Shirts of the future?

fan David, 23, from Woodley in Cheshire, has not only designed the football shirt, he has also turned his attentions to football boots and has designed a boot with a pressure sensitive insole that highlights when the pitch conditions are too hard or...
27 August 2006

Exhibition Hong Kong - the story of football

France in 1968, a Real Madrid shirt worn by Alfredo di Stefano in 1953, a model of David Beckham's foot, George Best's football boots and the football shirts signed by superstars like Pele, Ronaldinho, Beckham and Michael Owen. The seventh zone,...
23 August 2006

Christie's auction 06-2006 World Cup memorabilia

A piece of England's World Cup folklore which has been in German hands for the last 40 years went on public display in London today before going under the hammer next week. The red No 2 shirt worn by England full back George Cohen during the 1966 World...
21 August 2006

Uruguay football shirt "a monument"

de Janeiro. His kit has come up for auction, but its new status means it now cannot be taken out of the country. "The football boots which the 'Black Chief' used on this mythical field for the Uruguayans, and the shirt which he sweated as he pulled off...
21 August 2006

Sport collectors score financial goal

In the third part of a series on investing for fun, BBC News Online looks at the money that can be made from sports memorabilia. For many people it may seem laughable to put the words "football" and "investment" together in the same sentence. But one...
21 August 2006

World cup 2006 Adidas, Nike and puma

ADIDAS have sponsored six national teams in the FIFA World Cup Germany 2006 .These are Argentina, France, Germany, Japan, Spain, Trinidad & Tobago. The company have sponsored other national squads including Greece, Nigeria and China but they failed to...
19 August 2006

Jinky's shirt auction disappoints

A football shirt worn by the man voted the greatest ever Celtic player by supporters has failed to reach its reserve price at auction. Jimmy Johnstone, who died in March, aged 61, wore the top in the 1967 World Club Championship in Uruguay against...
18 August 2006