MERCHANDISE A surprise counter-attack by the Royal Borough’s Trading Standards team has resulted in a major haul of fake England football shirts. Trading Standards Officers working in partnership with The Football Association, Umbro, Dorset Trading...
15 November 2006
international shirts, from the faded splendour of the Rosebery colours (pink and yellow hoops) worn by RS McColl against England in 1900 to the lightweight fashion items worn by today's team. The world's oldest surviving ticket for a football match, the...
14 November 2006
songs and British stand-up comedian Omid Djalili kept guests entertained during the lavish evening. Guests included former England soccer managers Sven Goran Eriksson and Glenn Hoddle, together with Archbishop Desmond Tutu, fashion designer Pierre...
08 November 2006
the club was set up by English miners who had sailed from Southampton and Sunderland. There's also a theory that a trip to England yielded no blue and white tops, forcing the change. But "the most credible theory," according to Wikipedia (again), "is...
07 November 2006
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 trophy in their famous red Umbro kit! In 1985, in Brazil, Umbro introduced its first football boot, which went...
05 November 2006
the Manchester City goal had to make do with the Number 22 shirt! At international level, they first appeared in 1937, when England wore numbers on the back of their shirts for their game against Scotland at Hampden Park. The following year numbered...
02 November 2006
Champions France and the most outstanding player of the tournament, Zinedine Zidane. Alongside Zidane, David Beckham (England), Patrick Kluivert (Holland) and Alessandro del Piero (Italy) wear the revolutionary new adidas soccer shoe, the EQUIPMENT...
27 October 2006
England was the birthplace of the modern professional game of football, the world's most popular sport. The National Football Museum collects, preserves and interprets this unique heritage for the public benefit. The Museum has a long-term mission, a...
27 October 2006
Sports minister Richard Caborn has praised England and Holland for taking a stand against racism in football. Both sides played at Villa Park in Wednesday's friendly wearing unique strips.
26 October 2006
Former 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...
25 October 2006
