Getting Shirty - Goalkeeper shirt History

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

The history of Adidas

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

The National Football Museum

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

Anti-Racism shirts 2005

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

A shirty landmark

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

Police find football memorabilia

Wednesday while he was playing in a European Champions' League match against Galatasary at Anfield. Ongoing investigation England and Liverpool football shirts, other memorabilia and a quantity of hi-fi equipment was found by officers on Wednesday. The...
23 October 2006

How Pickles the dog dug up the accursed World Cup

noses of the footballing authorities, who were proudly exhibiting it in the Methodist Central Hall, Westminster, prior to England's hosting of the tournament. Edward Bletchley, a 46-year-old former soldier, was accused of the theft (although he claimed...
22 October 2006

Designer Sir Paul Smith - World Cup 2002 favorites

in the last ten years that it has become really noticeable. "For the 2002 World Cup we've made all the accessories for the England team, like the suitcases, wallets and cufflinks. "We've been asked a lot in the past to design kits, but I've always...
21 October 2006

Collectors Stories : Mick's West Ham United shirt collection

third Fila 2000's 2000-03 home Fila Miscellaneous Australian academy shirt Bobby Moore memorial shirt Rio Ferdinand's spare England shirt on first cap
20 October 2006

the history of Christie's football sales

Sport Online's Adrian Harte at Christie's Banks medal goes for £125,000 An anonymous telephone bidder has bought legendary England goalkeeper Gordan Banks's 1966 World Cup winners medal for £124,750. The sale, at Christie's auction house in London,...
16 October 2006