Counterfeit England football shirts

major haul of fake England football shirts. Trading Standards Officers working in partnership with The Football Association, Umbro, Dorset Trading Standards and a local legitimate memorabilia company, Spirit of Sport, have intercepted a consignment and...
15 November 2006

The history of Umbro

company was founded in 1920, in Wilmslow,Manchester, as Humphrey Brothers Clothing; in 1924, the company changed its name to Umbro, a contraction of its previous name, Humphrey Brothers. As one of the earliest kit suppliers to professional clubs,...
05 November 2006

Designer Sir Paul Smith - World Cup 2002 favorites

lime green, almost fluorescent, with white. It wouldn't look good on a Brit with very pale skin. England WC 2002 away shirt Umbro "England - this is the reversible red and blue one. It's a lot heavier than the others so I hope they don't get to hot....
21 October 2006

Collectors Stories : Mick's West Ham United shirt collection

shirts the club has ever sold," says Mick. "It started with a shirt made for the West Ham shop back in the late 60's by Umbro - although the team has never worn Umbro shirts! "At the time the Hammers wore Bukta shirts, but Bukta were reluctant to make a...
20 October 2006

Hit or misfit? kits that divided the fans

logoed version was worn only at non-TV games, mind you. But either way the strip was a classic. Arsenal away shirt 1982/83 Umbro broke with tradition in 1982 by ditching Arsenal's traditional white crew neck from the home shirt and kitting them out away...
26 August 2006

Football shirt sponsorship

sponsorship with the Spanish finacncial firm Llanara, who came on board at mid-season. Chelsea have switched from Britain's Umbro to German adidas after the adidas-Group made an eleventh-hour bid that was higher than American-based powerhouse Nike....
24 August 2006

Football shirt firms set to pay £100 m fine

by fixing the prices of replica kits, the Evening Standard can reveal. The Football Association, shirt manufacturers Umbro and a string of high street sports shop chains are facing a total of £100 million in fines. The verdict comes after a two-year...
22 August 2006

The fake football shirt string

phone. This is George. It's not his real name because he is an undercover investigator for British sportswear manufacturers Umbro, dedicated to defending the branded England football shirt against counterfeiters. He's about to meet a trader selling...
19 August 2006

World cup 2006 Adidas, Nike and puma

remain intense rivals. Other sponsors of national teams are: Lotto (Ukraine and Serbia and Montenegro), Joma (Costa Rica) Umbro (England and Sweden) Marathon (Ecuador) Puma pioneered signing soccer stars and in a Seventies World Cup final, Pele (Brazil)...
19 August 2006

Kit designer - Darren medley

the time. Indeed he wouldn't be seen on the pitch without them. Unsung creator Darran is International Apparel Director at Umbro, the Cheshire-based kit manufacturers who currently supply Manchester United and England. Even if you don't recall the name...
18 August 2006