kit deal with Boston-based company Warrior Sports, according to reports in Friday's papers. Warrior, a subsidiary of New Balance, will take over from adidas ahead of the 2012-13 season and it is expected to be a long-term relationship which puts Nike’s...
22 April 2011
The culture of football reigns supreme both on and off the regulation pitch. From the cages in England to the streets of Rio, the game has evolved from adaptations of small sided football that have taken shape all over the world. Renowned for...
24 September 2010
The Mitre Tensile match ball is the first of its kind and will be used in all Football League and Scottish Premier League (SPL) matches from the beginning of the 2010/11 season. This is the new 10 panel Mitre Tensile football, made with an aerodynamic...
24 April 2010
Schalke 04 and Russian firm Gazprom have signed a five-year extension to their sponsorship deal worth 100 million euros which looks to have eased the German club's cash problems, it was reported Saturday. Last month it was revealed the...
21 November 2009
Umbro have repeatedly hit the football design headlines this year with the new England kit release and their Tailored By approach. Their Senior Designer David Blanch very kindly agreed to answer some of Jay's questions at designfootball.com regarding...
05 September 2009
Manchester City and Umbro unveiled the new 09/10 away kit. - The new kit will go on general release on August 15th and is available on pre-order through the FSC Shop soon. As pictured above, it’s the black kit which references the Manchester Bee. David...
31 July 2009
Santos and Umbro launched the new kits for the 09/10 season. Besides Climate Control technology, which aims to regulate and balance the body temperature by absorbing the sweat from the body,the shirts now have a new fabric on the back, allowing greater...
14 April 2009
After a lot of bad news lately, West Ham United are close to securing a new £4m-a-year football shirt sponsorship deal. West Ham’s previous shirt sponsor, the travel company XL in which the club's owners Bjorgulfur Gudmundsson had an interest, went...
14 October 2008
Nomis Damn Boots commercial, the spoof video from the Nomis Football Boot brand. By focusing on the player’s needs our design consists of two key principles; the balance between protection and performance, and design integrity when it comes to material...
20 March 2008
The success of football clubs could be down to the colour of their shirt, according to new research. Manchester United, Liverpool, Arsenal and Nottingham Forest - many of the successful football teams of the past 50 years have worn red kits, which is...
19 March 2008
