going into the Asian Cup next year." Nike currently sponsors 32 clubs globally, 18 national teams including Australia, Brazil, the Netherlands and Portugal, and many of the great players. The nine-year deal compares favourably with Nike’s unprecedented...

they could chose their own soccer boots instead of being restricted to those provided by Adidas. US firm hope Germany joins Brazil on team roster The German national team is one of the top sides in the world, with three World Cup titles and three...

Carlos Tevez has joked he would rather forfeit his Premiership salary than wear the Brazil shirt that his West Ham team-mates have lined up as a punishment for his recent indiscretions. The Argentinian international was forced into a humbling apology...

everyone involved on behalf of the children who will benefit from the money raised." New villages will be constructed in Brazil, Mexico, Nigeria, South Africa and the Ukraine. The first families have already moved into the new SOS Children's Village in...

in over 28 countries. 2006 Three new subsidiaries companies were created (Joma UK, Joma Latinoamerica in Panama and Joma Brazil) finishing the map of Joma’s subsidiaries around the world. The athlete Juan Carlos de la Ossa wins the first Word Cross...

worn in one of the greatest finals ever held, by the greatest player the world had ever seen. He scored the first goal in Brazil's 4-1 victory over Italy, a triumph that displayed such unfettered artistry that the memory of it makes mature people...

European attendance records, set in 1937, and that these were world records until the building of the mighty Maracana in Brazil The museum follows Scottish football through the industrial revolution then into the 20th century and the growth of...

in 1934 and from the 1950's, Umbro were official kit suppliers to a growing number of national and club sides including the Brazil World Cup winning teams or 1958, 62 and 1970. In 1966, all but one of the 16 teams wore Umbro, with England lifting the...

And the uncanny chain of events even stretched to the cup itself, which was again stolen in 1983 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, never to be recovered. It is believed to have been melted down. For David it's a story that has lead to a life punctuated by...

would be the most valuable football shirt ever estimate value at over £350,000 - £500,000 beating Pele's 1970 World Cup Brazil shirt sold for £150,000 and also Geoff Hurst 1966 World Cup final hatrick shirt sold for £90,000. So if you see this shirt on...