Nike & Umbro United

Nike’s ‘Stand Up Speak Up‘ campaign was instigated by its athlete Thierry Henry, when he was the subject of racist remarks made by Spain coach Luis Aragonés. His comments were caught on film during a training session with his national team, aimed at Henry’s Arsenal teammate José Antonio Reyes as a way to motivate him.

Umbro Anniversary Blues

Earlier this week — in the most topical I’ve been so far on this blog — the Republic of Ireland celebrated their association’s centenary with a friendly against Qatar. To mark the occasion, Umbro produced a vintage-style kit based on their first ever uniform, from against Bulgaria in the Paris Olympics of 1924. In the

Have You Got the Wrong Number?

Sometimes a kitman could be having a bad day; the washing machine broke or the courier got delayed, or perhaps everything went well and he just forgot to have his Weetabix. I’ll be looking at players being made to wear incorrect shirt numbers as a result, sometimes with very creative workarounds. Therefore I won’t be