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...
05 November 2006
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...
22 October 2006
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...
01 October 2006
model of the Bernabeu Stadium, 2002, given to Puskas on his 75th birthday by Real Madrid, (estimate £1,500 – 2,000), and a Brazil shirt sent by Pele and signed to the front: “To Puskas Happy Birthday do Amigo Edson Pele”. Estimate £1,000 – 1,500 The...
28 September 2006
to walk out onto the pitch - albeit in it's early stages of being laid! I played here as an England schoolboy against Brazil and it was an amazing experience. I hope to play here both for Spurs and England in the future." The items in the capsule were...
27 September 2006
in 1970, when he scored six goals and played arguably his finest ever football performance, as well as the jersey worn by Brazilian legend Rivelino in 1970 World Cup Final. The sale will include approximately 250 lots of shirts, boots, George Best is...
04 September 2006
look for a shirt of a slightly older vintage then what about Bobby Moore's 1970 World Cup shirt worn in the game against Brazil. The shirt has an almost iconic status as Bobby exchanged it with the great Pele after our 1-0 defeat in the group 3 match....
29 August 2006
suitable yellow fabric - Chelsea's first choice - so they went red instead. Portsmouth away shirt 1989-91 The influence of Brazil on the world stage has led to almost every English league club turning out in yellow as an away choice at some point....
26 August 2006
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 sport – not just...
24 August 2006
Championship Preliminary Competitions. To tie in with the exhibition, a fine gold football autographed by the famous Brazilian footballer Ronaldo Luis Nazario de Lima, on loan from 3D-GOLD Jewellery, is on display at the Lobby of the Museum of History....
23 August 2006
