Clubs

It was all change for the 1991-92 season as Internazionale bade farewell to Giovanni Trapattoni after half a decade in charge and appointed the relatively unknown Corrado Orrico as his successor. The squad was reshaped with the addition of new players like Stefano Desideri,...

Internazionale enjoyed a successful European campaign during the 1985-86 season which saw them reach and lose to Real Madrid in the UEFA Cup semi-finals for the second successive season. But while the goals and creativity of players like Rummenigge, Altobelli and Brady shone through,...

Internazionale claimed a spectacular European Cup success in their debut season in the competition. A series of tough draws took them through the competition unbeaten against Everton, Monaco, Partizan Belgrade and Borussia Dortmund and on to a Final encounter against five-time winners Real Madrid....

We are proud to present the official AS Roma retro collection which is produced under licence from the Serie A giants. Putting together this collection involved close collaboration between the club and COPA and as a result it delves deep into Roma’s rich and...

The 1986 - 87 season is one of the most eventful seasons in the history of Pisa Sporting Club. Having been relegated to Serie B the previous season, the club’s aim was a rapid return to Serie A. Although successful in the end, many...

The Inter Taper collection is a stylish reminder of FC Internazionale’s past. The styles feature a woven ribbon sewn onto the upper shoulders and sleeves depicting the club’s iconic “Biscione” logo with that same logo embroidered on the chest as finishing touch.

The 1985-86 season did not quite reach the same heights as the previous campaign for Atlético Madrid with coach Luis Aragonés unable to build on that runner’s-up spot in La Liga and Copa del Rey win. The 13 goals scored by both the South...

Internazionale's star-studded squad was strengthened yet further for the 1997-98 season with the addition of Ronaldo, Diego Simeone, Alvaro Recoba and Paulo Sousa. The new squad settled well and remained unbeaten in their first dozen games before ultimately finishing a close second in the...

It was an unusual state of affairs that there was no senior football club of note in the sizeable Irish town of Cork between the 1940s and the 1980s. The 1984 creation of Cork City through the merger of a number of local teams...

We now know of Panathinaikos as Greece's most successful team in European club football, but no-one was expecting the miraculous European Cup campaign that took the Greens all the way to the Final of the 1970-71 tournament. No Greek club had ever progressed beyond...

A season of highs and lows for the Portuguese giants. Domestically the Primeira Liga was lost to Benfica by a narrow 3 point margin despite the ever-reliable scoring contribution of joint League top scorer Fernando Gomes. The prolific striker also netted in the Taça...

Swiss businessman Hans Kamper (later Joan Gamper) arrived in Barcelona in 1898 en route to Africa with his uncle and so fell in love with the city that he stayed for good. In October of the following year, he placed an announcement in a...

The unseeded format of the former European Cup competition threw up numerous oddities, such as Nottingham Forest facing a more challenging opponent in the First Round (competition holders Liverpool) of their successful 1978-79 campaign than the Final (Swedish champions Malmö). Of course, Forest was...

The 1994–95 season marked Carlo Mazzone’s second year in charge, and he began reshaping the squad to make it more competitive. Established names like Caniggia, Mihajlović, Häßler, and Rizzitelli departed, while new talents such as Thern, Fonseca, Moriero, and Abel Balbo arrived. All the...

The Polish coach Aleksander Mandziara was the man responsible for returning Young Boys Berne to the pinnacle of the Swiss game during the 1985-86 season with a first title win in 26 years . The arrival of midfielder Robert Prytz midway through the season...

We are proud to present the official AS Roma retro collection which is produced under licence from the Serie A giants. Putting together this collection involved close collaboration between the club and COPA and as a result it delves deep into Roma’s rich and...

We are proud to present the official AS Roma retro collection which is produced under licence from the Serie A giants. Putting together this collection involved close collaboration between the club and COPA and as a result it delves deep into Roma’s rich and...

While the 1985 domestic season was not a particularly notable one on the field of play for Vasco da Gama, gradually emerging were a number of talented youngsters who would star for the Rio giants and go on to have stellar careers in Europe....

Servette Geneva began the 21st century as Switzerland's champions after winning its 17th Swiss title at the climax of the 1998/99 season. Emphatic form in the Fall season saw them finish 6 points clear of Grasshoppers and the bonus points they took into the...

As the 70s ticked over into the 80s, the new decade heralded the start of a new and exciting era for AS Roma. Back in charge for a second spell, visionary Swedish coach Nils Liedholm was beginning to fashion a balanced team featuring the...

We are proud to present the official AS Roma retro collection which is produced under licence from the Serie A giants. Putting together this collection involved close collaboration between the club and COPA and as a result it delves deep into Roma’s rich and...

A sixth placed Serie A finish represented a decent campaign for the progressive Nils Liedholm starting his second spell in charge of the giallorossi, though the season highlight was undoubtedly success in the Coppa Italia secured with a win in the Final against Torino....

The 1985-86 campaign brought a new Benfica coach in Englishman John Mortimore and a firm attempt to wrest back the title from Porto. Leading the table for much of the season, a 2-1 loss in the penultimate championship round to Sporting Clube saw Porto...

The 1. FC Kaiserslautern Retro Track Jacket celebrates the identity and tradition of one of German football’s historic clubs. Inspired by classic football sportswear, the design combines the club’s famous red with contrasting black and white panels, finished with the iconic Teufelskopf as a...

With the COPA Beanies you can survive the cold days in style and support your team on matchdays. 'Made in Europe' these warm knitted bobble beanies are the latest addition to the COPA collection. Many different styles are available, all finished with the typical...

The 1964-65 season proved to be even more spectacular for Internazionale than even its wildly successful predecessor. This time round the club won back the Serie A title with an emphatic campaign that brought just two defeats and won a first Intercontinental Cup after...

The Inter Taper collection is a stylish reminder of FC Internazionale’s past. The styles feature a woven ribbon sewn onto the upper shoulders and sleeves depicting the club’s iconic “Biscione” logo with that same logo embroidered on the chest as finishing touch.

We are proud to present the official AS Roma retro collection which is produced under license from the Serie A giants. Putting together this collection involved close collaboration between the club and COPA and as a result, it delves deep into Roma’s rich and...

Having taken AS Roma to fourth place the previous season amidst a flurry of goals, Czech coach Zdenek Zeman hoped to take his side even higher in the Serie A table as the 1998-99 season kicked off. Once again there was great attacking football...

The late 90s were a defining period for FC Bayern München. With figures like Giovane Élber and Stefan Effenberg at the core and three Bundesliga titles in four seasons., the club moved through the period with confidence and certainty. The 1998 campaign sits right...