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Saturday, February 26, 2011
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Monday, January 24, 2011
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Sunday, January 16, 2011
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Tuesday, December 28, 2010
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Monday, December 27, 2010
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Friday, December 17, 2010
Puma Scores Big With Football Viral Campaign
Puma entered the world cup with a limited budget and had to pull something special to gain attention. They came up with a love = football campaign, a message they wanted to spread as far as they could.
Their viral attempt became one of their greatest stunts. The campaign was focused on the world cup fans and their endearing love for the game. They conducted an ambush marketing campaign which consisted of two viral videos that captured the world cup from a spectators view.
Marketing manager of Puma, Brett Bellinger, knew that the world cup period would be a difficult time to gain exposure for what is, in comparison, a smaller brand. That's why they opted for a viral campaign that creates intrigue and talk.
The campaign received particular buzz in the social media world, gaining hundreds of thousands of views on YouTube. The main video was of a tourist helicopter tour of South Africa, where they flew over one of the stadiums. Next to the stadium was a large collection of vehicles which, when positioned next to the stadium, created the love = football icon.
Along with another video they were posted online anonymously and received worldwide attention, although they contained no branding whatsoever bloggers and journalists were quick to point out that it was part of the Puma brand.
The agency had to be careful about how the video was filmed and released due to FIFA's rigorous regulations. The plan worked as they avoided the ridiculous costs of officially being associated with the competition like Adidas, who paid 250m just to put their ball on the pitch.
The campaign was undertaken by marketing agency Gloo who were given the difficult brief of dealing with the rigorous FIFA regulations whilst being up against sporting giants such as Nike, Adidas and Umbro, all of whom had key players sporting their own merchandise.
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Thursday, December 16, 2010
New England Football Shirt - Indulging English Fans
The game of football has seen some of the best teams of sporting action across countries of the world. This is a game played in maximum number of nations that also participate in various international competitions that are held from time to time.
The game of football has seen some of the most formidable teams from different countries on the field that are well known for a large number of reasons. There were record breaking moments as well as matches that were marred by violence created by irate fans.
England Football Team
There is a strange mix of extremes when it comes to England's national football team. Theirs' is a team that also has some of the most well known international footballers of repute. It also has a reputation of being baked by an extremely sensitive football buffs..
Despite all these, England football team continues to remain one of the top ranked teams of the world with several renowned players in the team.
Here is a list of some of the all times renowned English footballers who deserve a worthy name.
Gary Linekar
Michael Owen
David Beckham
England Football Shirt
The usual colour of England football shirt has been white worn with navy blue shirts and white socks. The usual attire for the team on their away matches are red shirts worn with white shorts and red socks.
There have been several changes that were incorporated in the kit of the English football team at different periods of their playing years. However it has been observed that a change from the red colour of the away kit did not go down well with English fans.
New England Football Shirt
There is a New England football shirt that is designed for the 2010 to 2012 season of football for the team in both the home kit as well as the away kit.
Designed by Umbro there is a new fabric that's introduced for the manufacture of the home kit. As far as the away kit is concerned there is a new design that's given to the red shirt. This will even be worn by the English team during the 2010 World Cup finals in South Africa.
There is a great deal of expectations as it is believed to have been made from fabrics that is suited to the players and their on the field conditions.
Get the New England Shirt
If you are an English football fan then you can take a look at the designs and the new look of the New England football shirt that is available for preview. You can also place and early order to avoid rush and supply problems before the season begins.
There are several websites along with the official England football site where a closer look is available. You can also see the prices of each item and even place online orders for the same.
This would be a great start for the team and your team spirit.
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Tuesday, December 14, 2010
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Thursday, December 9, 2010
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Sunday, December 5, 2010
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Thursday, November 25, 2010
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Friday, November 5, 2010
Football Boots (Soccer Cleats) The History
Football Boots: Earliest Recorded - King Henry VIII in 1526
King Henry VIII's football boots were listed within the Great Wardrobe of 1526, a shopping list of the day. They were made by his personal shoemaker Cornelius Johnson in 1525, at a cost of 4 shillings, the equivalent of £100 in today's money. Little is known about them, as there is no surviving example, but the royal football boots are known to have been made of strong leather, ankle high and heavier than the normal shoe of the day.
Football Boots - The 1800's
Moving forward 300 years saw football developing and gaining popularity throughout Britain, but still remaining as an unstructured and informal pastime, with teams representing local factories and villages in a burgeoning industrial nation. Players would wear their hard, leather work boots, which were long laced and steel toe-capped as the first football boots. These football boots would also have metal studs or tacks hammered into them to increase ground grip and stability.
As laws become integrated into the game in the late 1800's, so saw the first shift in football boots to a slipper (or soccus) style shoe, with players of the same team starting to wear the same boots for the first time. Laws also allowed for studs, which had to be rounded. These leather studs, also known as cleats, were hammered into the early football boots, which for the first time moved away from the earlier favoured work boots. These football boots weighed 500g and were made of thick, hard leather going up the ankle for increased protection. The football boots would double in weight when wet and had six studs in the sole. The football boot had arrived...
Football Boots - The 1900's to 1940's
Football boot styles remained relatively constant throughout the 1900's up to the end of the second world war. The most significant events in the football boot world in the first part of the twentieth century were the formation of several football boot producers who are still making football boots today, including Gola (1905), Valsport (1920) and Danish football boot maker Hummel (1923).
Over in Germany, Dassler brothers Adolf and Rudolf formed the Gebrüder Dassler Schuhfabrik (Dassler Brothers Shoe Factory) in Herzogenaurach in 1924 and began producing football boots in 1925 which had 6 or 7 replaceable, nailed studs, which could be changed according to the weather conditions of play.
Football Boots - The 1940's to 1960's
Football boot styles shifted significantly after the end of the second world war, as air travel became cheaper and more international fixtures were played. This saw the lighter, more flexible football boot being worn by the South Americans being thrust onto the world stage, and their ball skills and technical ability amazed all those that watched them. Football boot production shifted to producing a lighter football boot with the focus on kicking and controlling the ball rather than simply producing a piece of protective footwear.
1948 saw the formation of the Adidas company by Adolf (Adi) Dassler after a falling out with his brother that was to form the cornerstone of football boot maker rivalry for the preceding years up to today. Brother Rudolf founded the beginnings of the Puma company in 1948, quickly producing the Puma Atom football boot. This led to interchangeable screw in studs made of plastic or rubber for the first time, reputedly by Puma in the early 1950's but the honour is also claimed by Adidas (Read the Story on Footy-Boots). Football boots of the time were still over the ankle, but were now being made of a mixture of synthetic materials and leather, producing and even lighter shoe for the players of the day to display their skills with.
Football Boots - The 1960's
The technological developments of the sixties bought a momentous step-change in design which saw the lower cut design introduced for the first time in football history. This change allowed players to move faster and saw the likes of Pele wearing Puma football boots in the 1962 World Cup Finals. Adidas, though, quickly emerged as the market leader, a position it claims until the present day. In the World Cup Finals of 1966, an astonishing 75% of players wore the Adidas football boot.
The 1960's also saw several other football boot makers joining the market with their own brands and styling including Mitre (1960), Joma (1965) and Asics (1964).
Football Boots - The 1970's
The seventies began with the iconic 1970 World Cup Finals which saw a sublime Brazilian team lift the trophy with Pele again at the helm, this time wearing the Puma King football boot. The decade itself will be remembered for the way in which football boot sponsorship took off, where players were being paid to wear only one brand. In terms of design and style, technological advancements produced lighter boots, and a variety of colours, including for the first time, the all-white football boot.
In 1979, Adidas produced the world's best selling football boot the Copa Mundial, built of kangaroo leather and built for speed and versatility. Although Adidas remained dominant, several other football boot makers joined the fray including Italian football boot maker Diadora (1977).
Football Boots - The 1980's
The greatest development of recent times in the design and technology of football boots was developed in the eighties by former player Craig Johnston, who created the Predator football boot, which was eventually released by Adidas in the 1990's. Johnston designed the Predator to provide greater traction between football boot and the ball, and football boot and the ground. The design allowed for greater surface areas to come into contact with the ball when being hit by the football boot, with a series of power and swerve zones within the striking area allowing the player to create greater power and swerve when hitting the "sweet spots". The eighties also saw football boots for the first time being made by English company Umbro (1985), Italy's Lotto and Spain's Kelme (1982).
Football Boots - 1990's
1994 saw Adidas release the Craig Johnston designed Predator with its revolutionary design, styling and technology making it an instant and lasting success. The Predator by now featured polymer extrusion technologies and materials allowing for a more flexible sole as well as the conventional studs being replaced by a bladed design covering the sole, giving a more stable base for the player. In 1995 Adidas released their bladed outsole traxion technology which are tapered shaped blades. Puma hit back in 1996 with a foam-free midsole football boot, known as Puma Cell Technology, to which Adidas responded again, this time with wedge shaped studs in the same year. The nineties saw new football boot producers Mizuno release their Mizuno Wave in 1997. Other new football boots came from Reebok (1992) and Uhlsport (1993) with other companies also joining the ever increasing, lucrative and competitive market place. Most significantly the nineties saw the entry of Nike, the world's biggest sportswear producer, immediately making an impact with its Nike Mercurial soccer boot (1998), weighing in at just 200g.
Football Boots - 2000+
As technology advanced still further, the application of the new research and developments were seen in the years into the new millennium right up to the present day and this has led to a reinforcement of the market positions of the big three football boot makers and sellers, Puma, Nike and Adidas (incorporating Reebok since 2006). Fortunately, there still remains room in the market place for the smaller producer that does not have the big money endorsement contracts at its disposal, such as Mizuno, Diadora, Lotto, Hummel and Nomis.
Recent developments since 2000 have seen the Nomis Wet control technology producing a sticky boot (2002), the Craig Johnston Pig Boot (2003), shark technology by Kelme (2006) and the exceptional design of the Lotto Zhero Gravity laceless football boots (2006) all of which underpin the successes that these smaller makers can achieve by producing specialised and technologically advanced football boots that provide a distinct differentiation from the mass produced products of the big three. Laser technology has also helped to produce the world's first fully customised football by Prior 2 Lever, which is perhaps the most exciting and innovative of the recent developments.
Current favourite football boots include Adidas' F50, Tunit and Predator; Nike's Mercurial Vapor III, Air Zoom Total 90s and Tiempo Ronaldinho, Reebok Pro Rage and Umbro X Boots.
Football Boots - The Future
As the debate rages with regards the lack of protection given by modern football boots, and the repercussion in terms of player injuries, there seems little to suggest that the major manufacturers are going to give up their quest for the lightest football boot for a more protective one. The proliferation of big money sponsorship deals, namely Nike Ronaldinho, Adidas with David Beckham and Reebok with Thierry Henry, has become a huge factor that drives the success and sales of a football boot maker, but is viewed as at a cost of injury and stagnation in football boot research and development. All we can predict for the future is integration with sensor technology, lighter and more powerful football boots and more outlandish designs and styles.
Football boots have travelled a long way since King Henry strutted onto the fields of England in the 1500's: the football boot has gone from an everyday protective apparel to a highly designed and cutting edge technological product which is a vital part of the player's equipment. Whatever the colour, the design, the style or the player - we love footy boots!
Sunday, October 31, 2010
Choosing a Retro England Shirt - A Look at 3 Vintage England Football Shirts From Past Tournaments
Of all the vintage England football shirts available there is obviously one retro England shirt that stands out above the rest, after all England have only ever won the one World Cup. However, although the famous red jersey of 1966 may be the most iconic of English shirts, there are still a great choice of other vintage England football shirts out there at specialist websites online.
It is certainly true that England have been extremely unlucky over the years, missing out on penalties so many times, as well as other factors out of their own hands, such as a certain goal by Diego Maradona. Of course, there are some great vintage England football shirts commemorating the highs and lows of those tournaments.
Below we take a look at 3 vintage England football shirts from past tournaments, so if you are currently searching for a retro England shirt to cheer the boys on in South Africa, then you should definitely consider one of these.
England Euro 1996 shirt
The first retro England shirt that we are looking at is not actually a World Cup shirt, but one from the European Championships. Euro 96 was arguably the most exciting tournament England ever played in, where they got us to the semi-finals, only to lose on penalties to Germany.
This really is an awesome looking retro England shirt that is based around a white shirt with a dark blue, white and light blue trim on the collar and a "Three Lions" shield in the centre of the shirt. On the back of these vintage England football shirts is the text "Shearer", probably England's most important player in the tournament, together with his number 9.
England 1990 World Cup shirt
Six years earlier, England had once again got to the semi finals of a major tournament. This time it was the 1990 World Cup. Once more Germany were the opposition and once more England agonisingly lost out on penalties.
One of the most iconic images of all England retro football shirts, is Gazza crying in the semi-final after the moment he received a yellow card and realised that he would miss the final, if England managed to beat Germany.
The England 1990 World Cup shirt is made by Umbro and is based around a white shirt with blue trim on the collar and sleeves. It comes pre-numbered with 19, the number worn by Paul Gascoigne in the semi-final.
England 1966 World Cup Final shirt
These vintage England football shirts celebrate the England team's finest hour, the day they lifted the World Cup, in 1966. This retro England shirt and the heroes that wore it have now become a part of our culture.
The classic long-sleeved red jersey, which includes a large "Three Lions" shield, looks simply awesome with a pair of jeans.