Greece , Russia , Argentina 08/09 shirt reviews

of the chest area. The white 'Grandad' style collar rounds this shirt off very nicely too. Russia will most certainly be sporting one of the best change kits at the European Championships up in the Alps next summer. I also cannot help feeling that we...
30 November 2007

New South Korea 08/09 Nike home shirt

four-year deal. . Under the new contract, which goes into effect next year, Nike will also provide 24 billion won worth in sporting products and allow national team players to use cleats from other brands, the KFA said. Nike had paid the KFA a total of...
30 November 2007

Football's Collectibles

pounds for that auction is the highest ever realized for an auction of football memorabilia, and the highest for ANY sporting memorabilia at Christie’s according to David Convery, of Christie’s Sporting Memorabilia. It might not be long before the...
26 November 2007

Christie's - ICONIC SPORTING COLLECTIONS

Today, Christie's auction house auctioned around 140 match worn football shirts in South Kensington .The shirt worn by Pele in the First-Half of the 1970 World Cup Final, (Estimated at 50,000 - 80,000 British pounds) went up for auction again. The...
20 November 2007

Adidas Group : Nine Months 2007 Results

to 2007. Herbert Hainer stated: "Our Group is set for continued growth in the rest of 2007 and beyond. Next year’s major sporting events will help brand adidas increase market leadership in key regions. And at Reebok, we will be launching the next...
09 November 2007

South Korea signs Nike deal until 2011

team's uniforms. Under the new contract, which goes into effect next year, Nike will also provide 24 billion won worth in sporting products and allow national team players to use cleats from other brands, the KFA said. Nike had paid the KFA a total of...
29 October 2007

Docu : Adidas THE EYEBALL World Cup 2006

(9 min, starts after 25 sec.) As the 2006 FIFA World Cup approaches, sporting goods company Adidas unveiled two giant interactive multimedia orbs equipped with vanguard technology and featuring a stunning design. The main concept behind the Adidas Eye...
26 October 2007

Shirt makers discouraging supermarket sales

near other kinds of product - such as baked beans or even other types of clothes. Paul Crier, general manager for toys and sporting goods at Asda, says it is not just Nike that has used such criteria. "In the past, the likes of Umbro, Nike, Adidas,...
14 October 2007

New Collection National Football Museum

to its permanent displays. The objects are on loan to the museum from the Priory Collection, one of the finest private sporting collections in the country. Many of these rare items are on public display for the first time. Included in this fantastic new...
01 October 2007

Taking the shirt off their backs

Fat chance. After crazy golf (pounds 92,400 for an 18th century iron) and cricket, football memorabilia is the latest sporting memorabilia market to break into the big money. It happened all of a sudden, two years ago, when a bundle of Manchester United...
26 September 2007