World Cup

Special shirts deserve special teams to wear them and Bayern München's Bundesliga and DFB-Pokal winners from 1986 was a very special side. A high-calibre team featuring West German stars like Lothar Matthäus, Klaus Augenthaler, Hans Pflügler, Michael Rummenigge and the veteran Dieter Hoeneß stylishly...

1998 represented the year in which the Club Nacional de Football returned to Uruguayan national supremacy. Under the management of their former legendary defender Hugo De Leon, Nacional won both the Apertura and Clausura championships to comfortably win the overall title. From that year...

There were fine players like Paul Van Himst, Leon Semeling, Jef Jurion, Wilfried Van Moer, and Raoul Lambert, but there was little to cheer for the Belgian national team during the 1960s. A failure to qualify for any significant international tournament meant Belgium's only...

The Chilean coach Fernando Riera took charge this season from the hugely celebrated Bela Guttmann and enjoyed a mixed season by the towering standards that Benfica set during the early 1960s. The Portuguese title was won in some style with the goals of striker...

While Vasco da Gama made little impression on the national Serie A campaign in 1970, the club did capture its first Campeonato Carioca since 1958 under coach and former Brazilian playing legend, Tim. Vasco had lost a long-serving veteran in World Cup central defender...

Five World Cups. One nation. A way of playing that no one has ever matched. This Brazil Legends Embroidered T-shirt honours the players who turned football into an art form, from the icons who defined generations to the flair, creativity and joy that made...

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...

A number ten, a playmaker, an unerring finisher, a devastating set-piece taker, a physical powerhouse, endlessly brave, a leader of men, an inspiration, an otherworldly talent. Quite simply Diego Armando Maradona was all of these things and one of the few footballers in history...

France's focus this year was the qualifying campaign for the 1972 European Nations Cup which had started strongly with home and away wins over Norway and a draw in Budapest against Hungary. Things went off the rails in the autumn, however, thanks to a...

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...

Qualification for the 1986 World Cup was secured by Portugal in their final group match thanks to a Carlos Manuel winner to defeat West Germany. This famous victory in Stuttgart ensured that the José Torres-led team edged out Sweden and would travel to Mexico...

American soccer was enjoying a very high profile in 1976 thanks to the success of the North American Soccer League, but that success had not extended as far as the US national team. Former 1960s international Walt Chyzowych had the role of Director of...

Four World Cups. Decades of dominance. A footballing culture built on will, precision and a refusal to be second. This Germany Legends Sweater honours the players who made Die Mannschaft the most consistently formidable side in the history of the game, from iconic triumphs...

With Scottish coach David Gould in charge of what would be his only two games as the United States team manager, the national team traveled to Italy in 1934 to participate in their second World Cup competition. The star of the brief American campaign...

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...

1930 was a historic year in football with the introduction of the FIFA World Cup™, the competition which would officially decide the best footballing nation on earth. The first tournament was hosted in Uruguay with thirteen nations and has grown ever since in size...

1930 was a historic year in football with the introduction of the FIFA World Cup™, the competition which would officially decide the best footballing nation on earth. The first tournament was hosted in Uruguay with thirteen nations and has grown ever since in size...

Four World Cups. Decades of dominance. A footballing culture built on will, precision and a refusal to be second. This Germany Legends Embroidered T-shirt honours the players who made Die Mannschaft the most consistently formidable side in the history of the game, from iconic...

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...

Having endured a disappointing campaign by Milan's high standards the previous year, the 1995-96 season was an opportunity to bounce back and end Fabio Capello's spell as coach on a high note. The defence tightened up and the arrival of George Weah and Roberto...

The 1972-73 season saw Hennes Weisweiler's thrilling Mönchengladbach side excel in cup competitions. A Bundesliga campaign bringing a fifth-placed finish, but more memorable was the famous extra-time success in the final of the DFB-Pokal against Köln, the winner scored by substitute Günter Netzer in...

The 1965 - 66 season represented the pinnacle of TSV 1860 München's long and illustrious history as die Löwen became German champions for the first and only time. Max Merkel's fine side rounded off a magnificent three-year period which had brought DFP Pokal success,...

1930 was a historic year in football with the introduction of the FIFA World Cup™, the competition which would officially decide the best footballing nation on earth. The first tournament was hosted in Uruguay with thirteen nations and has grown ever since in size...

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...

AS Roma showed their grand ambition by appointing Fabio Capello as coach in the summer of 1999. A respectable sixth-placed Serie A finish would arrive in his first season, but this campaign was about gradually assembling the squad which would bring title success the...

The hosting by Los Angeles of the 1984 Summer Olympics was a great opportunity for the United States team to enjoy home advantage and capture the imagination of a curious domestic audience in the soccer event. Unfortunately, the adventure ended prematurely in the group...

Milan would fall short in the defence of their Serie A title during the 1962-63 season, but this was a historic season wider afield as Milan took their first steps towards establishing the international reputation we know them for today. The club's legendary manager...

1930 was a historic year in football with the introduction of the FIFA World Cup™, the competition which would officially decide the best footballing nation on earth. The first tournament was hosted in Uruguay with thirteen nations and has grown ever since in size...

A number ten, a playmaker, an unerring finisher, a devastating set-piece taker, a physical powerhouse, endlessly brave, a leader of men, an inspiration, an otherworldly talent. Quite simply Diego Armando Maradona was all of these things and one of the few footballers in history...

1930 was a historic year in football with the introduction of the FIFA World Cup™, the competition which would officially decide the best footballing nation on earth. The first tournament was hosted in Uruguay with thirteen nations and has grown ever since in size...