Soccer Equipment Guide

You may not have seen this very interesting collection from Umbro yet, so here it is. In their words:

Only seven teams have ever won the World Cup and Umbro are paying homage to them with the Umbro World Cup Champions Mens Fashion range. Containing a superb range of t-shirts and replica shirts you’ll have the edge on your mates with these limited edition pieces.

And here’s how they advertise these shirts and t-shirts:

Umbro World Cup Champions Range

Not bad to say the least.

Go here for the full list of items. And here they are in detail:

Umbro World Cup Champions England Shirt – buy here

Umbro World Cup Champions England Shirt

Umbro World Cup Champions England T-Shirt – buy here

Umbro World Cup Champions England T-Shirt

Umbro World Cup Champions Brazil Shirt – buy here

Umbro World Cup Champions Brazil Shirt

Umbro World Cup Champions Brazil T-Shirt – buy here

Umbro World Cup Champions Brazil T-Shirt

Umbro World Cup Champions France Shirt – buy here

Umbro World Cup Champions France Shirt

Umbro World Cup Champions France T-Shirt – buy here

Umbro World Cup Champions France T-Shirt

Umbro World Cup Champions Italy Shirt – buy here

Umbro World Cup Champions Italy Shirt

Umbro World Cup Champions Italy T-Shirt – buy here

Umbro World Cup Champions Italy T-Shirt

Umbro World Cup Champions Germany T-Shirt – buy here

Umbro World Cup Champions Germany T-Shirt

Umbro World Cup Champions Argentina T-Shirt – buy here

Umbro World Cup Champions Argentina T-Shirt

Umbro World Cup Champions Uruguay T-Shirt – buy here

Umbro World Cup Champions Uruguay T-Shirt

Design-wise, I find the Germany t-shirt the most interesting of the bunch. Let us know what you think of them in the comments.

To celebrate England’s victory against Slovenia and offer fans some good time until the next match against Germany, Kitbag is having some discounts up their sleeve. The first one involves England’s kit, which is 10% off for a limited time – until when, we don’t know – they may have skipped this detail due to too much enthusiasm. The second offer relates to England’s training and fashion ranges – 15% off each – plus, if you buy any item from Umbro’s Exclusive England Special Edition Range you get a free bag worth £14.99. Full offer here. That’s about it for the night.

This isn’t a very big drop in price but for those of you who were waiting to buy any of the shirts that are part of this sale this should be more than enough to make you act. Plenty of the shirts that will be worn during the 2010 World Cup are included in the sale. Here’s what’s on offer:

Long Sleeved England Home Shirt – Mens – buy here
Brazil Home Shirt – Mens and Kids – buy here
Argentina Home Shirt – Mens – buy here
Spain Home Shirt – Mens and Kids – buy here
Italy Home Shirt – Mens – buy here
Portugal Away Shirt – Mens – buy here
Holland Home and Away Shirts – buy here
Germany Home Shirt – Mens – buy here
France Home Shirt – Mens and Kids – buy here
Cameroon Home Shirt – Mens – buy here
Ivory Coast Home and Away Shirts – buy here
Ghana Home and Away Shirts – buy here
USA Home Shirt – Mens – buy here
New Zealand Home Shirt – Mens – buy here

The sale ends midday Friday 28th May. Good luck!

If you don’t know yet, Icons is a store that specializes in selling unique, signed-by-players, merchandise. Lately they teamed up with Wayne Rooney to bring to market a new set of equipment. Here’s what’s on offer:

Wayne Rooney Memorabilia – Signed! – Full Range – click here to buy

Signed Wayne Rooney England Home Shirt – click here to buy

Signed Wayne Rooney England Away Shirt – click here to buy

Signed Wayne Rooney Manchester United Shirt – click here to buy

Signed Wayne Rooney Nike T90 Football Boots (Soccer Boots) – click here to buy

The items are much more expensive than regular ones but that’s the price you need to pay to have them signed by Wayne Rooney himself.

Kitbag is running yet another limited offer related to shirt printing. This one is as follows: if you buy any Premier League shirt you get free shirt printing until Wednesday April 29th 2010 9 AM UK time and if you buy any England shirt you get free shirt printing until Monday April 26th 2010 9AM UK time. Not a bad offer but you’d better hurry. Click here to go to Kitbag and use the offer!

Did you know Umbro released a limited edition of Umbro Speciali Pro football boots? I bet you didn’t. And even if you did, did you know that there are only 300 of them at the time? Yep. In other words, this means that they are expensive. The likes of John Terry, Darren Bent and Mihcael Owen will be wearing these boots. They come in two flavors, firm ground and soft ground.

Here they are:

Umbro Speciali Pro England Soft Ground Football Boots (Soccer Boots) – buy from Kitbag

Umbro Speciali pro England Soft Ground Football Boots (Soccer Boots) Red

Umbro Speciali Pro England Firm Ground Football Boots (Soccer Boots) – buy from Kitbag

Umbro Speciali pro England Firm Ground Football Boots (Soccer Boots) Red

And here’s the description, courtesy of Kitbag:

Upper:
* manufactured from Super-Soft premium Kangaroo leather, providing added comfort and an improved touch on the ball.

Outsole:
* players are able to gather improved acceleration with the flexible sole plate that allows more movement in the foot.
* customised England crest on the sole plate.
* firm heel counter provides stability and protection, an excellent feature that helps the pro’s improve their ability to pass and shoot.
* ‘A’ frame design heel-counter helps lock it into position and ensure a smooth fit.

Other details:
* delivered in a unique collectors edition box that features 2 silk compartments. To help care for the boots the box contains a brush and shoe horn.
* as to be worn by John Terry and Micheal Owen.
* only 300 pairs available – limited edition.

A bit late to the party I guess although we’ve covered the pre-launch – pre-order and revelation. Anyway, England’s 2010-2012 away shirt & kit has been fully launched starting March 3rd. You can see photos of it on our 10-12 England Away Shirt & Kit Revealed page and you can buy it from:

10-12 England Away Kit – buy from Kitbag
10-12 England Away Kit – buy from UKSoccerShop
10-12 England Away Kit – buy from Soccer.com

Kitbag’s got some special sections on their site where they sport some of the new merchandise they have, including loads and loads of England retro shirts and England retro jackets, especially from the years 1966, 1970, 1986, 1988, 1990 and 1996. Here’s what they got:

ALL England Retro Shirts & England Retro Jackets – buy here
1966 England Retro Shirts & England Retro Jackets – buy here
1970 England Retro Shirts & England Retro Jackets – buy here
1986 England Retro Shirts & England Retro Jackets – buy here
1988 England Retro Shirts & England Retro Jackets – buy here
1990 England Retro Shirts & England Retro Jackets – buy here
1996 England Retro Shirts & England Retro Jackets – buy here

There’s too many of them to cover here but we can’t help ourselves to at least show you the World Cup winning 1966 England retro shirt (1966 England away shirt) in all its glory:

1966 England Retro Shirt (1966 England Away Shirt) – buy here

1966 England Retro Shirt

Finally, England’s away kit for the 2010-2012 season has been revealed. We’ve written on our previous post related to the England away kit as to where you could pre-order it and about UKSoccerShop’s coupon for customers ordering the kit before March 3rd which is also the launch date. In case you do pre-order the launch date is the date the store will start shipping the kit to you.

You can buy the 2010-2012 England Away Kit from:

10-12 England Away Kit – buy from Kitbag
10-12 England Away Kit – buy from UKSoccerShop
10-12 England Away Kit – buy from Soccer.com

Here are some of the most important kit items, courtesy of Kitbag:

10-12 England Away Shirt – buy here

10-12 England Away Shirt

10-12 England Away Shirt Long Sleeved – buy here

10-12 England Away Shirt Long Sleeved

10-12 England Away Goalkeeper Shirt Long Sleeved – buy here

10-12 England Away Goalkeeper Shirt Long Sleeved

10-12 England Away Shirt Kids – buy here

10-12 England Away Shirt Kids

10-12 England Away Shirt Women – buy here

10-12 England Away Shirt Women

10-12- England Away Shorts – buy here

10-12 England Away Shorts

10-12 England Away Socks – buy here

10-12 England Away Socks

A tad late to the party but yes, England’s 2010-2012 Away Kit is available for pre-order on both Kitbag and UKSoccerShop. Unfortunately the kit is yet to be revealed but that’ll happen on February 10th so stay tuned. Official release date is March 3rd and that’s also the date from which the kit will start shipping.

On top of that, UKSoccerShop will e-mail all customers that pre-order any of the new kit items until March 3rd an exclusive 10% off coupon code for use on their next order and valid for all the available merchandise! Not too shabby.

You can buy the kit from:
10-12 England Away Kit – buy from Kitbag
10-12 England Away Kit – buy from UKSoccerShop
10-12 England Away Kit – buy from Soccer.com