Heart of Midlothian sign Umbro deal 07/08

Umbro has a strong international presence as partner to a number of major national teams including England, Ireland, Sweden, Norway and Northern Ireland. Umbro's director of football Simon Marsh commented: "It is with great pleasure that we have now...
01 March 2007

West Ham United sign Umbro deal

CSKA Moscow, Besiktas. Gamba Osaka. In addition UMBRO are also the kit manufactures for the National teams of England, Sweden, Northern Ireland, Republic of Ireland and Norway. West Ham United Chairman Eggert Magnusson says: “I am delighted to welcome...
06 February 2007

Mullock Madeley sporting memorabilia auction 4 & 5 december 2006

Mullock Madeley - One of the UK's leading Sporting memorabilia auctioneers specialising in Antique Fishing Tackle, Football Memorabilia and other sporting memorabilia. On 4 & 5 December a major Sale of Sporting Memorabilia at Ludlow Racecourse took...
18 January 2007

FIFA 2006 World Cup autograph book raises € 61,500

Franz Beckenbauer, who officially presented the unique collectors' item at half-time during the World Cup match between Sweden and Paraguay (1-0).
04 December 2006

Chelsea put their shirts on change in image makeover

Celtic. The company still sponsors the England team in a deal due to expire in 2010 and also has similar contracts with the Sweden, Ireland and Norway national teams. The agreement with the Football Association of Ireland was renewed this week for £7...
02 December 2006

Nicking the shirts off their backs

they could form a football team to give other local clubs a tough time." Indeed. And if you think there's something of Sweden in Boca Juniors' colours, you'd be right. "The team wore black and white stripes until challenged to a play-off by another club...
07 November 2006

The history of Umbro

outskirts of Manchester. In 2004/5, Umbro is official kit supplier to national sides such as England, Ireland, Norway and Sweden, and also to a host of top club sides including Chelsea, Celtic, Lyon and Everton. In 2004, Umbro signed a 15-year deal with...
05 November 2006

Getting Shirty - Goalkeeper shirt History

each player although their names would not appear on the back of their shirts until the 1992 European Championships held in Sweden (although Scotland did experiment with this idea in the early 1980s). Until the mid-nineties, goalkeepers traditionally...
02 November 2006

The history of Adidas

1999 in the USA, underlining its dominant position as the number one soccer brand. Alongside Germany, adidas is partner to Sweden, Japan, China and Australia. The Three Stripes are also highly visible at the last sporting highlight of the millennium....
27 October 2006

Collectors Stories : Mick's West Ham United shirt collection

The immaculate collection. Mick's story begins in North London, where he lived before swapping the UK for Sweden several years ago. An avid Hammer since an early age, Mick has collected Hammers shirts for over 25 years - and now boasts undoubtedly the...
20 October 2006