sport icons including George Best, Bobby Charlton, and Jimmy Greaves. It has also dressed top UK football clubs including Manchester United. Bukta is moving away from its functional sports roots and is now focused on becoming a fashion brand. Due to...
22 December 2006
a major time of year for sales at Tesco, JJB Sports and others. Some clubs appear to have seen the row coming. Manchester United pulled out of shirt sponsorship talks with Gibraltar-based betting group Mansion after becoming unhappy with the association...
13 December 2006
replica kit distributor. Adidas is the favourite to land the deal because Nike is tied into a long-term relationship with Manchester United, while Reebok (Adidas)supplies Liverpool. Chelsea are also looking for a new shirt sponsor to replace Emirates,...
02 December 2006
with him today brings out four collecting rules. One: if possible, always buy from a reputable dealer. Two: a Manchester United shirt will almost always be worth more than a Hapoel Tel Aviv shirt, even if you are a Hapoel supporter. Three: a...
23 November 2006
(and pinched the nickname "Eagles" from Benfica to boot). According to Peter Stoker, Allison was also responsible for Manchester City's red and black shirts; during his stint as assistant manager he decided the colours would turn them into AC Milan. "It...
07 November 2006
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 1950's, Umbro were official kit suppliers to a growing number of national...
05 November 2006
from one to twenty two. Everton's goalie had the honour of wearing the Number 1 shirt while his opposite number in the Manchester City goal had to make do with the Number 22 shirt! At international level, they first appeared in 1937, when England wore...
02 November 2006
shirt sales will please Real Madrid president Florentino Perez, who has always admitted that he signed the former Manchester United player as much for his commercial pulling-power as his ability with the ball at his feet. Perez hopes that part of...
25 October 2006
the 70s. "He was the first real superstar footballer, and he was personally very fashionable. He had two clothes shops in Manchester which I sorted out for him. "Fashion was always there with footballers as long ago as the early 70s, but it's only...
21 October 2006
Manchester United, has struck the U.K.'s most valuable shirt-sponsorship deal, worth $99 million (£56.5 million) over four years to carry the name of insurer American International Group on its jerseys. But did the club get top dollar for turning its...
13 October 2006
