definitely acquainted with his creation.In 1953 he designed the Brazilian football strip. The yellow shirt with green collar...

Football is one of the most popular sports in the world. It is a global phenomenon that has no boundaries in race or geography. While the World Cup 2006 is proceeding at full steam in Germany, the...

There's been much said about George Best - his footballing genius, his flamboyant lifestyle and of course his drinking. But one man from Chorlton remembers a gentle side of George. This is the story of...

On the eve of the 2006 World Cup, The Royle Family’s Ricky Tomlinson gets off the sofa and embarks on a fascinating quest to track down the most famous shirts in English sporting history.Four...

For Arsenal’s last season at Highbury, the Club’s home since 1913, the players will wear, for home matches, a special commemorative strip.The shirt, redcurrant in colour, matches the shade of the...

A piece of England's World Cup folklore which has been in German hands for the last 40 years went on public display in London today before going under the hammer next week.The red No 2 shirt worn...

A football shirt and pair of boots won by the captain of the Uruguayan team at the 1950 World Cup have been declared historical monuments by the government.Obdulio Varela, the "Black Chief", led his...