This is the ball for the FA Cup Final 2011, which will be contested by Manchester City and Stoke City at Wembley on May 14, 2011. The FA Cup final ball has been manufactured by Umbro and has been called the Neo ball.
Umbro also supply kits for Manchester City, while Stoke are outfitted by Adidas.
Man City are bidding to win their first trophy in 35 years, while Stoke last won any major cup silverware in 1972, when they took home the League Cup.
Umbro and Scottish giants Rangers have officially unveiled the new Rangers home Shirt 11/12 ( 2011/12). The new Rangers shirt has several different features from the 10/11 home top, primarily among them the collar and the detail on the shirts. The collar is a white v-necked creation from Umbro, while the shoulders have red and white on them along with the traditional blue.
Along with the new blue shirt, the new Rangers kit 2011/2012 is completed by white shorts ( with blue side detail) and black socks ( with red trim). The Tennent’s logo ( sponsors) and the Rangers club crest can both be seen on the shirt.
The new Rangers uniform for kids will not feature the Tennent’s logo ( for kids’ sponsorship reasons). The new home kit, Rangers have revealed, was made after extensive discussions with fan groups. The 11/12 shirt is not however immediately available to buy- fans can get their hands on the top from May 2011 onwards.
NPower League One side Huddersfield Town have announced a new kit sponsorship deal with Umbro that will see them wearing strips made by the Manchester based company from the 2011/12 season. Umbro provides kits for Manchester City and Sunderland in the Premier League and also makes kits for the English national side.
The unveiling of Huddersfield Town’s new home kit for 11/12 will be made before their final home game of the season against Brentford on May 7, 2011.
The Huddersfield kit deal with Umbro is for an initial period of four years.
This is the new Shamrock Rovers 11/12 Away Kit. The new Shamrock away strip has been manufactured by Umbro and is black in colour. The 2011 Shamrock Rovers away kit is the first one in the Irish league to feature Umbro’s new comfort performance material that has been used by the Irish national football team.
Woodies’ DIY are the kit sponsors for Shamrock. The kit has both the Umbro logo and the Rovers club crest along with a gold star.
To the back of the shirt, the Irish flag is featured under the collar and a print stating
Sunderland AFC have just officially released the new Sunderland home kit for the 11/12 season. The new Sunderland kit 11/12 has been made by Umbro and is part of the kit makers’ “Tailored by Umbro” collection. The SAFC home kit 2011-12 will officially be launched on May 12, 2011, two days before Sunderland’s final home game of the 10/11 season against Wolverhampton Wanderers.
The new Sunderland strip retains the traditional red and white stripes in the club’s shirt. The sponsors of the home strip are Tombola. The shirt contains a V-neck design and features diagonal chevrons on the back of the shirt along the shoulder area. The new 11/12 Sunderland shorts are black with red trim while the socks are red with white hoops.
Your thoughts on the new Sunderland home kit?
The folks at Umbro have been getting busy putting together a new range that is based on the classic Alf Ramsey style football jacket and I have to say that we here at COS Towers are mighty impressed with the results. They have four one off designs on offer CLICK HERE to see them in all their glory.
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For some unknown reason we quite like this latest incarnation of the England kit. Sure it’s not a million miles from all the other versions over the years but we are giving a big thumbs up for the blue shorts. Anyone who can tell us who all these people are in the pic then we would be grateful.
