meters with two fully automatics assembly lines and over 100 staff. Joma signs direct contracts with Martin Vazquez (Real Madrid) and Francisco (Sevilla F.C.). 1989 Miguel Soler, Beguiristain of F.C. Barcelona and Emilio Butragueño of Real Madrid sign...

season. The five times European Champions join an exclusive list of clubs who benefit from adidas' expertise including Real Madrid, AC Milan, Bayern Munich, Ajax, Olympic Marseille and the recently-signed Chelsea.

something here to entice football fans of any nationality. A French shirt worn by the legendary Raymond Kopa in 1953, a Real Madrid shirt from Alfredo di Stefano's testimonial match in 1967 and an England shirt donated by Terry Butcher can all be found...

"I believe that Leeds took their colours from the great Real Madrid team of the 50s," writes Neil Connolly. " I also heard that Juventus took their colours from Notts County. Are there any other clubs who took their kit from different teams?" We might...

also to a host of top club sides including Chelsea, Celtic, Lyon and Everton. In 2004, Umbro signed a 15-year deal with Real Madrid and England star Michael Owen. A host of other current England stars use and endorse Umbro boots including Alan Shearer,...

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...

such as ABN Amro's backing of Ajax Amsterdam, the big deals have mostly been with telecoms. As well as Bayern Munich, Real Madrid ( Siemens Mobile) Chelsea ( Samsung Mobile) Manchester United (Vodafone Arsenal ( Telefonica's 02) FC Porto ( Portugal...

Hungarian and Real Madrid legend Ferenc Puskas, who is desperately ill in a Budapest hospital with a form of Alzheimer's disease, was forced to sell off his medals, including the golden boot he was awarded to commemorate his amazing international...

during the 1960s and 1970s and led them to European glory at the 1971 European Cup Winner’s Cup Final victory against Real Madrid. He was feared as one of the toughest defenders of his generation, and this was perhaps best illustrated by his physical...

to the incident in March 2002, when anti-capitalists protesting the WTO, stormed the Nou Camp pitch during a Barca-Real Madrid game. If ever there was an anti-capitalist entity sitting among the world's elite, it was Barcelona, or so it was perceived by...