by Alex Bellos Even 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 and cuffs is today the best-known outfit in world...

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 Leisure and Cultural Services Department and the...

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 hundred million people watched spellbound on July 30th 1966...

Football shirt suppliers have been found guilty of ripping off millions of customers by fixing the prices of replica kits, the Evening Standard can reveal. The Football Association, shirt manufacturers Umbro and a string of high street sports shop...

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 by England full back George Cohen during the 1966 World...

The prestigious Fashion Gallery at Snibston Discovery Park is currently hosting a brand new temporary exhibition celebrating the relationship between football and fashion. The Beautiful Game runs throughout the World Cup season and features four themed...

Tuesday 21st September 2004 Christie's sale of Football Memorabilia was held at South Kensington and realised strong results. Part of the sale included the Bobby Murdoch Collection which sold for a total of £49,481. The top lot of the collection was...

Established in 1979, the National Soccer Hall of Fame houses an extensive archive of memorabilia associated with soccer in the United States. “Dedicated to the sport of soccer in America by celebrating its history, preserving its legacy, inspiring its...

ADIDAS have sponsored six national teams in the FIFA World Cup Germany 2006 .These are Argentina, France, Germany, Japan, Spain, Trinidad & Tobago. The company have sponsored other national squads including Greece, Nigeria and China but they failed to...

When designing football shirts you're dealing with a property which is culturally important to so many people world-wide.' The fashion world may be awash with famous labels, but when it comes to world-wide exposure, the likes of Hugo Boss and Paul...