name to Umbro, a contraction of its previous name, Humphrey Brothers. As one of the earliest kit suppliers to professional clubs, Umbro's early successes included the kitting out of the Manchester City team which won the FA Cup in 1934 and from the...
05 November 2006
the fact that it Football Against Racism in Europe Action Week, you would think that UEFA would be pleased with the French club AS Nancy’s decision to wear shirts that read “No to racism” during UEFA Cup matches. Think again. Europe’s football ruling...
05 November 2006
Juventus and Amsterdam's Ajax Mr Boglione left MCT to set up a mail-order business that sold the jerseys of leading soccer clubs to fans willing to pay a hefty price to wear the colours of their favourite teams. The firm paid royalties to the clubs and...
04 November 2006
in extending this contract", said Mark Marker, president and CEO of Nike Inc. "The relationships we hold with top football clubs such as FC Barcelona help us to maintain our role in the world's most popular sport and to be the most important brand in...
03 November 2006
the goal that spelled defeat. Shirty Tales Ayr United's Hugh Sproat had a novel way of winding up fans of the two Auld Firm clubs in Scotland. If Ayr were playing Rangers, he'd wear a green top, but if The Honest Men were playing Celtic, he purposely...
02 November 2006
Joan Laporta at the United Nations headquarters in New York. Under a deal bearing the slogan "Barcelona, more than a club, a new global hope for vulnerable children," the Catalan team will annually contribute €1.5 million (US$1.9 million) to UNICEF...
31 October 2006
ask - well it started as something of a joke between Chairman Martyn Harrison and his daughter, who modelled the kit for the club's open day in order to try and fool fans into thinking that this was their new strip... In the event, the chairman was so...
31 October 2006
Cup", a soccer tournament for young talent, takes place for the first time in co-operation with the adidas Bundesliga clubs in Germany. The French company Mavic joins the Salomon Group. Mavic is "all about love for cycling, which leads to the designing...
27 October 2006
league ground in the world. Preston has been playing at the same ground since 1878, longer than any other football league club. (The Museum is run entirely independently from the fotoball club.) Why does The Museum exist? The National Football Museum...
27 October 2006
England captain David Beckham broke all records for replica shirts sales on his first day as a Real Madrid player, the club told reporters. Club officials said its main souvenir shop alongside the Santiago Bernabeu stadium sold 8,000 shirts with the No...
25 October 2006
