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...

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...

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)...

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...