Auctions can make sports stars rich

Olympic Stadium in Berlin. He seemed to be completely carried away while watching the 2006 World Cup quarter-final between Argentina and Germany. The eyes of the Argentinean fans were glued to their TV screens as the Germans were praying for their hero,...
12 January 2007

Fédération Française de Football & Adidas

the French Football Federation, adidas has partnerships with national football federations all over the globe, including Argentina, Canada, China, Finland, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Japan, Latvia, Nigeria, Romania, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Spain and...
06 January 2007

Mullock Madeley Football & Rugby Sale - Thursday 6 April 2006

for matches where the unusual happened, and we are offering just the sort of thing with a programme for an England Argentina match played in 1953 when the Referee stopped play after just 21 minutes because there was a huge downpour. ‘World Cup...
29 December 2006

Lehmann World Cup penalty note sold for one million euros

Germany goalkeeper Jens Lehmann's crumpled cheat sheet that helped him save penalties against Argentina in the 2006 World Cup quarter-final shootout raised one million euros ($1.3 million) for charity on Saturday. Lehmann saved two penalties with the...
18 December 2006

Tevez gets shirty with Hammers

reading Brazil pain for shirty Tevez Carlos Tevez paid the ultimate price for his show of petulance last weekend when the Argentina striker was ordered to wear the shirt of arch-rivals Brazil in training for the next two weeks by his mischievous...
08 December 2006

The history of Diadora

teams and champions. Roberto Bettega was the sport’s first testimonial and was also the first to wear Diadora during the Argentina 1978 World Cup. After Bettega, Diadora earned the trust of other champions like Zico who then gave the company yet another...
06 December 2006

Getting Shirty - Goalkeeper shirt History

player cannot wear that number. Indeed, former Tottenham Hotspur favourite Ossie Ardiles wore the number one shirt for Argentina during the 1982 World Cup Finals. And he's not the only one. Alonso wore the same shirt for Argentina during the 1978...
02 November 2006

Mexico in Adidas until 2014

such as Germany, the host of the FIFA World Cup 2006™, European Champions Greece, Asian Champions Japan, Olympic Champions Argentina, Vice-World Champion France, South Africa, the host of the 2010 FIFA World Cup™, as well as China, Spain, Nigeria,...
30 October 2006

The history of Adidas

world champions have toasted their success in adidas shirts. The Herzogenaurach company dressed the title-winning teams of Argentina in 1978 and 1986, Germany FR in 1990, and shared in French celebrations in 1998. The long history and success of adidas...
27 October 2006

Christie's Football memorabilia auction 13-09-2006

of authenticity (2) Estimate : 200 - 300 British pounds Lot notes : The above shirt was worn by Norberto Alonso in the Argentina Metropolitan Tournament match against Huracan, the match played on 5th March 1979 LOT 115 A WHITE ITALY INTERNATIONAL SHIRT...
04 September 2006