The history of Hummel

the factory/company "Messmer & Co." in a backyard in the Hamburg village of Eppendorf in 1919. The Messmer family produces sporting goods and quite extraordinarily the family can offer rubber outsoles in their line of handball and football footwear. The...
14 January 2007

The Manchester United Museum

out of our collecting area may be of interest, firstly to your local museum that may be looking to add to their sporting and social history collections, or The Football Museum, Preston. For Scottish items you can contact The Scottish Football...
09 January 2007

Sir Stanley's shirts on sale in 2001

A Great Britain football shirt worn by Sir Stanley Matthews has sold for nearly £7,000 at an auction of sporting memorabilia in 2001. The number seven shirt was part of a 13-strong collection belonging to the Stoke City international which were...
04 January 2007

Australia in Nike until 2015

Buckley said. "The national team jersey created by Nike for the World Cup has already become a symbol of international sporting success for all Australians. "It’s no wonder so many tens of thousands of Australians now own one. "Off the back of the World...
03 January 2007

Mullock Madeley Football & Rugby Sale - Thursday 6 April 2006

tag of up to £3,500. . The eight page programme, numbered ‘New Series number 1’ will be auctioned by Europe’s number one sporting auctioneers, Shropshire based Mullock Madeley at their next sale of sporting memorabilia at Ludlow Racecourse on 5th April....
29 December 2006

The history of Diadora

tennis shoes. With the seventies came a young generation whose explosive interest in athletics initiated a boom in the sporting goods industry. Based originally on the renowned Italian artisan techniques, DIADORA's shoes became more and more...
06 December 2006

The history of Joma

The history of Joma
Bulgaria, Moldova, Andorra and Malta in Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games. 2016 The Olympics have been the most important sporting event of 2016. Joma did not miss the appointment and became one of the sports brands with more presence in Rio de Janeiro. The...
27 November 2006

Collectors? They'll have the shirt off your back...

be able to go 'Wow' at Kay's new shop in New Quebec St, central London; the strength of the market has determined that sporting signatures now demand a stand-alone home of their own. His first sales were signed football pictures. 'I met players, asked...
23 November 2006

Sportswear industry Offside! on workers’ rights

play ball," says Kelly Dent, Oxfam International spokesperson and the report's co-author. Oxfam’s year-long survey of 12 sporting labels found that FILA, a major US-based sponsor in world tennis, was bottom of the league and had failed to address...
20 November 2006

World cup final 2006 ball sold for US$ 2.4million

preceded by Hollywood-style red-carpet arrivals where Royalty and show business personalities mingled with guests from the sporting and business world. The Gala Dinner was held under the auspices of The Heir Apparent, His Highness Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad...
08 November 2006