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		<title><![CDATA[Umbro Blog - On Modern Football Culture - Iconic Football Kits]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Get all the latest on modern football culture with Umbro. See the new Umbro football kits, unique football contests and Umbro football tournaments.]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[England&amp;#039;s Man Abroad: we speak to Eric Dier ahead of the U20 World Cup]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[We speak to England and Sporting defender Eric Dier ahead of the U20 World Cup, which kicks off this weekend.]]></description>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.umbro.com/en-gb/blog/englands-man-abroad-we-speak-to-eric-dier-ahead-of-the-u20-world-cup/]]></link>
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				<guid>http://www.umbro.com/en-gb/blog/ldu-quito--umbro-16-years-of-stylish-success/</guid>
				<title><![CDATA[LDU Quito &amp;#38; Umbro: 16 years of stylish success]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Umbro has been the proud kit supplier to Ecuador&amp;#039;s LDU Quito for 16 years - take a look back over some of the fantastic kits we&amp;#039;ve created for the club over that time]]></description>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.umbro.com/en-gb/blog/ldu-quito--umbro-16-years-of-stylish-success/]]></link>
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				<guid>http://www.umbro.com/en-gb/blog/fathers-day-tell-us-your-best-xi-of-dads-and-lads---or-daughters/</guid>
				<title><![CDATA[Father&amp;#039;s Day: tell us your best XI of dads and lads - or daughters]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Happy Father&amp;#039;s Day! For the chance to win a pair of customised Umbro Speciali boots, check out our great competition!]]></description>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.umbro.com/en-gb/blog/fathers-day-tell-us-your-best-xi-of-dads-and-lads---or-daughters/]]></link>
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				<guid>http://www.umbro.com/en-gb/blog/juan-vargas-el-loco-leads-peru-into-world-cup-action/</guid>
				<title><![CDATA[Juan Vargas: El Loco leads Peru into World Cup action]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Ahead of a vital World Cup qualifier for Peru, we speak to one of the squads most important players, &amp;#039;El Loco&amp;#039; Juan Vargas.]]></description>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.umbro.com/en-gb/blog/juan-vargas-el-loco-leads-peru-into-world-cup-action/]]></link>
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				<guid>http://www.umbro.com/en-gb/blog/toni-duggan-we-speak-to-the-everton-and-england-ladies-star-lighting-up-womens-football/</guid>
				<title><![CDATA[Toni Duggan: we speak to the Everton and England Ladies star lighting up women&amp;#039;s football]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[We speak to Toni Duggan, star striker for Everton and England Ladies, and one of the most promising players in women&amp;#039;s football.]]></description>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.umbro.com/en-gb/blog/toni-duggan-we-speak-to-the-everton-and-england-ladies-star-lighting-up-womens-football/]]></link>
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				<guid>http://www.umbro.com/en-gb/blog/brazilian-beauties-the-new-atltico-paranaense-shirts/</guid>
				<title><![CDATA[Brazilian Beauties: the new Atl&amp;#233;tico Paranaense shirts]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Brazil&amp;#039;s Clube Atl&amp;#233;tico Paranaense have unveiled their new home and away kits for the forthcoming 2013 season, which will be debuted by the team this weekend.]]></description>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.umbro.com/en-gb/blog/brazilian-beauties-the-new-atltico-paranaense-shirts/]]></link>
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				<guid>http://www.umbro.com/en-gb/blog/89-years-young-umbro-celebrates-a-big-birthday/</guid>
				<title><![CDATA[89 Years Young: Umbro celebrates a big birthday]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[23rd May 1924 - the day that Umbro was born. Today we celebrate our 89th birthday!]]></description>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.umbro.com/en-gb/blog/89-years-young-umbro-celebrates-a-big-birthday/]]></link>
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				<guid>http://www.umbro.com/en-gb/blog/universitario-special-edition-shirt-88-years-of-excellence/</guid>
				<title><![CDATA[Universitario Special Edition Shirt: 88 years of excellence]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[A special edition shirt for Peru&amp;#039;s most famous club, Universitario.]]></description>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.umbro.com/en-gb/blog/universitario-special-edition-shirt-88-years-of-excellence/]]></link>
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				<guid>http://www.umbro.com/en-gb/blog/the-home-room-romance-and-realism-explored-in-episode-2-of-our-podcast/</guid>
				<title><![CDATA[The Home Room: romance and realism explored in episode 2 of our podcast]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[In the second episode of our podcast The Home Room, we explore romance and realism with guests including Stand AMF, football expert Professor Tony Collins and former player David Johnson]]></description>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.umbro.com/en-gb/blog/the-home-room-romance-and-realism-explored-in-episode-2-of-our-podcast/]]></link>
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				<guid>http://www.umbro.com/en-gb/blog/the-fa-cup-final--what-do-the-fans-think/</guid>
				<title><![CDATA[The FA Cup Final &amp;#8211; what do the fans think?]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Ahead of tomorrow&amp;#039;s FA Cup Final, we speak to big fans of both clubs about what they&amp;#039;re expecting from Wembley.]]></description>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.umbro.com/en-gb/blog/the-fa-cup-final--what-do-the-fans-think/]]></link>
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				<guid>http://www.umbro.com/en-gb/blog/umbro-whiteout-collection-a-closer-look-at-joe-harts-gloves/</guid>
				<title><![CDATA[Umbro Whiteout Collection: a closer look at Joe Hart&amp;#8217;s gloves]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Joe Hart will have a special pair of gloves for this Saturday&amp;#039;s FA Cup Final to accompany his Whiteout Speciali football boots.]]></description>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.umbro.com/en-gb/blog/umbro-whiteout-collection-a-closer-look-at-joe-harts-gloves/]]></link>
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				<guid>http://www.umbro.com/en-gb/blog/umbro-whiteout-collection-a-closer-look-at-our-stylish-new-colourways/</guid>
				<title><![CDATA[Umbro Whiteout Collection: a closer look at our stylish new colourways]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Andy Carroll tells us about his recent goalscoring form and how he&amp;#039;s looking forward to debuting the Umbro Whiteout Specialis this weekend.]]></description>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.umbro.com/en-gb/blog/umbro-whiteout-collection-a-closer-look-at-our-stylish-new-colourways/]]></link>
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				<guid>http://www.umbro.com/en-gb/blog/umbro-whiteout-collection-boots-that-stand-out-from-the-crowd/</guid>
				<title><![CDATA[Umbro Whiteout Collection: boots that stand out from the crowd]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Umbro unveils an all-white look for our iconic Speciali boot, which will be worn by Joe Hart and Andy Carroll this weekend]]></description>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.umbro.com/en-gb/blog/umbro-whiteout-collection-boots-that-stand-out-from-the-crowd/]]></link>
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				<guid>http://www.umbro.com/en-gb/blog/umbro-whiteout-collection-boots-that-stand-out-from-the-crowd-1/</guid>
				<title><![CDATA[Umbro Whiteout Collection: boots that stand out from the crowd]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Umbro unveils an all-white look for our iconic Speciali boot, which will be worn by Joe Hart and Andy Carroll this weekend]]></description>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.umbro.com/en-gb/blog/umbro-whiteout-collection-boots-that-stand-out-from-the-crowd-1/]]></link>
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				<guid>http://www.umbro.com/en-gb/blog/along-the-corridor-of-uncertainty-we-speak-to-the-man-behind-football-clichs/</guid>
				<title><![CDATA[Along The Corridor Of Uncertainty: we speak to the man behind Football Clich&amp;#233;s]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[We speak to the man behind Football Cliches, the website that brilliantly captures skewers the language of football - click here to read more.]]></description>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.umbro.com/en-gb/blog/along-the-corridor-of-uncertainty-we-speak-to-the-man-behind-football-clichs/]]></link>
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				<guid>http://www.umbro.com/en-gb/blog/the-home-room-umbros-new-podcast-exploring-the-world-of-football/</guid>
				<title><![CDATA[The Home Room: Umbro&amp;#039;s new podcast exploring the world of football]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[The first edition of The Home Room - a new podcast bringing a range of personalities and professionals from inside the game offering anecdotes, intelligence and insight from the world of football.]]></description>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.umbro.com/en-gb/blog/the-home-room-umbros-new-podcast-exploring-the-world-of-football/]]></link>
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				<guid>http://www.umbro.com/en-gb/blog/adventures-in-argentina-more-from-our-scout-in-south-america/</guid>
				<title><![CDATA[Adventures In Argentina: more from our scout in South America]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[More from our top scout over in South America, checking out the football talent at the Under-17 national championships in Argentina.]]></description>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.umbro.com/en-gb/blog/adventures-in-argentina-more-from-our-scout-in-south-america/]]></link>
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				<guid>http://www.umbro.com/en-gb/blog/in-a-field-of-its-own-a-new-take-on-the-matchday-magazine/</guid>
				<title><![CDATA[In A Field Of Its Own: a new take on the matchday magazine]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[We speak to the guys behind Field, a new matchday magazine that will appear at Premier League grounds from this weekend.]]></description>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.umbro.com/en-gb/blog/in-a-field-of-its-own-a-new-take-on-the-matchday-magazine/]]></link>
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				<guid>http://www.umbro.com/en-gb/blog/adventures-in-argentina-umbro-scouts-head-to-south-america/</guid>
				<title><![CDATA[Adventures In Argentina: Umbro scouts head to South America]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[An insight into the world of football scouting as Umbro travels to the U17 South American Championships to check on the continent&amp;#039;s emerging talent.]]></description>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.umbro.com/en-gb/blog/adventures-in-argentina-umbro-scouts-head-to-south-america/]]></link>
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				<guid>http://www.umbro.com/en-gb/blog/toni-pacheco-we-speak-to-another-uruguayan-legend/</guid>
				<title><![CDATA[Toni Pacheco: we speak to another Uruguayan legend]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[As his team prepare for a vital Copa Libertadores game this week, we speak to another Uruguayan legend, Antonio Pacheco.]]></description>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.umbro.com/en-gb/blog/toni-pacheco-we-speak-to-another-uruguayan-legend/]]></link>
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				<guid>http://www.umbro.com/en-gb/blog/ldu-quito-ecuadors-finest-get-smart-ahead-of-their-big-derby/</guid>
				<title><![CDATA[LDU Quito: Ecuador&amp;#039;s finest get smart ahead of their big derby]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[We look at LDU Quito&amp;#039;s smart home and away kits ahead of El Cl&amp;#225;sico Capitalino, Ecuador&amp;#039;s biggest derby, this Sunday.]]></description>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.umbro.com/en-gb/blog/ldu-quito-ecuadors-finest-get-smart-ahead-of-their-big-derby/]]></link>
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				<guid>http://www.umbro.com/en-gb/blog/clube-atltico-juventus-a-slice-of-italy-in-brazil/</guid>
				<title><![CDATA[Clube Atl&amp;#233;tico Juventus: a slice of Italy in Brazil]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Clube Atl&amp;#233;tico Juventus, a Brazilian club with a very special history, are celebrating their unique history with the launch of their new football shirts.]]></description>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.umbro.com/en-gb/blog/clube-atltico-juventus-a-slice-of-italy-in-brazil/]]></link>
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				<guid>http://www.umbro.com/en-gb/blog/alvaro-recoba-the-uruguayan-legend-talks-copa-libertadores/</guid>
				<title><![CDATA[Alvaro Recoba: the Uruguayan legend talks Copa Libertadores]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Alvaro Recoba is a legendary figure in Uruguayan football, and he&amp;#039;s playing for Nacional in the Copa Libertadores tonight. We speak to him about why the tournament is so important to fans in South America.]]></description>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.umbro.com/en-gb/blog/alvaro-recoba-the-uruguayan-legend-talks-copa-libertadores/]]></link>
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				<guid>http://www.umbro.com/en-gb/blog/republic-of-ireland-away-2013-a-new-dawn/</guid>
				<title><![CDATA[Republic Of Ireland Away 2013: A New Dawn]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[As they continue their 2014 qualification quest, the Republic Of Ireland have unveiled their new black away shirt.]]></description>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.umbro.com/en-gb/blog/republic-of-ireland-away-2013-a-new-dawn/]]></link>
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				<guid>http://www.umbro.com/en-gb/blog/back-of-the-net-football-themed-distractions-for-a-friday/</guid>
				<title><![CDATA[Back Of The Net: football-themed distractions for a Friday]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Europe&amp;#039;s highest pitch, playmaker portraits, who&amp;#039;d be a ref, Irish football and farewell to a classic stadium in our round up of the week&amp;#039;s best football stories.]]></description>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.umbro.com/en-gb/blog/back-of-the-net-football-themed-distractions-for-a-friday/]]></link>
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				<guid>http://www.umbro.com/en-gb/blog/back-of-the-net-tasty-morsels-of-football-nourishment/</guid>
				<title><![CDATA[Back of The Net: tasty morsels of football nourishment]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Football food, great graphics, German football, underdog stories and a mammoth list of goals all feature in our round up of the week&amp;#039;s best stories.]]></description>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.umbro.com/en-gb/blog/back-of-the-net-tasty-morsels-of-football-nourishment/]]></link>
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				<guid>http://www.umbro.com/en-gb/blog/back-of-the-net-a-quickfire-fix-of-football-stories/</guid>
				<title><![CDATA[Back Of The Net: a quickfire fix of football stories]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[South American insight, great infographics, football hipsters and classic football video games all feature in this week&amp;#039;s roundup]]></description>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.umbro.com/en-gb/blog/back-of-the-net-a-quickfire-fix-of-football-stories/]]></link>
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				<guid>http://www.umbro.com/en-gb/blog/back-of-the-net-football-finds-from-the-last-week/</guid>
				<title><![CDATA[Back Of The Net: football finds from the last week]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Some of the best things we&amp;#039;ve found online this week, including classic magazines, footballer&amp;#039;s birthplaces and Euro adventures]]></description>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.umbro.com/en-gb/blog/back-of-the-net-football-finds-from-the-last-week/]]></link>
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				<guid>http://www.umbro.com/en-gb/blog/for-over-50-years-we-just-did-it/</guid>
				<title><![CDATA[For over 50 years, we just did it]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[England play Brazil in a prestigious friendly tonight, and it&amp;#039;s an important night for Umbro as it&amp;#039;ll be the last time the England team will wear a kit tailored with pride by Umbro.]]></description>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.umbro.com/en-gb/blog/for-over-50-years-we-just-did-it/]]></link>
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				<guid>http://www.umbro.com/en-gb/blog/andre-wisdom-we-speak-to-liverpool-and-englands-flying-full-back/</guid>
				<title><![CDATA[Andre Wisdom: we speak to Liverpool and England&amp;#039;s flying full-back]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[We speak to Liverpool and England&amp;#039;s Speciali wearing full-back Andre Wisdom, who reckons he&amp;#039;s the fastest player at the club!]]></description>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.umbro.com/en-gb/blog/andre-wisdom-we-speak-to-liverpool-and-englands-flying-full-back/]]></link>
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				<guid>http://www.umbro.com/en-gb/blog/cruz-azul-unveil-smart-new-third-shirt/</guid>
				<title><![CDATA[Cruz Azul Unveil Smart New Third Shirt]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Cruz Azul reveal their new 2013 third shirt, a smart black jersey for Mexico&amp;#039;s finest.]]></description>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.umbro.com/en-gb/blog/cruz-azul-unveil-smart-new-third-shirt/]]></link>
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				<guid>http://www.umbro.com/en-gb/blog/speciali-4--customised-gloves-debuted-by-joe-hart-tonight/</guid>
				<title><![CDATA[Speciali 4 &amp;#38; Customised Gloves Debuted By Joe Hart Tonight]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Celebrating his 100th consecutive league game between the sticks for Manchester City, Joe Hart debuts the new Speciali 4 football boots tonight.]]></description>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.umbro.com/en-gb/blog/speciali-4--customised-gloves-debuted-by-joe-hart-tonight/]]></link>
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				<guid>http://www.umbro.com/en-gb/blog/back-of-the-net-this-weeks-football-finds-from-across-the-web/</guid>
				<title><![CDATA[Back Of The Net: this week&amp;#039;s football finds from across the web]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Some of the finest things we&amp;#039;ve found online this week, including non-league experiences, ticket ideas, tribal fans and African rivalries.]]></description>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.umbro.com/en-gb/blog/back-of-the-net-this-weeks-football-finds-from-across-the-web/]]></link>
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				<guid>http://www.umbro.com/en-gb/blog/back-of-the-net-football-themed-workplace-distractions-weve-found-this-week/</guid>
				<title><![CDATA[Back Of The Net: football themed workplace distractions we&amp;#039;ve found this week]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[More great things we&amp;#039;ve discovered online, including football programmes, footballing authors and massive drubbings.]]></description>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.umbro.com/en-gb/blog/back-of-the-net-football-themed-workplace-distractions-weve-found-this-week/]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[Universitario Home 2013: more smart style for Los Cremas]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Peru&amp;#039;s finest Universitario have unveiled their new home shirt for the 2013 season, continuing a tradition of smart style for Los Cremas]]></description>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.umbro.com/en-gb/blog/universitario-home-2013-more-smart-style-for-los-cremas/]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[Behind The Scenes: what is Stand Against Modern Football all about?]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Stand AMF has been getting plenty of attention online, but what are they standing against? We speak to one of the key men behind the popular fanzine to find out]]></description>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.umbro.com/en-gb/blog/behind-the-scenes-what-is-stand-against-modern-football-all-about/]]></link>
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				<guid>http://www.umbro.com/en-gb/blog/back-of-the-net-more-football-finds-from-around-the-internet/</guid>
				<title><![CDATA[Back of The Net: more football finds from around the internet]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[The best of the week&amp;#039;s online football action, including overseas leagues, classic shirts and Belgian lower league football]]></description>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.umbro.com/en-gb/blog/back-of-the-net-more-football-finds-from-around-the-internet/]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[Back Of The Net: some of the finest football things we&amp;#039;ve found online]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[We kick off 2013 with a look at some of the finest football things we&amp;#039;ve found online this week, including 100 promising players, football books and FA Cup intrigue.]]></description>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.umbro.com/en-gb/blog/back-of-the-net-some-of-the-finest-football-things-weve-found-online/]]></link>
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				<guid>http://www.umbro.com/en-gb/blog/umbros-best-of-2012/</guid>
				<title><![CDATA[Umbro&amp;#039;s Best Of 2012]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Umbro&amp;#039;s favourite books, films, tv shows, music and football moments of 2012]]></description>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.umbro.com/en-gb/blog/umbros-best-of-2012/]]></link>
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				<guid>http://www.umbro.com/en-gb/blog/ewa-mos-is-our-secret-walls-champion/</guid>
				<title><![CDATA[Ewa Mos Is Our Secret Walls Champion]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Street artist Ewa Mos has been chosen as the winner of the Umbro x Foot Locker Secret Walls competition, and her artwork will now be displayed in a top London location.]]></description>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.umbro.com/en-gb/blog/ewa-mos-is-our-secret-walls-champion/]]></link>
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				<guid>http://www.umbro.com/en-gb/blog/umbro-x-foot-locker-new-range-on-sale-from-today/</guid>
				<title><![CDATA[Umbro x Foot Locker: new range on sale from today]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Umbro and Foot Locker have collaborated on a range of smart street wear, which is available from stores around Europe now. We&amp;#039;re celebrating by showcasing some of the best street artists around.]]></description>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.umbro.com/en-gb/blog/umbro-x-foot-locker-new-range-on-sale-from-today/]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[Back Of The Net: football fancies from the online world]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Fat footballers, classic grounds, floodlights and 45s all feature in our round-up of the best online football things we&amp;#039;ve discovered this week.]]></description>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.umbro.com/en-gb/blog/back-of-the-net-football-fancies-from-the-online-world/]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[Umbro x Foot Locker: our Secret Walls semi-finalists have been chosen]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[The semi-finalists for the Umbro x Foot Locker Secret Walls competition have been chosen - so who will be taking on the 90 minute live challenge next week?]]></description>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.umbro.com/en-gb/blog/umbro-x-foot-locker-our-secret-walls-semi-finalists-have-been-chosen/]]></link>
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				<guid>http://www.umbro.com/en-gb/blog/flying-the-flag-the-wales-2012-away-shirt/</guid>
				<title><![CDATA[Flying The Flag: the Wales 2012 Away shirt]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Inspired by the colours of the iconic Welsh flag, the new 2012/2013 Wales away shirt is available now]]></description>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.umbro.com/en-gb/blog/flying-the-flag-the-wales-2012-away-shirt/]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[Back Of The Net: fine things we&amp;#039;ve found online]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Some of the finest things we&amp;#039;ve found online this week, including Subbuteo Art, international blogs and serious stadium admiration]]></description>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.umbro.com/en-gb/blog/back-of-the-net-fine-things-weve-found-online/]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[Umbro x Foot Locker: we speak to the artists you could be working with]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[We speak to the four street artists involved in our special collaboration with Foot Locker and Secret Walls, who will be mentoring the lucky winners of our competition!]]></description>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.umbro.com/en-gb/blog/umbro-x-foot-locker-we-speak-to-the-artists-you-could-be-working-with/]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[Behind The Scenes: the real story of football shirt collecting]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[What&amp;#039;s it like to be a real football shirt collector? We meet a local Umbro fan who has hundreds of classic shirts in his collection...]]></description>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.umbro.com/en-gb/blog/behind-the-scenes-the-real-story-of-football-shirt-collecting/]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[Think you can impress us with your street art?]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Do you think you&amp;#8217;ve got what it takes to be the latest star in street art? Today Umbro are launching a special collaboration with Foot Locker and Secret Walls, to unearth some of the finest fresh talent across Europe.]]></description>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.umbro.com/en-gb/blog/think-you-can-impress-us-with-your-street-art/]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[Looking Great In Green: the new 2012 Republic Of Ireland Home Shirt]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[The new Republic Of Ireland home shirt, tailored by Umbro for fans and players as they look for qualification success]]></description>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.umbro.com/en-gb/blog/looking-great-in-green-the-new-2012-republic-of-ireland-home-shirt/]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[Back Of The Net: fine football features found online]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Football film festivals, Dynamic teams, the Football League and amazing maps are all included in our round-up of the best football action online.]]></description>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.umbro.com/en-gb/blog/back-of-the-net-fine-football-features-found-online/]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[Back of The Net: some of the finest footy things we&amp;#039;ve spotted this week]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Football clich&amp;#233;s, confessions and infographics all feature in our round up of the best online football action.]]></description>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.umbro.com/en-gb/blog/back-of-the-net-some-of-the-finest-footy-things-weve-spotted-this-week/]]></link>
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				<guid>http://www.umbro.com/en-gb/blog/umbro-classic-football-shirts-the-unknown-kits/</guid>
				<title><![CDATA[Umbro Classic Football Shirts: the unknown kits!]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Can you help us identify any of these shirts from our archive? These fantastic football shirts are part of our collection, but we don&amp;#039;t know what year they&amp;#039;re from.]]></description>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.umbro.com/en-gb/blog/umbro-classic-football-shirts-the-unknown-kits/]]></link>
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				<guid>http://www.umbro.com/en-gb/blog/atltico-paranaense-celebrate-centenary-with-a-special-shirt/</guid>
				<title><![CDATA[Atl&amp;#233;tico Paranaense celebrate centenary with a special shirt]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[A sede do time seria funcionaria em uma ch&amp;#225;cara alugada no Baixad&amp;#227;o da &amp;#193;gua Verde, em Curitiba. Joaquim Am&amp;#233;rico Guimar&amp;#227;es pretendia fazer ali o primeiro est&amp;#225;dio de futebol do Paran&amp;#225;. E assim surgiu o Internacional.]]></description>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.umbro.com/en-gb/blog/atltico-paranaense-celebrate-centenary-with-a-special-shirt/]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[Back Of The Net: more fine football things we&amp;#039;ve found online]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Our regular round up of football things we&amp;#039;ve found online, this week featuring awkward photos and amazing infographics]]></description>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.umbro.com/en-gb/blog/back-of-the-net-more-fine-football-things-weve-found-online/]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[Foreign Fans: how do Chinese supporters end up following City?]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Why do foreign fans choose to support English teams? We speak to some Chinese Manchester City fans about why they chose the Sky Blue]]></description>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.umbro.com/en-gb/blog/foreign-fans-how-do-chinese-supporters-end-up-following-city/]]></link>
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				<guid>http://www.umbro.com/en-gb/blog/umbro-classic-football-shirts-up-to-date-with-the-2000s/</guid>
				<title><![CDATA[Umbro Classic Football Shirts: up to date with the 2000s]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Our journey through the Umbro football shirt archive arrives in the present day today with a gallery of shirts from our most recent decade, the 2000s.]]></description>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.umbro.com/en-gb/blog/umbro-classic-football-shirts-up-to-date-with-the-2000s/]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[Back of The Net: a fresh round up of online football magic]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Best ever strikers, international previews and non league chips feature in our latest round of fun football things we&amp;#039;ve found online]]></description>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.umbro.com/en-gb/blog/back-of-the-net-a-fresh-round-up-of-online-football-magic/]]></link>
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				<guid>http://www.umbro.com/en-gb/blog/michael-owen-we-speak-to-the-striker-after-he-signs-for-stoke/</guid>
				<title><![CDATA[Michael Owen: we speak to the striker after he signs for Stoke]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[In one of his first interviews since signing for the Potters, we spoke to Michael to see how he feels about the move and getting back on the pitch.]]></description>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.umbro.com/en-gb/blog/michael-owen-we-speak-to-the-striker-after-he-signs-for-stoke/]]></link>
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				<guid>http://www.umbro.com/en-gb/blog/boiler-room-5s-the-inside-track-on-the-coolest-tournament-around/</guid>
				<title><![CDATA[Boiler Room 5s: the inside track on the coolest tournament around]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[You&amp;#039;ve seen the video, but what actually happened at the Boiler Room 5s 2012 tournament? Looking back on a super sunny day in London, Boiler Room&amp;#039;s Rhys Coren gives us his write up of how the day went down...]]></description>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.umbro.com/en-gb/blog/boiler-room-5s-the-inside-track-on-the-coolest-tournament-around/]]></link>
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				<guid>http://www.umbro.com/en-gb/blog/umbro-classic-football-shirts-time-for-the-1990s/</guid>
				<title><![CDATA[Umbro Classic Football Shirts: time for the 1990s]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[For many of us, the 1990s might not seem that far away &amp;#8211; it&amp;#8217;s scary to think that plenty of footballers playing today were only born in this decade! As we continue our look back through the extensive Umbro football shirt archive, we&amp;#8217;ve reached the 1990s...]]></description>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.umbro.com/en-gb/blog/umbro-classic-football-shirts-time-for-the-1990s/]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[Grand Stade Lille Metropole: My new home away from home]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[This week our guest blogger Andrew Gibney, founder and editor of French Football Weekly and massive Lille fan, tells us about his trip to Lille&amp;#8217;s first home match against Nancy at their brand new stadium, Grand Stade Lille Metropole.]]></description>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.umbro.com/en-gb/blog/grand-stade-lille-metropole-my-new-home-away-from-home/]]></link>
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				<guid>http://www.umbro.com/en-gb/blog/city-smart-as-they-head-overseas-manchester-city-2012-european-away-shirt/</guid>
				<title><![CDATA[City smart as they head overseas: Manchester City 2012 European Away Shirt]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Set to be worn in all the club&amp;#8217;s European away games and some select Premier League fixtures, the stylish black and carbon shirt is sure to be a favourite with City&amp;#8217;s fans in Manchester and around the world.]]></description>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.umbro.com/en-gb/blog/city-smart-as-they-head-overseas-manchester-city-2012-european-away-shirt/]]></link>
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				<guid>http://www.umbro.com/en-gb/blog/camisetas-de-ftbol-clsicas-de-umbro-los-increbles-80/</guid>
				<title><![CDATA[Camisetas de f&amp;#250;tbol cl&amp;#225;sicas de Umbro: los incre&amp;#237;bles 80]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Esta semana la dedicamos por completo a los 80, ya que nuestra b&amp;#250;squeda por los archivos de camisetas de Umbro ha alcanzado la d&amp;#233;cada en la que el Liverpool domina el campo y los equipos ingleses fueron sancionados sin participar en competiciones europeas.]]></description>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.umbro.com/en-gb/blog/camisetas-de-ftbol-clsicas-de-umbro-los-increbles-80/]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[Sun-kissed and set for success: the new Peru 2012 home shirt]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Peru have unveiled their new home shirt, tailored by Umbro. The South American giants have once again looked to the history of their nation and their heritage on the football pitch for inspiration, combining to create a modern shirt that will inspired both players and fans.]]></description>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.umbro.com/en-gb/blog/sun-kissed-and-set-for-success-the-new-peru-2012-home-shirt/]]></link>
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				<guid>http://www.umbro.com/en-gb/blog/manchester-vs-nyc-citys-firefighters-hit-the-football-pitch-for-charity/</guid>
				<title><![CDATA[Manchester vs NYC: city&amp;#8217;s firefighters hit the football pitch for charity]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[On Sunday, two groups of firemen will be playing at the new Salford City Stadium, bringing a distinctly international air to proceedings as they look to raise plenty of money for charity.]]></description>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.umbro.com/en-gb/blog/manchester-vs-nyc-citys-firefighters-hit-the-football-pitch-for-charity/]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[Behind The Scenes: the life of a Soccer AM producer]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[What&amp;#039;s it like to work on top football TV show Soccer AM? We go Behind The Scenes with producer Chris Nutbeam]]></description>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.umbro.com/en-gb/blog/behind-the-scenes-the-life-of-a-soccer-am-producer/]]></link>
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				<guid>http://www.umbro.com/en-gb/blog/welsh-wonders-new-wales-2012-home-shirt-to-be-debuted-tonight/</guid>
				<title><![CDATA[Welsh Wonders: new Wales 2012 home shirt to be debuted tonight]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[As they look forward to the start of their World Cup qualification campaign, Wales have unveiled their new 2012 home kit, tailored by Umbro.]]></description>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.umbro.com/en-gb/blog/welsh-wonders-new-wales-2012-home-shirt-to-be-debuted-tonight/]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[Umbro Classic Football Shirts: some of our finest 1970s specials]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[We&amp;#8217;re continuing our dive through the Umbro football shirt archive today with a look at one of the most exciting eras in football design &amp;#8211; the 1970s]]></description>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.umbro.com/en-gb/blog/umbro-classic-football-shirts-some-of-our-finest-1970s-specials/]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[Neo Pro DPS: our new gloves ready for the new season]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[With Manchester City kicking off in the Community Shield on Sunday, the 2012/13 season will be underway, with Joe Hart sure to be playing a big part in between the sticks.]]></description>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.umbro.com/en-gb/blog/neo-pro-dps-our-new-gloves-ready-for-the-new-season/]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[FA Cup Kicks Off: Wembley dreams start this weekend]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[It might be a long time until some of the favourites get involved, but this weekend sees the start of FA Cup excitement for many non-league teams up-and-down the country, as the Extra Preliminary Round kicks off.]]></description>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.umbro.com/en-gb/blog/fa-cup-kicks-off-wembley-dreams-start-this-weekend/]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[Lille supporters help to reveal the new LOSC third shirt]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Highlighting the links between supporters and the club that make LOSC more than just a football team, some of the team&amp;#8217;s supporters have been chosen to unveil the new Lille OSC third shirt.]]></description>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.umbro.com/en-gb/blog/lille-supporters-help-to-reveal-the-new-losc-third-shirt/]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[Umbro Classic Football Shirts: check out our 1960s specials]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Now, we&amp;#039;re sharing some of our classic football shirts through our Facebook timeline, which allows us to show what was going on in the Umbro world around the time that these shirts came out.]]></description>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.umbro.com/en-gb/blog/umbro-classic-football-shirt-check-out-our-1960s-specials/]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[Boiler Room 5s: we speak to the men behind the action]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Bringing together some of the finest record labels, magazines and clothing stores from London and around the UK in a 5-a-side tournament, Boiler Room 5s is set to be one of the most stylish sporting events in the capital this weekend.]]></description>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.umbro.com/en-gb/blog/boiler-room-5s-we-speak-to-the-men-behind-the-action/]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[Kaleidoscope Orchestra Tailored At Dale Street]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[A colourful collection of classically-trained musicians with a love for beats and breaks, the Kaleidoscope Orchestra are the latest act to be Tailored At Dale Street.]]></description>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.umbro.com/en-gb/blog/kaleidoscope-orchestra-tailored-at-dale-street/]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[Athletic Club 2012: Bilbao&amp;#039;s finest are kitted out in style]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Now, as they look to make their mark in La Liga and in the Europa League once again, we can reveal the 2012/13 football kits for Athletic Club Bilbao.]]></description>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.umbro.com/en-gb/blog/athletic-club-2012-bilbaos-finest-are-kitted-out-in-style/]]></link>
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				<guid>http://www.umbro.com/en-gb/blog/show-your-city-manchester-city-away-shirt-is-unveiled-in-beijing/</guid>
				<title><![CDATA[Show Your City: Manchester City away shirt is unveiled in Beijing]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[The Manchester City 2012 home and away shirts are on sale now, head here for our complete MCFC collection.]]></description>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.umbro.com/en-gb/blog/show-your-city-manchester-city-away-shirt-is-unveiled-in-beijing/]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[Joe Hart talks to Umbro about the new Manchester City goalkeeper kit]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[As he looks forward to another season as first choice goalkeeper for England and Manchester City, Joe Hart speaks to Umbro about his success so far and the new Manchester City goalkeeper kits.]]></description>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.umbro.com/en-gb/blog/joe-hart-talks-to-umbro-about-the-new-manchester-city-goalkeeper-kit/]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[Samir Nasri talks to Umbro about the new Manchester City Home Kit]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[As the new Manchester City 2012 football kits go on sale, Umbro speaks to French forward Samir Nasri.]]></description>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.umbro.com/en-gb/blog/samir-nasri-talks-to-umbro-about-the-new-manchester-city-home-kit/]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[Vincent Kompany talks to Umbro about the new Manchester City Home Kit]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[After revealing the new Manchester City 2012 kits alongside Noel Gallagher, club captain Vincent Kompany speaks to Umbro.]]></description>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.umbro.com/en-gb/blog/vincent-kompany-talks-to-umbro-about-the-new-manchester-city-home-kit/]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[David Silva talks to Umbro about the new Manchester City Home Kit]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Celebrating the launch of the new Manchester City home kit, Spanish star David Silva talks to Umbro.]]></description>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.umbro.com/en-gb/blog/david-silva-talks-to-umbro-about-the-new-manchester-city-home-kit/]]></link>
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				<guid>http://www.umbro.com/en-gb/blog/mario-balotelli-talks-to-umbro-about-the-new-manchester-city-2012-home-kit/</guid>
				<title><![CDATA[Mario Balotelli talks to Umbro about the new Manchester City 2012 Home Kit]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Celebrating the launch of the new Manchester City home kit, Umbro talk to the club&amp;#039;s star striker Mario Balotelli.]]></description>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.umbro.com/en-gb/blog/mario-balotelli-talks-to-umbro-about-the-new-manchester-city-2012-home-kit/]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[Umbro and John Smedley hit the track together for an athletic summer]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[The running vest and track sweater have been reimagined by Umbro and Matlock-based knitwear experts John Smedley, creating two smart, super-stylish pieces of clothing for a sporting summer wardrobe.]]></description>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.umbro.com/en-gb/blog/umbro-and-john-smedley-hit-the-track-together-for-an-athletic-summer/]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[Fresh looks for Umbro&amp;#039;s finest football boots]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[All three of Umbro&amp;#039;s finest boots - the GT II, the Geometra and the Speciali 3 - have been given a fresh facelift for the new season, and we can&amp;#039;t wait to see them starring on pitches up and down the country when the action kicks off next month.]]></description>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.umbro.com/en-gb/blog/fresh-looks-for-umbros-finest-football-boots/]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[Show Your City: MCFC reach the peak to reveal the new home shirt]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[That&amp;#8217;s the thinking behind the latest winner for the Show Your City competition, a challenge from Umbro and Manchester City to the club&amp;#8217;s fans to come up with great ideas for their kit launches.]]></description>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.umbro.com/en-gb/blog/show-your-city-mcfc-reach-the-peak-to-reveal-the-new-home-shirt/]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[Show Your City: young MCFC fans recreate golden moments]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[One of the most imaginative entries to our Show Your City competition, Will Clothier is a deserving winner of Umbro and Manchester City&amp;#8217;s challenge to reveal the club&amp;#8217;s new football kits in an interesting and exciting way.]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Music Icon Damon Albarn Joins Umbro&amp;#8217;s Faces Of England]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Damon Albarn, one of the finest musicians this country has ever produced, was today unveiled as the second English icon to feature in our &amp;#8220;Faces of England&amp;#8221; campaign.]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Show Your City: MCFC fan and volunteer turns up the heat]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Throughout the week, we&amp;#8217;re highlighting the fantastic winning ideas that were entered into our Show Your City competition, run by Umbro and Manchester City to find unusual and exciting ways to launch the club&amp;#8217;s new kits.]]></description>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.umbro.com/en-gb/blog/show-your-city-mcfc-fan-and-volunteer-turns-up-the-heat/]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[Show Your City: the new Manchester City 2012 home shirt heads into space]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[To celebrate the launch of the new Manchester City football kits, Umbro and the club asked fans to Show Your City and come up with some interesting, unusual and exciting ways to reveal the new MCFC strips.]]></description>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.umbro.com/en-gb/blog/show-your-city-the-new-manchester-city-2012-home-shirt-heads-into-space/]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[Behind The Scenes with captain Vincent Kompany and Kevin Cummins]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[We&amp;#039;ve already shown you the fantastic reveal of the new Manchester City home and away kits, where we brought Noel Gallagher and Vincent Kompany together for a historic meeting of great minds.]]></description>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.umbro.com/en-gb/blog/behind-the-scenes-with-captain-vincent-kompany-and-kevin-cummins/]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[Show Your City: Manchester City&amp;#8217;s finest fans reveal the new home shirt in style]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Back in May, Umbro and Manchester City asked fans of the club to come up with ideas on how they would reveal the club&amp;#8217;s new shirts. We wanted the interesting, the unusual, the outlandish &amp;#8211; and we got them!]]></description>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.umbro.com/en-gb/blog/show-your-city-manchester-citys-finest-fans-reveal-the-new-home-shirt-in-style/]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[What A Life! Noel Gallagher and Vincent Kompany launch the new Manchester City shirt 2012]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[In what must stand as one of our coolest shirt launches yet, today we can unveil the new Manchester City home shirts for the 2012/13 season, worn by club captain Vincent Kompany and one of the club&amp;#8217;s biggest fans, rock legend Noel Gallagher.]]></description>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.umbro.com/en-gb/blog/what-a-life-noel-gallagher-and-vincent-kompany-launch-the-new-manchester-city-shirt-2012/]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[City Smart : Noel and Kompany reveal Manchester City away shirt 2012]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Here&amp;#039;s the new Manchester City 2012 away shirt, modelled by Noel Gallagher and club captain Vincent Kompany.]]></description>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.umbro.com/en-gb/blog/city-smart--noel-and-kompany-reveal-manchester-city-away-shirt-2012/]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[The Alternative View: Paul Sinha examines this summer&amp;#039;s big tournament]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Our resident expert for this summer&amp;#039;s football, comedian Paul Sinha has been providing us with some enlightened insights over the past few weeks as the action has unfolded. Here, Paul looks back on the tournament and gives us his opinion on how it all panned out...]]></description>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.umbro.com/en-gb/blog/the-alternative-view-paul-sinha-examines-this-summers-big-tournament/]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[An alternative way of looking at the action]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[The Umbro graphics team have been burrowing away for the last few weeks of the tournament, and have come up with this terrific infographic that brings the whole thing to life once again.]]></description>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.umbro.com/en-gb/blog/an-alternative-way-of-looking-at-the-action/]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[Southampton FC: smart new shirts for a Premier League challenge]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Tailored by Umbro for the team&amp;#039;s return to the Premier League, this is the smart new Southampton 2012/13 home shirt. Following their successful promotion campaign, Southampton will kick off the new season in August as a member of the Premier League.]]></description>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.umbro.com/en-gb/blog/southampton-fc-smart-new-shirts-for-a-premier-league-challenge/]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[Back Of The Net: our irregular ramble around the best of the internet]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[With this summer&amp;#039;s football set to draw to a dramatic close on Sunday, we thought it&amp;#039;d be a good time to bring out our irregular look at some of the finest things the internet has been saying about the world of football.]]></description>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.umbro.com/en-gb/blog/back-of-the-net-our-irregular-ramble-around-the-best-of-the-internet/]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[Riz MC: Tailored At Dale Street]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[The latest act that we&amp;#039;re showcasing as part of our Tailored At Dale Street series has probably been seen more often recently in the cinema, starring in Plan B&amp;#039;s Ill Manors film.]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[The Alternative View: Paul Sinha looks back at England&amp;#039;s exit]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[We have to face up to it eventually...England are out. And on penalties, again. Luckily, our guest pundit for the summer Paul Sinha has been brave enough to examine the way England exited the tournament - here&amp;#039;s what the comedian, quiz expert and football fan had to say...]]></description>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.umbro.com/en-gb/blog/the-alternative-view-paul-sinha-looks-back-at-englands-exit/]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[Kiss The Badge and show your support ahead of England vs Italy]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Throughout the competition, we&amp;#039;ve been asking fans to upload passionate pictures to our Facebook and Twitter pages under the heading of #KissTheBadge, and we&amp;#039;ve had a great response so far - you can see some of the best ones on our Pinterest board.]]></description>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.umbro.com/en-gb/blog/kiss-the-badge-and-show-your-support-ahead-of-england-vs-italy/]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[Michel Salgado looks back on the first week of the big tournament]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[We&amp;#039;ve had a week of fantastic football to enjoy, but what have the experts made of Europe&amp;#039;s finest so far? We&amp;#039;ve got one of the most respected pundits around to give us his verdict on the first week of games, and what we can look forward to in the rest of the tournament]]></description>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.umbro.com/en-gb/blog/michel-salgado-looks-back-on-the-first-week-of-the-big-tournament/]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[Icons Reissued Special Edition: a colourful way to support England]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[One way to stand out from the crowd whilst showing your support for the team is the new Icons Reissued Special Edition collection, a limited range that puts a colourful spin on some Umbro classics.]]></description>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.umbro.com/en-gb/blog/icons-reissued-special-edition-a-colourful-way-to-support-england/]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[Rachel Yankey Looks Forward To England&amp;#039;s Sunday Special]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[We&amp;#039;re in the midst of some top football action at the moment, but there&amp;#039;s even more to come - England Women&amp;#039;s football team are also in action this weekend with a vital qualification match against Holland tomorrow.]]></description>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.umbro.com/en-gb/blog/rachel-yankey-looks-forward-to-englands-sunday-special/]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[Michel Salgado gives his verdict on Europe&amp;#8217;s big tournament]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[As a player with over 50 caps for Spain and a respected football pundit, Michel Salgado is a man worth listening to. With a summer of football set to explode into life today, we asked the former Real Madrid and Blackburn Rovers man for his opinion on the tournament.]]></description>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.umbro.com/en-gb/blog/michel-salgado-gives-his-verdict-on-europes-big-tournament/]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[England Inspiration: grab the shirt from Gazza&amp;#039;s greatest game]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[That goal against Scotland, the dentist&amp;#039;s chair, 4-1 against the Dutch - Euro 96 holds a lot of great memories for England fans, and Gazza was at the heart of most of them.]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Umbro Teamwear: kit out your squad in style]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Whatever level of football you play at, you want to look good on the pitch, and it&amp;#039;s at this time of year that many teams start to think about their new kits for the forthcoming season. With that in mind, Umbro have unveiled their teamwear selection for the 2012/13 season.]]></description>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.umbro.com/en-gb/blog/umbro-teamwear-kit-out-your-squad-in-style/]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[Hudderfield Town Home Shirt 2012/13]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Following their dramatic play-off win to secure promotion to the Championship, Huddersfield Town have unveiled their smart new home kit for the 2012/13 season, tailored by Umbro.]]></description>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.umbro.com/en-gb/blog/hudderfield-town-home-shirt-201213/]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[The Alternative View: comedian Paul Sinha examines England&amp;#039;s chances]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[As the excitement over this summer&amp;#039;s football reaches fever pitch, every man and his dog has an opinion on the tournament and England&amp;#039;s chances. To avoid stating the obvious, we&amp;#039;ve got someone a little bit different to give us his take on the team ahead of their first game t]]></description>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.umbro.com/en-gb/blog/the-alternative-view-comedian-paul-sinha-examines-englands-chances/]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[What can England expect from France? We get the expert view]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[England take on France in a couple of hours as this summer&amp;#039;s big tournament really kicks into life, but what can Roy&amp;#039;s boys expect from our continental neighbours? We&amp;#039;ve got some real insight from someone that really knows his stuff - Andrew Gibney of French Football Weekly]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Lille 2012: Nous Sommes Les Dogues]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[ As they prepare to move to a magnificent new stadium and look forward to another strong season at home and in Europe, Lille OSC have unveiled their new football kits, Tailored by Umbro. ]]></description>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.umbro.com/en-gb/blog/lille-2012-nous-sommes-les-dogues/]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[Kiss The Badge and win a great England prize!]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Like Gazza, we&amp;#039;re proud to be behind England this summer as they look for European glory, and today we&amp;#039;re unveiling a great competition that&amp;#039;ll allow you to show your support!]]></description>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.umbro.com/en-gb/blog/kiss-the-badge-and-win-a-great-england-prize/]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[Gazza Myths 2: more stories from the man himself ]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[We&rsquo;ve got more legendary Gazza stories for you today, as we celebrate the footballing icon and the pride he gives us as England fans. ]]></description>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.umbro.com/en-gb/blog/gazza-myths-2-more-stories-from-the-man-himself-/]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[Gazza Myths 3: a pneumatic drill and a robot]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[We&rsquo;ve got more great Gazza stories for you today, as the man himself gives us a fascinating insight into his extraordinary life.]]></description>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.umbro.com/en-gb/blog/gazza-myths-3-a-pneumatic-drill-and-a-robot/]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[Gazza: the myths and the man]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Over the course of the next five days, we&rsquo;re going to reveal some of the answers that Gazza gave after we quizzed him on some of the most outrageous myths we&rsquo;d heard about him. Needless to say they&rsquo;re almost all true!]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Happy Birthday Gazza! Celebrate and win an England shirt]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Want to celebrate with Gazza and win an England shirt? All you have to do is find one of our posters that are proudly displayed across England and get your picture taken next to it. ]]></description>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.umbro.com/en-gb/blog/happy-birthday-gazza-celebrate-and-win-an-england-shirt/]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[Gazza: Tailored by Umbro]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[As proud sponsors of the England team, Umbro are keen to celebrate the icons that have made history over the years, the Faces Of England , and they don&rsquo;t get much more iconic than Paul Gascoigne.]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Umbro Blog: moving to a new home]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[After a good few years in one location, the Umbro blog is feeling the need to test itself at another level, to try and win trophies and prove its abilities on the big stage. With that in mind, you&amp;#039;ll now be able to find the Umbro blog as part of Umbro.com. This won&amp;#039;t]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Skittles: Tailored at Dale Street]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Over the last twelve months, we&rsquo;ve been celebrating the finest new music that Manchester has to offer with Tailored At Dale Street, and had some pretty cool night down at our design studio in the process.]]></description>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.umbro.com/en-gb/blog/skittles-tailored-at-dale-street/]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[Blackburn Rovers Home Shirt 2012/13]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[With a traditional, smart look, the new Blackburn Rovers home shirt is sure to give players and fans some pride and passion ahead of the 2012/13 season. ]]></description>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.umbro.com/en-gb/blog/blackburn-rovers-home-shirt-201213/]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[Blackburn Rovers Home Shirt 2012/13]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[With a traditional, smart look, the new Blackburn Rovers home shirt is sure to give players and fans some pride and passion ahead of the 2012/13 season. As they look to return to the Premier League at the first attempt, Blackburn will be wearing this smart halved shirt for all]]></description>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.umbro.com/en-gb/blog/blackburn-rovers-home-shirt-201213-1/]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[Umbro Kits On Show This Summer]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[With the domestic football season almost over and the squads announced for this summer&amp;#039;s big tournament, the excitement is really starting to build for the European Championships. With three teams wearing Umbro football kits at the tournament, there&amp;#039;s going to be a]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Umbro Kits On Show This Summer]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[With the domestic football season almost over and the squads announced for this summer&rsquo;s big tournament, the excitement is really starting to build for the European Championships]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Liverpool Sound City: football and music in our neighbouring city]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[A terrific event taking place just down the road from us, Liverpool Sound City has become a fixture of the music calendar since it was launched in 2008, thanks to the city&amp;#039;s long-standing love affair with all kinds of music. The only thing that can rival music in Liverpudlian]]></description>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.umbro.com/en-gb/blog/liverpool-sound-city-football-and-music-in-our-neighbouring-city-1/]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[Liverpool Sound City: football and music in our neighbouring city]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[A terrific event taking place just down the road from us, Liverpool Sound City has become a fixture of the music calendar since it was launched in 2008]]></description>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.umbro.com/en-gb/blog/liverpool-sound-city-football-and-music-in-our-neighbouring-city/]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[England 2012: Joe Hart answers your questions]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[On the day he was named as part of England&amp;#039;s 23-man squad for the forthcoming European Championships, you can catch goalkeeper Joe Hart answering some of the questions you submitted to us via Facebook and Twitter. 

There were some great questions from you lot for Joe,]]></description>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.umbro.com/en-gb/blog/england-2012-joe-hart-answers-your-questions-1/]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[England Squad Announced Today]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Today&amp;#039;s the day that England manager Roy Hodgson reveals his 23-man squad for this summer&amp;#039;s European Championships, with plenty of speculation around who will be travelling to Poland and the Ukraine. Who do you think will be going? Plenty of people have already put]]></description>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.umbro.com/en-gb/blog/england-squad-announced-today/]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[England 2012: Joe Hart answers your questions]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[On the day he was named as part of England&rsquo;s 23-man squad for the forthcoming European Championships, you can catch goalkeeper Joe Hart answering some of the questions you submitted to us via Facebook and Twitter. ]]></description>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.umbro.com/en-gb/blog/england-2012-joe-hart-answers-your-questions/]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[Win a Manchester City shirt signed by Liam Gallagher]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[He launched the shirt in a special way last summer, so it was only fitting that Liam Gallagher was at the centre of the celebrations yesterday as Manchester City clinched the Premier League title. These fantastic pictures were captured by some of Umbro&amp;#039;s own MCFC fans in]]></description>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.umbro.com/en-gb/blog/win-a-manchester-city-shirt-signed-by-liam-gallagher/]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[Manchester City: Champions parade in Manchester today]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Any City fans make it into work today? If you want to celebrate the Premier League title win with the club, there&amp;#039;s a parade in Manchester city centre this evening. Here&amp;#039;s the details:

The open-top bus tour with the team will depart from Albert Square at 6.30pm taking]]></description>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.umbro.com/en-gb/blog/manchester-city-champions-parade-in-manchester-today/]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[Manchester City: Premier League Champions]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[What a finish! Congratulations to Manchester City, Premier League champions 2011/12 after a thrilling last minute victory over QPR. Once you City fans have got your breath back, you can celebrate with these great special edition home shirts, which are being worn by the players]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Canada celebrates its Centenary with a special shirt]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[On June 27th 1912, the Canadian Men&amp;#039;s National Team was formed, but they played their first ever game on international soil in 1925, beating their neighbours the USA 1-0 in a friendly fixture. To celebrate their 100th birthday, Umbro and the Canadian Soccer Association have]]></description>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.umbro.com/en-gb/blog/canada-celebrates-its-centenary-with-a-special-shirt-1/]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[Canada celebrates its Centenary with a special shirt]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[On June 27th 1912, the Canadian Men&rsquo;s National Team was formed, but they played their first ever game on international soil in 1925]]></description>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.umbro.com/en-gb/blog/canada-celebrates-its-centenary-with-a-special-shirt/]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[Athletic Club Bilbao: European glory awaits]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[It&amp;#039;s a big night in Bucharest this evening as two Spanish giants meet in the Europa League Final, with one team in particular getting plenty of support from the UK. Ever since they beat Manchester United earlier in the tournament, Athletic Club de Bilbao have been the team]]></description>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.umbro.com/en-gb/blog/athletic-club-bilbao-european-glory-awaits/]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[Neo 2: our FA Cup Final competition winner]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Here&amp;#039;s a great picture of Elliot Mercer, the 14 year-old Chelsea fan who was the winner of our FA Cup competition. Elliot won the chance to present the official Umbro Neo 2 matchball to referee Phil Dowd before the game, before watching his team beat Liverpool 2-1 in the]]></description>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.umbro.com/en-gb/blog/neo-2-our-fa-cup-final-competition-winner/]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[FA Cup Final: win Speciali boots signed by Andy Carroll]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Today&amp;#039;s FA Cup Final between two top teams is bound to be cracker, but we&amp;#039;re making it even more exciting for anyone watching at home with a great opportunity to win some Umbro football boots signed by Andy Carroll.

The Liverpool and England striker will be hoping]]></description>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.umbro.com/en-gb/blog/fa-cup-final-win-speciali-boots-signed-by-andy-carroll-1/]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[FA Cup Final: win Speciali boots signed by Andy Carroll]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Today&rsquo;s FA Cup Final between two top teams is bound to be cracker, but we&rsquo;re making it even more exciting for anyone watching at home with a great opportunity to win some Umbro football boots signed by Andy Carroll.]]></description>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.umbro.com/en-gb/blog/fa-cup-final-win-speciali-boots-signed-by-andy-carroll/]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[St George Collection: on sale today!]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[With the appointment of Roy Hodgson as England manager and the end of the season in sight, excitement and interest in this summer&amp;#039;s European Championships is starting to build. It&amp;#039;s the perfect time to kit yourself out for the summer then, with the St George Collection]]></description>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.umbro.com/en-gb/blog/st-george-collection-on-sale-today/]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[Rangers Home Shirt: the spirit of &amp;#039;72]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Forty years on from one of their greatest victories, Rangers have used their 1972 triumph as the inspiration for a smart new home shirt, Tailored by Umbro. In 1972, Rangers beat Dynamo Moscow 3-2 in the European Cup Winner&amp;#039;s Cup Final, held at the Nou Camp in Barcelona,]]></description>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.umbro.com/en-gb/blog/rangers-home-shirt-the-spirit-of-72/]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[Neo 2: a closer look at our special new football]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Footballs - they&amp;#039;re round, full of air, and you kick them into the back of the net. That&amp;#039;s all there is to it, isn&amp;#039;t it? Well, in one way, it is - but there&amp;#039;s a lot of thought and innovation that goes into the creation of a football that does exactly what]]></description>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.umbro.com/en-gb/blog/neo-2-a-closer-look-at-our-special-new-football-1/]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[Neo 2: a closer look at our special new football]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Footballs &ndash; they&rsquo;re round, full of air, and you kick them into the back of the net. That&rsquo;s all there is to it, isn&rsquo;t it? Well, in one way, it is &ndash; but there&rsquo;s a lot of thought and innovation that goes into the creation of a football that does exactly what it should do. ]]></description>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.umbro.com/en-gb/blog/neo-2-a-closer-look-at-our-special-new-football/]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[Joe Hart talks Manchester City, fans and new kits on derby day]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Ahead of tonight&amp;#8217;s massive Manchester derby, we took the opportunity to speak to City&amp;#8217;s man between the sticks, Joe Hart. After recently putting in some fantastic performances for his club, starring in our Show Your City video and celebrating his 25th birthday, we]]></description>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.umbro.com/en-gb/blog/joe-hart-talks-manchester-city-fans-and-new-kits-on-derby-day/]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[Neo 2 Football: win tickets to the FA Cup Final &amp;#38; deliver the match ball]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Fancy going to the FA Cup Final and delivering the official matchball to referee Phil Dowd? To celebrate the launch of Umbro&amp;#039;s brand new Neo 2 Pro football, we&amp;#039;re offering one lucky fan and a friend this exciting opportunity.

The FA Cup Final with Budweiser is always]]></description>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.umbro.com/en-gb/blog/neo-2-football-win-tickets-to-the-fa-cup-final-deliver-the-match-ball/]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[St George Collection: a fresh look for our top gloves]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[All week we&amp;#8217;ve been introducing you to the St George Collection, a special range inspired by England&amp;#8217;s patron saint and Umbro&amp;#8217;s unique football insight, headed up by a new look for our iconic football boots. Today we wanted to introduce you to another part of]]></description>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.umbro.com/en-gb/blog/st-george-collection-a-fresh-look-for-our-top-gloves/]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[St George Collection: travel in style]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[With it being St George&amp;#8217;s Day this week we&amp;#8217;ve been unveiling our new collection, inspired by the flag of England&amp;#8217;s patron saint, which features a smart range of kits and boots for England players and fans. But what about carrying it all off? Today, we&amp;#8217;ve]]></description>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.umbro.com/en-gb/blog/st-george-collection-travel-in-style-1/]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[St George Collection: travel in style]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[With it being St George&rsquo;s Day this week we&rsquo;ve been unveiling our new collection, inspired by the flag of England&rsquo;s patron saint, which features a smart range of kits and boots for England players and fans. ]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Umbro Want You To Show Your City and Launch Their 2012 Manchester City Kit]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Manchester City have got some superstar footballers in their squad, but that doesn&amp;#039;t mean they&amp;#039;re great actors! As you can see in the video above, City&amp;#039;s stars fluffed their lines, so they&amp;#039;re asking fans of the club from around the world to do it for them.

As]]></description>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.umbro.com/en-gb/blog/umbro-want-you-to-show-your-city-and-launch-their-2012-manchester-city-kit-1/]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[Umbro Want You To Show Your City and Launch Their 2012 Manchester City Kit]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Manchester City have got some superstar footballers in their squad, but that doesn&rsquo;t mean they&rsquo;re great actors! As you can see in the video above, City&rsquo;s stars fluffed their lines, so they&rsquo;re asking fans of the club from around the world to do it for them.]]></description>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.umbro.com/en-gb/blog/umbro-want-you-to-show-your-city-and-launch-their-2012-manchester-city-kit/]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[St. George Collection: Umbro&amp;#8217;s special boot collection]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Yesterday, we gave a tantalising glimpse of the special Umbro St George collection football boots we&amp;#8217;ve created for our players, inspired by the flag of England&amp;#8217;s patron saint. Today, we can take a closer look at the special look we&amp;#8217;ve given to our three trademark]]></description>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.umbro.com/en-gb/blog/st-george-collection-umbros-special-boot-collection-1/]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[St. George Collection: Umbro&rsquo;s special boot collection]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Yesterday, we gave a tantalising glimpse of the special Umbro St George collection football boots we&rsquo;ve created for our players, inspired by the flag of England&rsquo;s patron saint. ]]></description>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.umbro.com/en-gb/blog/st-george-collection-umbros-special-boot-collection/]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[Happy St George&amp;#8217;s Day: Umbro launch the St George Collection]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Happy St George&amp;#8217;s Day! As the England football team look ahead to this summer&amp;#8217;s action, we&amp;#8217;re excited to reveal our complete St George collection, the kits, boots and bags that we hope will lead the squad to success. The whole St George collection features the]]></description>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.umbro.com/en-gb/blog/happy-st-georges-day-umbro-launch-the-st-george-collection/]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[Back Of The Net: the finest things on the web this week]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Is there an official point when &amp;#039;squeeky-bum time&amp;#039; begins? If there isn&amp;#039;t, we can safely say that we&amp;#039;re deep in the midst of it already - teams have been promoted and relegated already, with just a handful of games left for those still looking for success]]></description>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.umbro.com/en-gb/blog/back-of-the-net-the-finest-things-on-the-web-this-week-2/]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[Athletic Club Bilbao: good luck tonight!]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[As the song goes: &amp;#34;Thursday night, Channel 5...&amp;#34; That&amp;#039;s where you&amp;#039;ll be able to watch Athletic Club in their Europa League semi-final against Sporting Lisbon this evening. It&amp;#039;s the first leg over in Portugal tonight, so we thought we&amp;#039;d share this great]]></description>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.umbro.com/en-gb/blog/athletic-club-bilbao-good-luck-tonight/]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[The other side of Umbro: a musical maestro hidden in our midst]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Here at Umbro, football takes up a lot of our time, but that doesn&amp;#039;t mean we&amp;#039;re not into other stuff as well though. Music is another massive passion for a lot of here, and none more so than our graphics head honcho Simon Ham. He recently revealed to us that he&amp;#039;s]]></description>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.umbro.com/en-gb/blog/the-other-side-of-umbro-a-musical-maestro-hidden-in-our-midst/]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[Geometra Pro Touch: Joe Hart&amp;#039;s finest now on sale]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[As we&amp;#039;re now deep in what could be considered the &amp;#039;business end&amp;#039; of the football season, a good pair of goalkeeper gloves could be the difference between success and failure. The new Geometra Pro Touch goalkeeper gloves have certainly been put to the test at the]]></description>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.umbro.com/en-gb/blog/geometra-pro-touch-joe-harts-finest-now-on-sale/]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[Want to win an England Anthem Jacket?]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[As part of our ongoing celebration of the new England home kit, this week we&amp;#039;ve got a great competition over on our Facebook page. The smart England 2012 Anthem jacket is on offer to three prize winners, along with an official England ball and bag, if you answer one simple]]></description>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.umbro.com/en-gb/blog/want-to-win-an-england-anthem-jacket/]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[Umbro to help Cowdenbeath to a happy ending ?]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Did you know Cowdenbeath wear Umbro? Or do you even know where Cowdenbeath play? The club, who play in the Scottish Second Division, could be one of the first sides to secure promotion this season, so we thought it was a nice time to shine a light on the Kingdom Of Fife. Cowdenbeath]]></description>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.umbro.com/en-gb/blog/umbro-to-help-cowdenbeath-to-a-happy-ending/]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[MCFC: win a tee signed by a City star]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Our competition-winning Manchester City tee shirt has been a great success since it went on sale at the recent game vs Sunderland, with the MCFC players wearing it during their warm up. We&amp;#039;ve now got an even better offer for City fans who want to raise money for the club&amp;#039;s]]></description>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.umbro.com/en-gb/blog/mcfc-win-a-tee-signed-by-a-city-star/]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[Picture Perfect: get a good look at Umbro on Pinterest]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Have you taken a look at Pinterest yet? If you&amp;#039;ve not heard of this great new site, Pinterest is a place to gather together any cool images you find online, creating some incredibly good looking pin boards. With almost 90 years of history and a huge collection of kits from]]></description>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.umbro.com/en-gb/blog/picture-perfect-get-a-good-look-at-umbro-on-pinterest/]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[Spiel Magazine: appreciating the art of football]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[In the age of the internet, fanzines and football magazines have suffered or been forced online &amp;#8211; so in some ways it&amp;#8217;s surprising to see some new publications on the scene here in the UK. The likes of Spiel, The Blizzard and Green Soccer Journal have all arrived over]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Win a signed England 2012 home shirt]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Want to win the new England 2012 home shirt, signed by three members of the England squad? You best be quick! On our Facebook page we&amp;#039;re offering fans the chance to win this fantastic prize through a special competition, but it closes at midnight tonight. 

To enter the]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Spiel Magazine: appreciating the art of football]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[In the age of the internet, fanzines and football magazines have suffered or been forced online]]></description>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.umbro.com/en-gb/blog/spiel-magazine-appreciating-the-art-of-football/]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[Palace x Umbro: how did it all come about?]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[We know that everyone&amp;#8217;s been really impressed with our collaboration project with London skaters Palace, so we thought that you&amp;#8217;d want to know more about how this unique meeting of minds came about. We spoke to Palace&amp;#8217;s main man Lev Tanju about putting his mark]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Palace x Umbro: how did it all come about?]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[We know that everyone&rsquo;s been really impressed with our collaboration project with London skaters Palace, so we thought that you&rsquo;d want to know more about how this unique meeting of minds came about. ]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Ghosting Season: Tailored At Dale Street]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Having recently done remixes for Radiohead and released their excellent Far End Of The Graveyard EP, we&amp;#039;re delighted to have Ghosting Season as the latest band to feature in our Tailored At Dale Street series. The Manchester-based duo were chosen by Now Wave to appear on]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Palace x Umbro: the collection]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Plenty of people have been talking about our collaboration with Palace since the details were revealed last week, and we thought you might enjoy a look at the complete range which is now on sale in selected skate stores across the UK. Putting their own spin on some iconic Umbro]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Ghosting Season: Tailored At Dale Street]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Having recently done remixes for Radiohead and released their excellent Far End Of The Graveyard EP, we're delighted to have Ghosting Season as the latest band to feature in our Tailored At Dale Street series. ]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[MCFC Tee Competition: the winning design]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[After weeks of speculation and thousands of votes, here&amp;#039;s the winner of our Manchester City tee shirt design competition, which was announced on Saturday as the club&amp;#039;s players wore the winning design during their pre-match warm up. The winning design by City fan Andrew]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[England 2012: what kits will the team wear this summer?]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[The sun has been out this week here in Manchester which has naturally got us thinking about summer, and Euro 2012 in particular - it&amp;#039;s only 70 days until the big tournament kicks off, not that we&amp;#039;re counting!

With that in mind, we thought you might be interested]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Peru Away 2012: inspired by 25 million fans]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[As they look forward to the second leg of their traditional derby against Chile on April 11th, we thought you might want to see the new Peru 2012 away shirt, which will be worn by the national side as they aim to qualify for the 2014 World Cup. Qualification has already kicked]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Can you help to find a Ukraine shirt?]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[As you guys are such a knowledgeable bunch when it comes to football shirts, we thought you might be able to help out a collector with a very interesting mission. Adam Hnatiw is a Ukraine fan, and is looking to collect all the Ukrainian national football shirts that have been]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Are you an England look-a-like?]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Are you a look-a-like of an England superstar? If so, you could be a winner! Today we&amp;#039;ve launched a great competition that gives you the chance to win the complete England 2012 shirt collection - the home, away and goalkeeper shirt. All you need to do is find a picture of]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[A Taxing Team: it&amp;#039;s our team of Budget Footballers]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[With the budget being on everyone&amp;#039;s mind this week, we thought it was the perfect time to ask you for your finest Budget Footballers - let&amp;#039;s just say that we probably wouldn&amp;#039;t get change out of a tenner for this lot!

Thanks to everyone that entered, keep your]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[London skate gang Palace put their own spin on Umbro classics]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Skateboarders and football might not seem like a natural fit, but sometimes, initial appearances can be deceptive. That&amp;#039;s certainly the case with London&amp;#039;s Palace, one of the smartest, most stylish skating brands in the world, who Umbro have collaborated with on a new]]></description>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.umbro.com/en-gb/blog/london-skate-gang-palace-put-their-own-spin-on-umbro-classics/]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[Kyle Walker Interview: on Umbro Boots and England]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Having a great season in his Umbro GT II boots, England and Tottenham Hotspur full-back Kyle Walker recently spoke to our friends Soccer Bible for this great video. Talking about his season so far, his boots and the Tottenham changing room, Kyle gives us some great insight into]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[MCFC Tee Competition: the final five]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[After working our way through hundreds of entries for our tee shirt competition in collaboration with Manchester City, we&amp;#039;re excited to reveal the five finalists. City and Umbro have chosen our five favourites, and now we&amp;#039;re turning the choice over to you MCFC fans]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Meet The BLAggers]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Playing football in Los Angeles sounds like a dream, but it could be harder than you think! We&amp;#039;ve been speaking to BLAggers FC, a team of ex-pat Brits who&amp;#039;ve come together in LA over their love of the beautiful game. Here, goalkeeper James Hogg tells us about how the]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Win your name on Joe Hart&amp;#039;s boots]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Football fans love to have the name of their favourite player on the back of their shirt, but what if the players returned the compliment? Thanks to a very special competition in conjunction with Manchester City, we&amp;#039;re offering one lucky the fan a unique opportunity.

For]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Athletic Club: we speak to Bilbao&amp;#8217;s President, Jose Urrutia]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[After a thrilling 3-2 victory over Manchester United in the first leg of their Europa League game, Athletic Club de Bilbao impressed plenty of football fans last week &amp;#8211; and the Athletic Bilbao away shirt has been very popular! While the team were in Manchester for the game,]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Athletic Club: Bilbao &amp;#38; Manchester]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[We&amp;#039;ve got a few things planned for today to celebrate the second leg of Athletic Club&amp;#039;s match against Manchester United, kicking off with this great graphic that the Umbro team put together to commemorate the two teams coming together. Using facts and figures from both]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Athletic Club: Bilbao &amp; Manchester]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[We&rsquo;ve got a few things planned for today to celebrate the second leg of Athletic Club&rsquo;s match against Manchester United]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Design A Tee For MCFC: last week for entries]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[We&amp;#039;ve had a great response so far from Manchester City fans for our competition in conjunction with the club, giving you the chance to design a tee shirt for their Shoot For The Moon charity campaign. We just wanted to give you a quick note that you&amp;#039;ve only got until]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Athletic Club Away: Bilbao&amp;#039;s finest on sale]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[As seen in last night&amp;#039;s Europa League game vs Manchester United, we&amp;#039;ve now got the Athletic Club away shirt going on sale at Umbro.com from the 15th March. The beautiful green, white and red shirt, inspired by the colours of the Basque flag, looked great on tv last]]></description>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.umbro.com/en-gb/blog/athletic-club-away-bilbaos-finest-now-on-sale/]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[Michael Owen talks Athletic Club and returning to fitness]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[As someone who spent a significant part of his career playing in Spain, and with his current team Manchester United facing Athletic Club tonight, we thought it&amp;#039;d be a good time to catch up with Michael Owen and get his opinion on the big Europa League game tonight. Here&amp;#039;s]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[St George&amp;#039;s Park: Tailored by Umbro]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[We&amp;#039;re sure you&amp;#039;ll have heard a lot about St George&amp;#039;s Park, the new centre for football here in England. As lead partners, we&amp;#039;re very excited about the whole project, and even more excited to be able to show you this video which gives you an idea of what St]]></description>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.umbro.com/en-gb/blog/st-georges-park-tailored-by-umbro-2/]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[St. George's Park: Tailored By Umbro]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[We're sure you'll have heard a lot about St George's Park, the new centre for football here in England]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Design A Tee For MCFC: a great competition for budding designers]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Fancy yourself as a designer? In conjunction with Manchester City, we&amp;#039;ve launched a competition for MCFC fans who want to show off their creative side. We&amp;#039;re offering City supporters the chance to design a limited edition tee shirt for fans to wear this summer as they]]></description>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.umbro.com/en-gb/blog/design-a-tee-for-mcfc-a-great-competition-for-budding-designers/]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[England 2012 Home Kit: smarten up your avatar]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Want to show your support for England, even when you&amp;#039;re online? From today, you can wear the new England 2012 home kit on XBox Live, kitting out your avatar with the smartest football shirt around. As you can see from the picture above, the complete home kit is available,]]></description>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.umbro.com/en-gb/blog/england-2012-home-kit-smarten-up-your-avatar/]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[A Hatch-et Job: it&amp;#039;s our Spring Footballers]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Here&amp;#039;s our finest Spring Footballers efforts, thanks to everyone for their suggestions! Keep an eye on Facebook and Twitter next Friday for our next theme]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Tailored At Dale Street: Brown Brogues]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[A raucous duo who put a particularly English spin on the blues, Brown Brogues have been causing plenty of waves across Manchester over the past 18 months, so we were chuffed when Now Wave invited them down to our latest Tailored At Dale Street event. 



Performing a perfectly]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[New England Kit 2012: the Anthem jacket]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Tonight, as England take the field against Holland for their friendly at Wembley, the final piece of the new England kit will be revealed. Alongside the shirt, shorts and socks we&amp;#039;ve already shown you, the team will be wearing these smart England Home Anthem Jackets, also]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[New England Kit 2012: the players show their pride in the new shirt]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[The new England home kit has been causing a stir since we revealed it last week, but so far you haven&amp;#039;t seen it on anyone - until now. We thought you might enjoy this stylish shot, which features some of the England players we hope will inspire the team to success this summer]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Try A Little Harder: it&amp;#039;s our Rugby Footballers]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Some cracking entries this week, particularly from here in the Umbro office! Our theme was inspired by the Six Nations that&amp;#039;s taking place at the moment, although obviously we only watch that when there&amp;#039;s no football on the telly! Thanks to everyone who sent in their]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[England Home Goalkeeper Kit 2012: all red between the sticks]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[We&amp;#039;ve shown you the new England home shirt, the shorts, the socks, so what else is there? Completing the new look for England as the squad for next week&amp;#039;s friendly is announced, here&amp;#039;s the new England home goalkeeper shirt. 



Following the same design ethos]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[New England Kit 2012: the complete look]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[England&amp;#039;s new home shirt, inspired by the St George&amp;#039;s flag, was revealed late last night - if you haven&amp;#039;t seen it yet, here&amp;#039;s the full story. The picture above also gives a more detailed look at the collar, which features a subtle red stripe. But what about]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[New England Shirt 2012: inspired by St George, Tailored by Umbro]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[We recently revealed that the new England kit would be on sale next week, but we didn&amp;#8217;t really tell you anything about it &amp;#8211; until now! This is the new England 2012 home shirt, which will be worn by the senior squad for the first time next week as they take on Holland]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Umbro &amp;#38; Millerain: a collaboration made in Manchester]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Being based in Manchester, Umbro is able to draw on some of the best things in the world. Everybody knows about the music and football, but what about fabric? Manchester and the north-west was built on cotton and other fabrics, and we&amp;#039;ve recently collaborated with a modern]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[And The Winner Is... It&amp;#039;s Our Brits Footballers]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Not sure if this is an award-winning entry, but we got there eventually! We returned to the pun arena this week inspired by the fact that its the Brit Awards next week, so we mined this particular musical niche for some pun action. Thanks to everyone who suggested their ideas,]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Back Of The Net: the finest football things on the web this week]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[That&amp;#039;s right, two weeks in a row that we&amp;#039;ve managed to take a look at the finest footy-related things on the internet - if we keep up this form we might be looking at a call up to the England squad. Last weekend&amp;#039;s football was badly affected by the weather, particularly]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[San Mart&amp;#237;n: more from Peru as they showcase home and away]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[It&amp;#039;s been a busy week for Umbro Peru, with three of their top teams all revealing their new kits for the 2012 season: after Universitario and Sporting Cristal, it&amp;#039;s the turn of Universidad de San Mart&amp;#237;n. Another team based in Peru&amp;#039;s capital city of Lima, San]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Sporting Cristal: another stylish shirt for our Peruvian teams]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Following on from the new Universitario shirt that we revealed recently, another of Peru&amp;#039;s top teams have revealed the Tailored tops that they&amp;#039;ll be wearing for the 2012 season. Sporting Cristal, one of the Garra Crema&amp;#039;s biggest rivals, will be wearing these smart]]></description>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.umbro.com/en-gb/blog/sporting-cristal-another-stylish-shirt-for-our-peruvian-teams/]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[Manchester Music Keeps CALM]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[A quick note about a great project that some of our musical friends have been involved with - Thirty One. It&amp;#039;s a compilation bringing together some of the finest bands from around Manchester, with all proceeds going to a very worthy cause, CALM. 

The compilation brings]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Back Of The Net: the finest football things on the web this week]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[[caption id=&amp;#34;&amp;#34; align=&amp;#34;alignnone&amp;#34; width=&amp;#34;500&amp;#34; caption=&amp;#34;Picture from http://thefootballarchivist.tumblr.com&amp;#34;][/caption]

That&amp;#039;s right - like a certain ginger-haired midfielder or un striker fran&amp;#231;ais - Back Of The Net has come back from]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Umbro Footwear: new looks inspired by Manchester]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Sturdy footwear is the name of the day in the winter, but you still want to look stylish - so it&amp;#039;s a probably quite handy that we&amp;#039;ve got some new styles in our 1350 footwear range available now. The style above is a brand new type of shoe that our designers have created,]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[O Canada! New shirts for the centenary]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[As they begin the celebrations around their 100th year, the Canadian Soccer Association have revealed their brand new Umbro home and away kits for 2012. The start of a whole host of events to commemorate their centenary, the new Canada shirts were launched over the weekend by]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Darren Bent&amp;#039;s 100th: see his special boots here]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Congratulations to Darren Bent on scoring his 100th Premier League goal tonight! Here&amp;#039;s a close up view of the very special Speciali R boots Darren has to mark the occasion. Here&amp;#039;s to 100 more!]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Tailored At Dale Street: The Cold One Hundred Kick Off 2012]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[We&amp;#039;re very happy to have some new music to share with you here on the Umbro blog, as Tailored At Dale Street returns in 2012. Collaborating with some of the best promoters from in and around Manchester, Tailored At Dale Street is our way of showcasing some of the finest]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Icons Reissued: Umbro Classics Recreated]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Umbro founder Harold Humphreys was born on this day in 1902, the man who brought football and fashion together and introduced tailoring to the world of sport. Over the years, Umbro have crafted some of the most iconic moments in football&amp;#039;s history, kits and products that]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Icons Reissued: Umbro Classics Recreated]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Umbro founder Harold Humphreys was born on this day in 1902, the man who brought football and fashion together and introduced tailoring to the world of sport.]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Universitario: the Garra Crema reveal their new shirt for 2012]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Football teams often talk about keeping their fans close at heart, but Peru&amp;#039;s finest team have gone one step further with their latest home shirt. Universitario de Deportes, based in the capital city of Lima, have stitched a special crest onto the inside of their new shirt,]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[The FA Cup: boots on display in the Fourth Round]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Earlier today we revealed the special football boots that Darren Bent will be wearing for Aston Villa&amp;#039;s big FA Cup match against Arsenal on Sunday, but what about the other games that are live on TV? Well, every game will feature the Umbro Neo Pro, the official ball of the]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Darren Bent&amp;#039;s Special Speciali Boots]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[These are some colourful boots! Look out for them on the feet of Aston Villa striker Darren Bent this weekend, when he debuts them in his club&amp;#039;s FA Cup 4th round tie against Arsenal. Created especially for Darren, there&amp;#039;s only a tiny number of these yellow and purple]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[FA Cup 4th Round: guess the goals to win a Neo ball]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[It&amp;#039;s the FA Cup Fourth Round this weekend, and once again there&amp;#039;s some cracking ties to look out for. Whatever the game you should be counting the amount of times the ball hits the back of the net though, as it could win you a great prize. We&amp;#039;re asking you to guess]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Umbro Tee Shop: we speak to Tinchy Stryder]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Our special Umbro Tee Shop collaboration with Tinchy Stryder has been getting plenty of attention since we revealed it last week, but just how did this special connection come about? While we were finalising the design earlier this week, we spoke to Tinchy about the tee, the]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Umbro Speciali 3: our iconic boot gets a new look]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[The Speciali has long been regarding as Umbro&amp;#039;s iconic boot, offering classic style, comfort and great fit year on year, game after game. Now, following in the footsteps of the commemorative Speciali &amp;#039;92 comes the latest design for our classic boot: the Speciali 3.]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Tinchy Stryder Why Always Me: the video]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[We&amp;#039;ve already shown you the tee shirt that Umbro and Tinchy Stryder have created, but here&amp;#039;s a great video that shows the moment when Tinchy arrived at our Dale Street studio to finalise the design along with Mario Balotelli. 

In the video, Tinchy talks about how]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Tinchy Stryder &amp;#38; Mario Balotelli: Why Always Me?]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[The Umbro Tee Shop is starting 2012 in style thanks to a collaboration with one of the UK&amp;#039;s hottest rappers, Tinchy Stryder. We&amp;#039;ve worked with the Ruff Sqwad&amp;#039;s main man to create this fantastic tee shirt, and it&amp;#039;s even impressed the man behind the original]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Classic MCFC: we chat to Steve Redmond]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Following our chat with Manchester City legend Paul Lake, we recently had the chance to speak to another special character from the club&amp;#8217;s history &amp;#8211; Steve Redmond. City&amp;#8217;s youngest ever captain, Steve was a mainstay in the MCFC defence between 1984 and 1992,]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Umbro GT: a silver look for our fastest boot]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[The Umbro GT II already has one new colourway that&amp;#039;s caused a stir amongst football fans, and this fresh new colour is all set to make itself known as well. Keep your eyes peeled this weekend for the silver and red GT II, an eye-catching look for Umbro&amp;#039;s fastest, lightest]]></description>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.umbro.com/en-gb/blog/umbro-gt-a-silver-look-for-our-fastest-boot/]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[Umbro Geometra: new year, new look for our boots]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Seen on the feet of top stars such as Joe Hart and Jordan Henderson, these new colourways for the Umbro Geometra have given the boots a fresh look as we head into 2012. The Geometra has proved to be very popular since it was launched last year, thanks to innovative features such]]></description>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.umbro.com/en-gb/blog/umbro-geometra-new-year-new-look-for-our-boots/]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[Colo-Colo: Chilean team mark their finest hour on new shirt]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Chile&amp;#039;s most popular team will be Tailored by Umbro once again in 2012, as Colo-Colo have revealed their new home shirt. Colo-Colo - or to give them their full name Club Social y Deportivo Colo-Colo - are one of Chile&amp;#039;s top sides, and are the only Chilean team to have]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Fizzed Up: it&amp;#039;s our Drinks Footballers]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[This week&amp;#039;s theme - the first of 2012 - was another one from the &amp;#039;why haven&amp;#039;t we done that already?&amp;#039; category. Inspired by the fact that Budweiser are sponsoring the FA Cup, and it&amp;#039;s the 3rd Round of the competition this weekend, we thought it&amp;#039;d]]></description>
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				<description><![CDATA[It&amp;#039;s the Third Round of The FA Cup with Budweiser this weekend, traditionally the best occasion for giantkilling as the teams in the top two divisions join the rest in the race for the big prize. To celebrate, we&amp;#039;re hosting a special competition over on our Facebook]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Spot The Ball: our Winter Winner revealed]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[There was a distinct Christmas feel to our final Spot The Ball of 2011, as we asked you to pick out the location of the ball in the snowy scene above after we&amp;#039;d made it disappear. With the prize of 12 tee shirts up for grabs - the complete collection of our 12 Tees Of Christmas]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Manchester City&amp;#039;s New Kits?]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Did that get your attention??!! Unfortunately, these aren&amp;#039;t a glimpse at future Manchester City kits, but they do show the design talent amongst the club&amp;#039;s younger fans. We recently held a competition with Newall Green Primary School here in Manchester, where Umbro]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Umbro In Peru: sending footballs to Las Laderas]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[What difference does a load of footballs make? As you can see in this picture, our donation of some footballs to the town of Las Laderas in Peru made some children very happy. The balls arrived in Peru via company near us here in Manchester, Amoria Bond. As part of their fantastic]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Umbro Seasonal Sale: grab a great deal today!]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Want to grab a bargain, but don&amp;#039;t fancy heading out on Boxing Day into the queues? Fancy treating yourself to some great Umbro gear, but don&amp;#039;t want to wait about? Well, you&amp;#039;ve come to the right place! We&amp;#039;re starting our official Umbro seasonal sale TODAY,]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Christmas Picks: Darren Bent&amp;#039;s Festive Favourites]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[We all have our favourites at this time of year, and footballers are no different. We met up with England and Aston Villa star Darren Bent a few months ago, and asked him for his top Christmas film and song. His answers? Home Alone for the film - solid choice. But favourite Christmas]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[That Was The Year That Was: our best of 2011]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[You can tell it&amp;#039;s nearly the end of the year here at Umbro HQ: the office is almost deserted, and those that are still here are knee deep in mince pies! With the seasonal spirit in the air, it&amp;#039;s high time that we present our favourites from the past year - when we&amp;#039;re]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[City Smart: we chat to MCFC legend Paul Lake]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Football shirts can often come to define certain eras for fans, and that&amp;#039;s certainly the case with a classic Manchester City shirt we&amp;#039;ve just re-released. The club&amp;#039;s 1989 home shirt will always remind fans of a famous 5-1 win over neighbours Manchester United,]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Umbro Tee Shop: 12 Tees Of Christmas: Football Stars]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[So which is your favourite? The 12 Tees Of Christmas is complete today, with 12 great designs available to buy from the Umbro Tee Shop. We&amp;#039;re ending with a classic as well, with our Football Stars design returning in a cool new white tee. Turning constellations into formations]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[12 Tees Of Christmas: Day 11: Six One]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[We&amp;#039;re nearly at the end of our 12 Tees Of Christmas celebrations, and we&amp;#039;ve saved possibly the best til today! This terrific graphic is inspired by the goals scored in Manchester City&amp;#039;s 6-1 win against their city neighbours. It&amp;#039;s been created by Liam Ferry,]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[12 Tees Of Christmas: Day 10 - Giantkillers!]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[With the third round of the FA Cup sponsored by Budweiser approaching fast, today&amp;#039;s design from the 12 Tees Of Christmas is perfectly timed. We all know what we&amp;#039;re looking for from the FA Cup at this point: lower league team vs big hitters, small ground, fans getting]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Geometra: Keep Calm And Kick It Over]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Word has reached us from far flung lands of a sports star making a big mark in some Umbro Geometra boots, although we think some of this story has been lost in translation, as it doesn&amp;#039;t sound quite right. American football star Matt Prater plays for the Denver Broncos,]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Spot The Ball: Win The 12 Tees Of Christmas!]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[As they say over in the US: &amp;#34;Happy Holidays Everyone!&amp;#34; To celebrate the time of seasonal cheer, we&amp;#039;ve got a brand new Spot The Ball competition for you all. We&amp;#039;ve dug this fantastic wintery scene up from the archives (it&amp;#039;s a classic wartime England vs Scotland]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[12 Tees Of Christmas: Day 9 - Football Haircuts]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[One of our favourites makes a comeback in the Umbro Tee Shop today, with the 9th day of our 12 Tees Of Christmas celebrations. Back in black after it sold out super fast earlier this year, the Football Haircuts design brings together some of the most memorable haircuts ever spotted]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[12 Tees Of Christmas: Day 8 - In This Game, You Need Both]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[We&amp;#039;re into the final week of our 12 Tees Of Christmas celebration, and it&amp;#039;s fair to say that a few of you will be getting one of our designs as a Christmas present - or you&amp;#039;ve just bought one as a present to yourself! If you haven&amp;#039;t got involved yet, you&amp;#039;ve]]></description>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.umbro.com/en-gb/blog/12-tees-of-christmas-day-8-in-this-game-you-need-both/]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[12 Tees Of Christmas: Day 7 - Offside]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Every time we&amp;#039;ve released the Offside tee before it&amp;#039;s been a best seller, and we&amp;#039;re sure that this cool new light blue edition is going to be no different. Available now from the Umbro Tee Shop as part of our 12 Tees Of Christmas celebration, you can grab one and]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[12 Tees Of Christmas: Day 6 - Come Away With The Pints]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[&amp;#34;Come away with the points&amp;#34; is a classic football cliche, so we&amp;#039;ve turned it on its head for the latest design in the Umbro Tee Shop. Part of our 12 Tees Of Christmas celebrations, this cracker of a design has been created by Umbro&amp;#039;s own graphics team. Inspired]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[12 Tees Of Christmas: Day 4 - Shake, Rattle &amp;#38; Goal]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Day four of our 12 Tees Of Christmas celebration, and it&amp;#039;s all about Shake, Rattle &amp;#38; Goal, a classic piece of football memorabilia brought back to life in a cool new tee design. Rattles were always a noisy way of showing your support at the match, so at least this version]]></description>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.umbro.com/en-gb/blog/12-tees-of-christmas-day-4-shake-rattle-goal/]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[12 Tees Of Christmas: Day 5 - Test The Ref Again!]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[The result of a collaboration with top football magazine FourFourTwo, the original version of this design was so popular, it sold out in a day, and was seen being worn by referees! It was bound to be one of our &amp;#039;Best Ofs&amp;#039; brought back for the 12 Tees of Christmas then,]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[12 Tees Of Christmas: Day 3 - The Group of Death!]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[We&amp;#039;re into day 3 of the 12 Tees Of Christmas, our special celebration to mark the first birthday of the Umbro Tee Shop, and today we&amp;#039;ve got something hot off the press from our graphic design studio.

In the wake of Friday&amp;#039;s draw, the team have created this cool]]></description>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.umbro.com/en-gb/blog/12-tees-of-christmas-day-3-group-of-deat/]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[Furniture Footballers]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Inspired by the Euro draw(er) today, our Friday pun theme was #furniturefootballers. Thanks very much to everyone that entered through our twitter and Facebook pages.  Did your suggestion make the team?]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Sounds Of The City: The Rainband]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[It&amp;#039;s a tale of two Cities at the Etihad Stadium tomorrow, as the impressive Norwich come to town to play league leaders MCFC. We&amp;#039;ve cornered another one of Manchester finest bands (strange how all the good ones support City isn&amp;#039;t it?) to pick out some of their]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[12 Tees Of Christmas: Day Two!]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[It&amp;#039;s day two of our 12 Tees Of Christmas celebration, marking the first birthday of the Umbro Tee Shop. For today&amp;#039;s tee shirt, we&amp;#039;ve brought back one of our classic designs, offering fans who weren&amp;#039;t able to get one of the eleven originally printed the chance]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[12 Tees Of Christmas: Day One!]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[The start of December marks the first birthday of the Umbro Tee Shop, and we&amp;#039;ve got something very special planned as part of the celebrations. Rather than a new design every week, we&amp;#039;re going to be releasing a new tee shirt design EVERY DAY for the first 12 workdays]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[&amp;#039;Tache Attack: Movember at Umbro]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[All November we&amp;#039;ve been growing our moustaches in support of Movember, here&amp;#039;s some of the results! The girls in the office also got involved today, having their moustaches painted on for the price of a small donation - all together the team here has managed to raise]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Umbro GT II Pro: Orange Popsicles in Winter]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Soon to be seen on the feet of stars such as Spurs and England defender Kyle Walker and Sunderland&amp;#039;s young England striker Connor Wickham, the new Umbro GT II pro boot is designed for the player who likes to stand out on the pitch. Building on the innovations of the original]]></description>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.umbro.com/en-gb/blog/umbro-gt-ii-pro-orange-popsicles-in-winter/]]></link>
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				<description><![CDATA[Umbro would like to express its deepest sorrow regarding the passing of Wales national team manager Gary Speed.

Gary&amp;#039;s contribution to the game - both at domestic and national levels - made him one of the most liked and well respected people in football.

The thoughts]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Bargain Buys: it&amp;#039;s our Shopping Footballers!]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Our Friday footballers were back today, inspired by Black Friday, apparently the busiest shopping day of the year. It could only be Shopping Footballers then, and you guys did an admirable job in coming up with some great puns - congratulations to everyone who made it into the]]></description>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.umbro.com/en-gb/blog/bargain-buys-its-our-shopping-footballers/]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[Right To Dream: Umbro signs up]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[A scheme created to offer opportunities to youngsters in Ghana, the Right To Dream Academy helps footballers develop their skills both on and off the  pitch. It&amp;#039;s been a tremendous success since it was established in 1999  as well - it&amp;#039;s grown from a dust pitch in Accra]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Football Gaming Live: behind the scenes and win a Kasabian football shirt]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[We&amp;#039;ve already revealed the fantastic Football Gaming Live video earlier this week, in which Kasabian&amp;#039;s Tom Meighan and England striker Darren Bent go head to head in a football video game brought to life, but now we&amp;#039;ve also got a behind the scenes look into just]]></description>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.umbro.com/en-gb/blog/football-gaming-live-behind-the-scenes-and-win-a-kasabian-football-shirt/]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[The Perfect Present: free delivery extended on Umbro.com]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[We know that a lot of you will be looking to buy gifts at this time of year, so we&amp;#039;ve got the perfect present to offer - we&amp;#039;ve extended the free delivery offer at Umbro.com until December 20th. 

Plenty of you have already taken advantage of the existing offer in]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Umbro Tee Shop: Guts!]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[We all know that you need guts to succeed in football - but we didn&amp;#039;t realise they looked so good on a tee shirt! The latest design for the Umbro Tee Shop, created by Umbro&amp;#039;s own star graphics team, turns your insides into a very football-friendly look, complete with]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Football Gaming Live: Kasabian and Darren Bent go head to head]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[What if football video games could be played in real life? That&amp;#039;s the idea behind this awesome video featuring Kasabian&amp;#039;s Tom Meighan and Darren Bent. Holed up in a special location, they used custom programmed Sony Xperia Play handsets to control a group of players]]></description>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.umbro.com/en-gb/blog/football-gaming-live-kasabian-and-darren-bent-go-head-to-head/]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[Speciali &amp;#8217;92: Michael Owen goes back to his early days]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[In the top five for all-time England goalscorers, one-time winner of the European Football of the Year: Michael Owen is probably one of the only players to rival Alan Shearer in the England striker stakes over the past 20 years. Also a long-time Speciali fan, we sat down with]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Speciali &amp;#8217;92: Alan Shearer talks chicken and beans, boots and goals]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[As the Premier League&amp;#8217;s highest ever goalscorer and one of England&amp;#8217;s finest ever strikers, Alan Shearer knows plenty about hitting the back of the net. He also knows plenty about Umbro&amp;#8217;s Speciali boots, with Shearer wearing them throughout his illustrious career.]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Speciali &amp;#8217;92: an Anthemic interpretation]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[We&amp;#8217;ve already underlined how the new Speciali &amp;#8217;92 collection is something pretty special &amp;#8211; and it&amp;#8217;s clear to see with this limited edition Anthem jacket that&amp;#8217;s a key part of the collection. It&amp;#8217;s the most limited part of the Speciali &amp;#8217;92]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Speciali &amp;#8217;92: a classic boot reborn]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Yesterday we introduced you to the Speciali &amp;#8217;92 collection: a limited edition range celebrating the 20th anniversary of our finest football boot. But what about the boots themselves? We&amp;#8217;ve created a special version of the classic version of the Speciali boot, brought]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Speciali 92: exclusive pics from our launch party]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[With two of the greatest players to ever wear the boots in attendence, classic DJ Jazzie B and Mercury-nominated Ghostpoet on the decks, plus a live broadcast of the event on Boiler Room, the launch of the Speciali &amp;#039;92 collection in London last night was a pretty special]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Umbro Tee Shop: No Such Thing As A Friendly]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[We might call them friendly matches, but often they&amp;#039;re anything but friendly! Celebrate your competitive edge with the latest design from the Umbro Tee Shop, screen printed here in Manchester onto 100% cotton tees. Grab one quick if you don&amp;#039;t want to miss out!]]></description>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.umbro.com/en-gb/blog/umbro-tee-shop-no-such-thing-as-a-friendly/]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[Speciali &amp;#8217;92: a special collection to celebrate 20 years of success]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[You probably know already that the Umbro Speciali boot is special, but do you know just how special? How about this for some impressive stats: the Speciali football boot has been worn by six English golden boot winners. It&amp;#8217;s scored 30 top tier hat-tricks, 775 English top]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Remembrance Poppy Tee: on sale at Wembley tomorrow]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Just a quick note to let you know that if you&amp;#039;re heading to watch England vs Spain at Wembley tomorrow, you&amp;#039;ll be able to buy our special Remembrance tee shirt at the ground. The Wembley Store and selected kiosks around the ground will have a limited stock of the special]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[New Blue: the complete collection]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[We&amp;#8217;ve already had a quick look at two of the items from our New Blue collection, which has been inspired by our classic drill top. Here&amp;#8217;s a look at the rest of the New Blue collection, which is all on sale now at Umbro.com&amp;#8230;.
 
 
 
Umbro New Blue Track Jacket
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				<title><![CDATA[New Blue: our latest collection now on sale]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Yesterday we revealed the ideas and inspiration behind New Blue, a fresh collection from Umbro that grew out of the love many people have for our iconic twill drill top. We&amp;#8217;ve taken the look and the texture of that drill top and created a collection of lifestyle pieces,]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Darren Bent shows his support for the Remembrance Poppy Tee]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[With all proceeds going to The Poppy Appeal, the latest design from the Umbro Tee Shop is a great way to show your support for Remembrance Day. As modelled by Darren Bent in the picture above, the tee shirt is available now at the Umbro Tee Shop.]]></description>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.umbro.com/en-gb/blog/darren-bent-shows-his-support-for-the-remembrance-poppy-tee/]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[New Blue: a new collection inspired by an icon]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Here at Umbro, we&amp;#8217;re not afraid of being inspired by the past, as long as we&amp;#8217;re bringing it right into the present. That&amp;#8217;s definitely the case with New Blue, a brand new collection from Umbro that&amp;#8217;s on sale through our website now. New Blue has been inspired]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Umbro Tee Shop: Remembrance]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[A very special design for the Umbro Tee Shop this week, inspired by the fact that Remembrance Day takes place so close to some big international friendly matches, and also on a special date: 11/11/11. 

With a special one-off change to the England crest, we&amp;#039;ve created]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Pain By Numbers: it&amp;#039;s our Art Footballers]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[It was another one of those &amp;#039;can&amp;#039;t believe we haven&amp;#039;t done that one before&amp;#039; weeks with the Friday puns, as a story in the paper inspired us to suggest Art Footballers. We&amp;#039;re glad that we did, because we&amp;#039;ve ended up with some real crackers - thanks]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Who&amp;#039;d Be A Ref? The exam!]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[After a few weeks of waving flags, blowing whistles and arguing over exactly what makes someone offside, our Basic Referee Training came to an end last week with that most dreaded of things - the exam. Luckily we&amp;#039;d done a mock exam just days earlier to reassure us all of]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Prawns, trophies &amp;#38; France vs Spain: we speak to Manchester City&amp;#039;s Ga&amp;#235;l Clichy]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Signing for Manchester City this summer, Ga&amp;#235;l Clichy has been one of the club&amp;#039;s most impressive players so far this season, providing pace and intelligence on the team&amp;#039;s left flank. Last week Ga&amp;#235;l popped into Umbro&amp;#039;s office in Manchester to check out]]></description>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.umbro.com/en-gb/blog/prawns-trophies-france-vs-spain-we-speak-to-manchester-citys-gael-clichy/]]></link>
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				<guid>http://www.umbro.com/en-gb/blog/umbro-shop-now-with-free-delivery/</guid>
				<title><![CDATA[Umbro Shop: now with FREE delivery!]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Thinking of ordering some Umbro clothing online? Want to get your Christmas shopping sorted early? Well, we&amp;#039;ve got a great offer currently running on our online store that you might fancy....

From today until Sunday 20th November, we&amp;#039;re offering FREE DELIVERY on]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Umbro Tee Shop: On Yer Head!]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[It&amp;#039;s Halloween, so we had to have a scary creation for the Umbro Tee Shop this week, so here&amp;#039;s our special piece of skullduggery! At first glance it might look like just a colourful skull, but on closer look you&amp;#039;ll discover some hidden pieces of football paraphernalia,]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Sounds Of The City: Air Cav]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[The latest act to pick the songs that soundtrack their Manchester City support are psychedelic adventurers Air Cav, who are shortly set to release their debut album Don&amp;#039;t Look Indoors. Singer and guitarist Chris Nield (pictured above) is the big City fan in the band, and]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Who&amp;#039;d Be A Ref? Week 3 of Referee Training]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[A love of football is certainly central to anyone&amp;#039;s desire to be a football referee, but not this weekend - our final training session was schedule to run all day on Sunday, right through the middle of the Manchester derby. So, there we were, 30 prospective referees, trying]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Umbro Tee Shop: Why Always Me?]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Sure to be the most popular design ever in the Umbro Tee Shop, it&amp;#039;s obvious where the inspiration for our &amp;#039;Why Always Me?&amp;#039; tee has come from. Get your own fireworks over at the Umbro Tee Shop now, before they all go!]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Joyless Division: it&amp;#039;s our team of Manchester Footballers]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[With the Mancunian derby on Sunday, and The Stone Roses reforming and selling out Heaton Park today, we felt it was finally time to bring out the one Friday pun theme we&amp;#039;ve had in our locker for a while, but was never sure when to play it: Manchester Footballers. We know]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Spot The Ball: our latest winner revealed!]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[So how close were you? Here&amp;#039;s the answer to our latest Spot The Ball, which features some young Manchester City starlets playing a bit of keepy-up. Previously, they were attempting it without a ball, and we invited you guys to suggest where the ball might have been before]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Who&amp;#039;d be a ref? Week 2 of Referee Training]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Waving a flag around on a 5-a-side pitch isn&amp;#039;t my usual idea of how to spend a Sunday morning, but as part of my attempt to complete my referee training, it&amp;#039;s something that I&amp;#039;ve got to do. Week two of the Basic Referee Training course takes place over a whole]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Je Suis &amp;#201;cossais, J&amp;#039;Adore le LOSC: supporting a team abroad]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[How does a Scottish man, living in England, come to support a French football team? That&amp;#039;s the situation that Andrew Gibney finds himself in. One of the blokes behind the excellent French Football Weekly website, Andrew will be more interested in Lille vs Inter Milan tonight]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Blue Moon gets a Travelling Band makeover]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Mancunian folksters The Travelling Band have recently shown their support for Manchester City by putting together a playlist of their favourite footy-related tunes, but they&amp;#039;ve also gone one step further by recording the club&amp;#039;s anthem for charity. The band have done]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Sounds Of The City: Mike Joyce]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Our latest look at Mancunian musical memories has been created by a man who played an integral part in the city&amp;#039;s musical heritage - Mike Joyce. As the drummer in The Smiths, Mike provided the rhythm to some of the most memorable tunes to come out of Manchester, and he remains]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Geometra: a new colourway for our visionary boots]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Designed for the visionary player, the Umbro Geometra boot has proved to be a great success since it was unveiled earlier this year. With a special memory foam pass pad on the instep to aid control, plus a silicon-bonded grip zone on the toe to help your touch, the Geometra has]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Who&amp;#8217;d be a ref? The first stage of Referee Training]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[&amp;#8216;Why would you want to become a ref?&amp;#8217; It&amp;#8217;s a question that many people have asked since I admitted that I&amp;#8217;d signed up to a Basic Referee course here in Manchester. Handily, it was also one of the first things that we were asked when we arrived for the]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Peru add a splash of colour and history to their shirts]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Peru have already started off on the road to the next World Cup, with an impressive win against Paraguay last week - a game which saw the team wear their new home shirt for the first time. The new shirt, pictured here, develops the ideas behind the last Peru home shirt, which]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Spot The Ball: win a complete 1350 wardrobe]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[These young Manchester City players are looking smart as they celebrate the launch of the club&amp;#039;s new training facilities, and you could also be showcasing some top quality clobber if you&amp;#039;re lucky with our latest Spot The Ball competition.

We&amp;#039;re giving away a]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[England Away Special Edition On Display Tonight!]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[England need a draw or a win from tonight&amp;#039;s away fixture in Montenegro to book their place at next summer&amp;#039;s European Championships - get the right result and the squad can put their feet up for the rest of the international break and see how everyone else gets on! 

To]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[England Away: Chase &amp;#38; Status talk about that moment at Benicassim]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Thrilling crowds around the world comes naturally to dance titans Chase &amp;#38; Status, but when you add revealing the England Away shirt into the mix then it can become slightly more nerve-wracking! After the duo revealed the shirt at the Benicassim Festival earlier this year,]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[England Away: Special Edition collection completes the range]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[As England look forward to Friday&amp;#039;s international against Montenegro, where they could confirm their qualification to next summer&amp;#039;s European Championships, we&amp;#039;re very excited to reveal a special edition England Away collection. As they walk out for Friday&amp;#039;s]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Tailored At Dale Street: Jonny Dub of Hoya:Hoya]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Our first Tailored At Dale Street event curated by Murkage was a tough act to follow, but we&amp;#039;ve got a fine bunch to pick up the baton - Manchester&amp;#039;s finest electronic pioneers Hoya:Hoya. Selecting three acts to perform at our Dale Street design studio, the Hoya: Hoya]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Umbro Tee Shop: A Game Of Two Halves]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Just like football, foosball is a game of two halves - it&amp;#039;s all about whacking the ball into the opposition&amp;#039;s half! We&amp;#039;re all big foosball fans here at Umbro, with a series of highly competitive matches taking place in our offices every lunch time, so we thought]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Classic Umbro Shirts: Phoenix from the Flames]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[It&amp;#039;s been a while since we raided our archive to look at some of our classic shirts, but we&amp;#039;ve been inspired by two shirts brought to our attention by kit collectors around the world. First of all, the brilliant Phoenix Flames shirt, pictured above and below, was pointed]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Great Football Experiment: can great preparation make the difference?]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[We&amp;#8217;ve all been there &amp;#8211; up against opposition with better coaching, better kit, better preparation &amp;#8211; and feared for the worst. But does it actually make a difference? That&amp;#8217;s what Nivea For Me are trying to find out with their Great Football Experiment.]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[MCFC To Sing The Blues In Munich]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[They might be playing away in the Champions League tonight, but Manchester City will be wearing their blue home kit for the match against Bayern Munich tonight, due to a clash with the German club&amp;#039;s home kit. That means that the club&amp;#039;s fans will be able to belt out]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Umbro Tee Shop: Two Finger Salute]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Sometimes it can be difficult to get a message across, which is where the latest design from the Umbro Tee Shop comes in! Say it loud and clear with this creation, screen printed onto 100% cotton tees here in Manchester - but you&amp;#039;ll have to be quick as there&amp;#039;s only]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Sounds Of The City: The Travelling Band]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Ahead of Manchester City&amp;#039;s league game against Everton tomorrow, we caught up with another gang of Manchester musicians who follow MCFC home and away. Adam (right) and Mugger (middle) from The Travelling Band are both massive City fans, and have put together this list of]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Goals On Film: Kicking And Screening Film Festival]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Bringing some of the finest football films in the world to London over the next ten days, Kicking + Screening film festival kicks off tonight with a special viewing of &amp;#039;Once In A Lifetime&amp;#039;, the story of the New York Cosmos. Already established in New York, Kicking +]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Murkage Return To Manchester]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Our current Tailored At Dale Street stars Murkage know how to throw a party, so we thought you might want to know that their infamous night at South nightclub returns tonight, ready and waiting for all the freshers who have just arrived in the city! If you can&amp;#039;t make it]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Tough To Pin Down: it&amp;#039;s our Wrestling Footballers]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Some of you lot obviously spent a lot of time in your youth watching grown men in lycra grappling, if the response to our Wrestling Footballers pun theme is anything to go by! Inspired by an interview with the legendary Ultimate Warrior in this month&amp;#039;s Loaded magazine, we]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[1350 Footwear Heads To The Office]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Since we revealed our 1350 Footwear range, plenty of people have been asking where they can see them up close. You can buy the shoes direct from Umbro.com, but now you can also see them in a select range of stores across the UK. 



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				<description><![CDATA[Tonight&amp;#039;s a special evening for two Umbro clubs, as their latest shirts make their debuts in the Champions League. For Manchester City, it&amp;#039;s a really special occasion, the first time the club have appeared in Europe&amp;#039;s most prestigious competition. Taking on Napoli]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Archive Research Project: We Speak To Aitor Throup]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[The Archive Research Project is a special collaboration between Umbro and Aitor Throup, bringing new life to some of the most iconic items from our extensive back catalogue. Here, we spoke to the influential conceptual designer about how A.R.P came about, and the ideas that have]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Spot The Ball: were you close?]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[For our latest Spot The Ball competition we had an England Away shirt and Anthem jacket up for grabs, so it was no surprise to see many of you trying your luck and having a guess for where the ball was in our original picture. As you can see from the &amp;#039;reveal&amp;#039; shot above,]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Umbro Tee Shop: give the ref a quick test]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[After an international break, domestic football returned this weekend - and now the Umbro Tee Shop is back as well! We know that referees do a tough job, possibly the toughest in football, and they also have to put up with a lot of abuse. We thought we&amp;#039;d try to help them]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Sounds Of The City: Sped from Dutch Uncles]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Music often soundtracks special moments on the football field, so who better to talk about their favourite musical memories than some of Manchester City&amp;#039;s biggest fans? Over the course of the season, we&amp;#039;re going to be marking the club&amp;#039;s home league games by asking]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Chase &amp;#38; Status Rock England Away]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[You&amp;#039;ve already seen pictures of Chase &amp;#38; Status revealing the England Away shirt, but how about this for seeing the action up close? The dance titans have given us this fantastic video which captures the moment they launched themselves on stage at Spain&amp;#039;s Benicassim]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Murkage Tailored At Dale Street]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Having curated the first two Tailored At Dale Street acts, it&amp;#039;s time for Murkage to step into the spotlight. Known across Manchester and beyond thanks to their raucous party nights, the Murkage Cartel have recently started to perform as a group in their own right, and as]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[England Away: we chat to England captain John Terry]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Away fixtures for the national side offer a stern test of will, concentration and commitment, so that&amp;#8217;s where a determined captain comes in. Luckily, England have John Terry wearing the armband, the Chelsea defender winning almost 70 caps for his country and providing rock-solid]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[England Away: Joe Hart on the colourful new keeper top]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[He might have only made his England debut last September, but Manchester City goalkeeper Joe Hart is now considered the number one choice for the national side. Ahead of the game against Bulgaria on Friday, we spoke to Joe about playing in intense atmospheres and what he thinks]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[England Away: Andy Carroll shoots to the top]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Scoring his first goal for England earlier this year, Liverpool striker Andy Carroll is expected to play a key part in the remaining Euro 2012 qualification games. As he took part in the photo shoot for the new England Away shirt, we grabbed him for a quick chat about all things]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Dodgy Deal: it&amp;#039;s our Transfer Deadline Footballers]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[We&amp;#039;re back! After a summer of rest and recuperation (plus a couple of weeks extra due to a light thigh strain) our regular Friday pun challenge is back today, with a timely theme. As the frenzy of transfer deadline day approaches, we asked you for your finest Transfer Deadline]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[England Away: our competition winner revealed]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Over the past week we&amp;#039;ve been asking for your finest stories concerning England away from home, coupled with some inspirational stories from some of our football friends from around the world, and we&amp;#039;ve had some great responses - some of which we probably can&amp;#039;t]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Umbro GT: Who Dares Wins]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Want a pair of boots that&amp;#039;ll get you noticed this season? The new colourway for the Umbro GT, available to buy through Umbro.com in 19 countries across Europe, will certainly do that. The bright yellow, black and silver boots are designed for the player who wants to stand]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[England Away: watching English football in Peru]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Another tale of watching England away from home today, which will hopefully offer some inspiration to anyone wanting to enter our England Away competition. You&amp;#039;ve only got until the end of this week to enter, so get your stories submitted for a chance to win our terrific]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[A.R.P At Dover Street Market]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Archive Research Project, our collaborative project with designer Aitor Throup, has certainly been causing a stir since we revealed the full range over the past couple of weeks, with fans eager to see the results up close after exploring the ideas behind it on our A.R.P site.]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[England Away: watching England around the world]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[We&amp;#039;ve had some great responses to our England Away competition so far, where we&amp;#039;re asking you to tell us stories of when you&amp;#039;ve watched the team abroad, or the interesting places you&amp;#039;ve travelled to so that you can catch your team. Today, we&amp;#039;ve got another]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Umbro Tee Shop: Transfer Frenzy!]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[It&amp;#039;s not long now until the transfer window closes, so all the clubs will soon be heading into meltdown as the countdown ticks towards zero. Thanks to the latest design from the Umbro Tee Shop, you can get involved as well, with your own Player Pack! Complete with everything]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[England Away: watching English football in LA]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Earlier this week we launched a competition to celebrate the release of the new England Away kit, asking for you to capture some occasions when you&amp;#039;ve gone the extra mile to watch an English team abroad. There&amp;#039;s some great prizes available, and to get you in the swing]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Win An England Away Shirt &amp;#38; Anthem Jacket with Spot The Ball]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Another great prize is on offer with our latest round of Spot The Ball - how&amp;#039;s about the brand new England Away shirt, and an England Away Anthem jacket thrown in for good measure? They could both be yours if you can guess where the ball was in the picture above before we]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[England Away: Tell Us Your Story of Watching England Abroad]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Have you ever trekked for miles to watch your team in action? Traveled to a festival on the other side of the world to see your favourite band? Got up in the middle of the night and dragged your friends to a bar to catch that vital fixture on TV? Tell us about it!

With the]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Umbro Industries: download a free mixtape, see some great street art]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[We&amp;#039;re currently putting some plans together for the future of Umbro Industries, our scheme which provides support and funding for some of the best creative ideas from around Greater Manchester, but in the meantime we thought it was a great time to let you know about some]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Spot The Ball: how close were you?]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[With a Manchester City home shirt signed by Liam Gallagher up for grabs, our latest Spot The Ball competition was bound to be popular, and sure enough we had hundreds of people trying to guess where the ball was before we made it vanish.

There can be only one winner though,]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Hallowed Be Thy Turf: Umbro gets to play at Wembley!]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Yep, we&amp;#039;ve been allowed back. After playing at Wembley before, last week we made the trip to London to grace the hallowed turf once again for a kickabout. I say kickabout, it was actually a full 11-a-side match, with national anthem before kick off, dressing rooms and referees.]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Umbro Tee Shop: New Season]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[For some teams it&amp;#039;s been going on for a while, some teams only start tonight, but it&amp;#039;s fair to say that after the weekend&amp;#039;s football action that the 2011/12 season has officially kicked off. We&amp;#039;ve decided to celebrate this with the latest design in the Umbro]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[England Away: worn by Chase &amp;#38; Status at Benicassim]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[After David Haye debuted the new England Away shirt ahead of his big fight last month, we didn&amp;#039;t think we could get much bigger - and then this happened. For their headline appearance at the massive Benicassim Festival, dance music titans Chase &amp;#38; Status strode onto the]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Archive Research Project Unveiled]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[One of the most meticulously researched, incredibly detailed collections Umbro have ever produced, the Archive Research Project is the result of a lengthy collaboration between ourselves and innovative conceptual designer Aitor Throup.

As you can see in the video above, the]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[1350 Footwear: more pics of our smart new range]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Now available to buy direct from the Umbro website, our 1350 range takes all our smart principles and onfield footwear knowledge into a range of tailored, stylish casual shoes. To celebrate the launch of the range, we created a series of pictures inspired by the language of football,]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Umbro Tee Shop: Tough As Old Boots]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Want to show that you&amp;#039;ve got a bit of steel, without sacrificing your style? The latest design from the Umbro Tee Shop might be what you&amp;#039;re looking for. Bringing the phrase &amp;#039;Tough As Old Boots&amp;#039; to life, the 100% cotton tee has been created by Ian Hutchinson,]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Umbro: now you can grab it online!]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Ever admired some Umbro gear but been unable to get hold of it? That particular problem could now be solved, as we&amp;#039;ve launched an online store on Umbro.com. Delivering to 19 countries in Europe, the Umbro.com shop will stock all the finest Umbro products that we like to]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Umbro Teamwear 2011: Tailored For Your Team]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[It&amp;#039;s that time of year when teams at every level are preparing for the start of the season, and we know as well as anyone that, whatever level you play at, you want to look good when you&amp;#039;re on the pitch. That&amp;#039;s where our teamwear kits come in. Tailored by Umbro]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Tyler Mae Tailored At Dale Street]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[The latest act to feature in Umbro&amp;#039;s Tailored At Dale Street musical showcase, Tyler Mae are pretty tough to pin down. With elements of dub, punk, pop, metal, grime and everything in between in their sound, they&amp;#039;re not afraid to venture into unchartered territory if]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Umbro Footwear: a stylish range for your 1350]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[With our top selection of boots we&amp;#039;ve already got your feet sorted for during the match, but what about away from the 90 minutes? Well, with our new footwear range which is set to be released soon, we&amp;#039;ve got the remaining 1350 minutes covered as well!



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				<title><![CDATA[Umbro Tee Shop: A Warning To Divers]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[The latest design to feature in the Umbro Tee Shop is a fantastic creation from American designer Ian Hutchison, who wants to give a particular message to any divers out there - don&amp;#039;t do it!

Ahead of the new season, this tee is a great way to tell those with a tendency]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Umbro Football Boots: Tailored By England]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Different people need different football boots, depending on the style of football they play, something we&amp;#039;ve decided to celebrate in these great images. All three of Umbro&amp;#039;s boots have their own particular attributes, but they&amp;#039;re united by one ethos: Tailored]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Athletic Club Bilbao: Tailored by Umbro for the team&amp;#039;s centenary]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Tailored by Umbro for the forthcoming 2011/12 season, the new Athletic Club home shirt has been revealed as the team celebrate their 100th anniversary. Inspired by the unique values and history of the Basque team, the shirt features Athletic Club&amp;#039;s red and white stripes]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Win A City Shirt Signed By Liam Gallagher: time to Spot The Ball]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[While he was launching the new Manchester City home shirt recently, we asked Beady Eye singer Liam Gallagher to sign a couple of the terrific new tops for us. Feeling generous, we thought one of these shirts would be the perfect prize for the latest round of Spot The Ball. The]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Manchester City Home: Liam Gallagher Talks Football]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[As a passionate Manchester City fan, Liam Gallagher has got plenty to say about his club. After launching the club&amp;#039;s new home shirt last Friday alongside his band Beady Eye, Liam sat down with us to give his opinions on the club, their fans and everything else Manchester]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Umbro Tee Shop: it&amp;#8217;s BBQ Time!]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Our appetite for the new football season is building up, so despite the weather we fancied a barbeque! The latest design for the Umbro Tee Shop celebrates the fact that it&amp;#039;s barbeque season, despite the weather telling us otherwise, and the fact that the approaching new]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Liam Gallagher Shines On City For Shirt Launch]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Manchester is famous for football, music and the weather, and they all came together on Friday night! We&amp;#039;ve already shared with you the very special video that we&amp;#039;d created with Beady Eye to celebrate the launch of the new Manchester City home shirt, and today we&amp;#039;ve]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Manchester City Home 2011: revealed by Liam Gallagher]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Manchester: famous for football and music. So what better way to celebrate the release of the new Manchester City home shirt than by getting one of the city&amp;#039;s most famous musical sons to reveal it? Liam Gallagher, Beady Eye singer and lifelong Manchester City fan, was only]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Tailored by Umbro: the new Republic Of Ireland 2011 home shirt]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[As they fight to qualify for next summer&amp;#039;s European Championships, the Republic Of Ireland have unveiled their new home shirt, tailored by Umbro. With two shades of green stripes separated by gold pinstripes, the shirt features a classic collar with one button fastener for]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Manchester City Home 2011: the story behind the shirt begins]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Manchester City&amp;#039;s home kit for the 2011/12 season is something very special indeed, with a story of the club woven into the shirts very fabric. Here, Umbro designer and the man behind City&amp;#039;s shirts David Blanch gives us some insight into the idea behind the new Manchester]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Manchester City Home 2011/12]]></title>
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				<title><![CDATA[England Away: the complete kit]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[We&amp;#8217;ve already shown you the great new England Away shirt &amp;#8211; but we know that you want to see the complete kit! Today we wanted to show the shorts and socks that will sit alongside the shirt to complete the England Away kit worn by the team. 



England Away Shorts

In]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Spot The Ball: our latest winner revealed!]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[So, how close were you? Here&amp;#039;s the reveal picture for our latest Spot The Ball competition, with the winner being the person who guessed closest to where the ball is in the picture above. Congratulations to James McGovern, who was the closest, and wins a New York Cosmos]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Sticky: England Away: blue is the colour]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[A blue kit for England? It might seem like a strange move at first, but blue has always been part of England&amp;#039;s footballing DNA. To illustrate, we&amp;#039;ve asked kit historian and designer John Devlin of True Colours Football Kits to take us on a quick journey back through]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Umbro Tee Shop: Festival Friendly Design]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[One thing to make a football-free summer more bearable is festivals, and we&amp;#039;ve noticed that football and festivals share more than a few things in common. That&amp;#039;s where this week&amp;#039;s Umbro Tee Shop design comes in. Created by our own quick-drawing graphic designer]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[David Haye Fights Valiantly As He Represents England Away]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Despite fighting bravely, English heavyweight boxer David Haye was unsuccessful in his big fight against Wladimir Klitschko last night, losing on points after a gruelling 12 round battle.
All of England is still proud of David&amp;#8217;s efforts and achievements though, and we&amp;#8217;re]]></description>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.umbro.com/en-gb/blog/david-haye-fights-valiantly-as-he-represents-england-away/]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[David Haye England Away Projections in Hamburg]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Ahead of the big fight tonight when David Haye will walk into the ring against Wladimir Klitschko wearing the new England Away shirt, the Umbro team have been busy in Hamburg with a large projector.   Last night the team were out in Hamburg projecting in some of the city&amp;#039;s]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[England Away Goalkeeper Shirt: Keeping it Colourful]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Joe Hart will be dazzling opposition defences from now on as he wears the new England Away goalkeeper shirt, featuring a graphic created by innovative designer Peter Saville. The new kit, which accompanies the new England Away outfield shirt, is a colourful creation featuring]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[David Haye reveals new 2011 England Away shirt]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Tomorrow night will be a massive occasion for David Haye &amp;#8211; for more than one reason! Not only is he battling Wladimir Klitschko for the WBO, WBA and IBF heavyweight boxing belts, but he&amp;#8217;s also going to be walking out to the ring in the new England away shirt.

The]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[New official England Away 2011 shirt set to be revealed as Kasabian&amp;#8217;s Tom meets The Hayemaker]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[David Haye is taking part in the biggest fight of his life on Saturday night as he fights Wladimir Klitschko for the WBA, WBO and IBF heavyweight titles in Hamburg. Not only that, but we can reveal that David Haye will be revealing the new England Away shirtfor the first time]]></description>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.umbro.com/en-gb/blog/new-official-england-away-2011-shirt-set-to-be-revealed-as-kasabians-tom-meets-the-hayemaker/]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[David Haye Has England Behind Him Ahead Of The Big Fight]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[World champion boxer David Haye will be representing England on Saturday when he takes part in the biggest fight of his life against Wladimir Klitschko for the WBA, WBO and IBF heavyweight titles in Hamburg. Check out this great clip where Haye trains for his big fight with some]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[England manager and top footballers show their support for The Hayemaker]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[As he looks forward to his massive fight this Saturday against Wladimir Klitschko, David Haye has got the whole of England cheering him on &amp;#8211; including some of the country&amp;#8217;s top footballers! Darren Bent, Rio Ferdinand, Jack Wilshere, Glen Johnson and Michael Owen have]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Umbro Tee Shop: Football On The Brain]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Can&amp;#039;t think of anything but football? Need help? Don&amp;#039;t worry, because help is at hand, in the shape of the latest design from the Umbro Tee Shop! For those of us who suffer from Football On The Brain, declare your obsession with this sharp design created by Umbro&amp;#039;s]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Rangers Away Shirt 2011: Tailored by Umbro]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Tailored by Umbro for the current Scottish champions, the new Rangers away shirt will be a fitting design for the club as they represent their country in Europe. The Glasgow club&amp;#039;s away strip is in a rich red colour, with blue and white stripes across the chest and upper]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[A Strong Field: it&amp;#039;s our Festival Footballers]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[To make up for the fact that we&amp;#039;re not at Glastonbury, we asked you lot to cheer us up with your finest Festival Footballers suggestions, and you did a great job! Shame we couldn&amp;#039;t fit any more into our squad, but the ones about are our favourites that also fit into]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[England: women head to the World Cup as one of the favourites]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[This weekend the tennis will have a fresh competitor for your sporting attention, as the Women&amp;#039;s World Cup finals kick off in Germany. At the last competition England reached the quarter-finals, but they&amp;#039;re one of the favourites at this tournament, with the establishment]]></description>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.umbro.com/en-gb/blog/england-women-head-to-the-world-cup-as-one-of-the-favourites/]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[1350: where&amp;#8217;s the tattoo? It&amp;#8217;s up to you]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[A quick post regarding a great little Facebook app that the team in Umbro Peru have come up with. The design above was created for our 1350 Diamond Icons range, looking at what football players and fans get up to in their 1350 minutes away from the game. We spoke to England striker]]></description>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.umbro.com/en-gb/blog/1350-wheres-the-tattoo-its-up-to-you/]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[Spot The Ball: win a New York Cosmos jacket]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[We&amp;#039;ve got a brand new Spot The Ball competition for you today, with a terrific prize on offer - the New York Cosmos walkout jacket, one of the sharpest items from The Cosmos collection. With such a nice prize on offer, we&amp;#039;ve made sure that the challenge is as tough]]></description>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.umbro.com/en-gb/blog/spot-the-ball-win-a-new-york-cosmos-jacket/]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[Umbro Tee Shop Returns: the sun comes out!]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[The Umbro Tee Shop has been on a little bit of a summer holiday recently, but it&amp;#039;s returning today with a tan, a bag full of duty-free and a tasty tee shirt for sale. While it&amp;#039;s been away, the Tee Shop has also worked out some of the nuts and bolts behind the scenes,]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[What&amp;#039;s Great About Britain? it&amp;#039;s our UK Town Footballers]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[What a day - the fixtures for next season are released, and another massive pile of puns to sort through! Inspired by all the towns we&amp;#039;ll be visiting once those fixtures kick into action, we asked for your finest suggestions for UK Town Footballers, and as usual you did]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Deco shows his tattoos as part of Umbro&amp;#8217;s 1350]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[We&amp;#039;ve already shown you Darren Bent and Juan Vargas discussing their tattoos and what they like to do with their 1350 - the time that&amp;#039;s left when the 90 minutes on the pitch are over. 

Today, we&amp;#039;ve got a great new video from Portuguese star Deco, now playing]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Geometra star Jordan Henderson speaks out]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Jordan Henderson was already well know to football fans, but he became the man of the moment last week after a massive transfer from Sunderland to Liverpool, before debuting Umbro&amp;#039;s Geometra boots at the U21 Euro finals on Sunday. Before he set off for the championship in]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Umbro Geometra: the lowdown on our new boot]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Umbro&amp;#8217;s boot range has always been a byword for quality and tailoring expertise thanks to the Speciali and the Umbro GT, and we&amp;#8217;re very pleased to reveal the latest design to join the ranks &amp;#8211; the Geometra. Specifically designed for the visionary in the team,]]></description>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.umbro.com/en-gb/blog/umbro-geometra-the-lowdown-on-our-new-boot/]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[Game On! It&amp;#039;s our team of Board Game Footballers!]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[A tricky theme this week, or so we thought! Once again, an idea that we weren&amp;#039;t too confident about, but the response from you guys was amazing! Although about 90% of the suggestions were for Wayne Buckarooney...
Thanks to everyone who entered their suggestions for Board]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Umbro Geometra: a visionary football boot]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Umbro&amp;#039;s boots all stand for quality and attention to detail, and the new Umbro Geometra is no exception. Built for the visionary player in the team, the one who can control the game, keep his cool and pick the perfect pass, the Geometra will make its debut this weekend in]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Umbro&amp;#039;s Diamond Dolls do Wembley]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Can you imagine playing your first ever competitive game of football at Wembley? The Umbro women&amp;#039;s team Diamond Dolls were lucky enough to do so this weekend when they were invited to take on an FA women&amp;#039;s team as part of the FA Umbro Fives final. It was a pretty special]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Umbro Industries Summer 2011: we speak to the winners]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Held at our Dale Street design studio, the latest Umbro Industries final was a close fought affair, with two entries ending up as winners of the &amp;#163;10,000 prize to spend on their creative ideas. Artistic record label Baptists &amp;#38; Bootleggers were an Umbro Industries first,]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Hajduk Split celebrate their centenary with a new Umbro away kit]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Croatian club Hajduk Split are celebrating their 100th anniversary this year, and they&amp;#039;re doing so in style with a new away kit Tailored by Umbro. The team, one of Croatia&amp;#039;s most successful teams, will wear the new away shirt throughout the 2011/2012 season as they]]></description>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.umbro.com/en-gb/blog/hajduk-split-celebrate-their-centenary-with-a-new-umbro-away-kit/]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[Top Guns: it&amp;#039;s our 1980s Footballers!]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[After a week off, our Friday puns returned with a vengeance today with our 1980s Footballers. Inspired by the news that JR and Dallas might be returning to our screens, we returned to the decade in which most of us were born to get some top puns. 

Thanks to everyone who got]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Nottingham Forest Home: Tailored By Umbro]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[With a new home shirt Tailored by Umbro, Nottingham Forest are sure to be one of the smartest teams in the Championship next season as they battle for promotion. In Forest&amp;#039;s classic red colour with a white collar, the shirt has a clean, classic design,and is crafted from]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Heart Of Midlothian Home: Tailored by Umbro]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[As they look forward to a season on two fronts, Hearts have unveiled their new home shirt for the 2011/2012 season. Battling in both the SPL and the Europa League, Hearts will certainly win the prize for the best looking team in this classy, classic-looking new shirt.

The]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Tailored At Dale Street: Mikill Pane]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Alongside football, music is one of our biggest passions, and over the last year or so we&amp;#039;ve highlighted some of our favourite bands from our home town of Manchester. Now, we&amp;#039;re stepping it up a gear with a new project, Tailored At Dale Street. Bringing artists from]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Sunderland Away Shirt Tailored by Umbro]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Sunderland have unveiled the brand new away kit for the 2011-12 football season.

The kit features a vibrant shirt in vivid blue with a bold white  chest band, highlighting the modern, clean lines synonymous with Umbro&amp;#039;s  tailored range.

This year&amp;#039;s shirt features]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[LOSC Home Shirt Tailored by Umbro]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Today we launched the new home kit for the French club LOSC (Lille Olympique Sporting Club). The fabric is made from a cotton/polyester blend that makes it more breathable, helping to improve the performances of the players on the pitch. The ergonomic design offers to the players]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Heart of Midlothian Away: Tailored by Umbro]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[As they look to challenge the Old Firm for next season&amp;#039;s SPL trophy, Hearts have revealed their away shirt for the 2011/12 season, Tailored by Umbro. The colourful shirt is crafted from a light, breathable polyester fabric in two different shades of blue, with a bright purple]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Manchester City Away Shirt 2011 / 2012 Inspiration]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Above is a short movie with David Blanch, Senior Designer of football kits at Umbro talking through the new Manchester City Away Football Shirt 2011 /2012.]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[St George&amp;#039;s Park: Gareth Southgate on the future of English football]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[With work starting on the St George&amp;#039;s Park development in March, the plans to improve English football at all levels is well underway, but it&amp;#039;s not just a set of football pitches. In February, Gareth Southgate was appointed as the FA&amp;#039;s new head of elite development,]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Manchester City Shirt 2011/2012 Revealed!]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Tonight we have revealed the Manchester City 2011 / 2012 shirt on the pitch following the FA Cup homecoming event at the City of Manchester Stadium.  If you want to take a further look at the shirt, click the image below to get a 360 view:



The inspiration for the 2011/2012]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Umbro Tee Shop: It&amp;#039;s a Long Summer without Football]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Now that the season is over, we face a long season without football!

Screen printed onto 100% cotton tees, this design is only available in limited quantities, with just 11 being printed. So head over to the Umbro Tee Shop now to get one of this very limited edition run!]]></description>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.umbro.com/en-gb/blog/umbro-tee-shop-its-a-long-summer-without-football/]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[Manchester City Away Released 23.06.11]]></title>
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				<title><![CDATA[Cosmetic Footballers]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[For no reason whatsoever our pun theme for today was #cosmeticfootballers.  Thanks to everyone that suggested players on Facebook and Twitter.  Here is the team of our favourites.  Did your make the squad?]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Linfield FC: Tailored by Umbro for their 125th anniversary]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[As they celebrate an incredible 50th league championship, and a recent triumph in the cup which clinched the club&amp;#039;s 5th double in 6th years, Linfield FC have revealed their new home kit. Worn for the first time during their recent 2-1 Irish Cup Final win, the new Linfield]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Umbro x Salford Students]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[For the second year running Umbro worked with the Advertising Design students at Salford  University.  The brief was to create an advertising campaign for our new IFT training range and the students developed a range of ideas which were presented to client in a real time client]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Spot The Ball: win a signed England shirt]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Another Spot The Ball challenge for you guys, and this is perhaps the trickiest one yet! We&amp;#039;ve got a great prize for the best guess though - an England shirt signed by Fabio Capello!

Guessing where the ball was on this foosball-inspired picture before we made it disappear]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Umbro&amp;#8217;s Winning Weekend]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Over the weekend, various Umbro teams added silverware to their trophy cabinets. Here&amp;#039;s a quick look at those victories.

Manchester City lifted their first trophy in 35 years after a 1 &amp;#8211; 0 victory over Stoke City in the FA Cup final at Wembley Stadium on Saturday.]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[The Worlds Largest 360 Photo]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Did you make it to the game on Saturday?  If so you are now featured on the Wembley Stadium web site in the world&amp;#039;s largest sports photothat has just broken the World Record for the most tagged photo of all time at 12,000 fans +.  There are also some famous faces dotted]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Umbro Tee Shop: Nostalgia Doesn&amp;#8217;t Win Games]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Plenty of fans like to wallow in their club&amp;#039;s glory days, but we&amp;#039;re issuing a wake up call with the latest design from the Umbro Tee Shop. Pointing out that it&amp;#039;s what happens on the pitch now that matters, our cool Nostalgia Doesn&amp;#039;t Win Games tee could be]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[FA Cup Final: our special mega-bundle giveaway]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[We&amp;#039;ve had a few giveaways online over the last few weeks, but we&amp;#039;ve saved possibly the best lot for today, as we celebrate the FA Cup final between Manchester City and Stoke City.

We&amp;#039;re going to be giving away one special bundle of prixes to one very lucky person]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[A Capital Idea: it&amp;#039;s our London Footballers]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[We&amp;#039;re heading to the Big Smoke with our pun theme this Friday, inspired by tomorrow&amp;#039;s FA Cup final at Wembley, with the squad above being the finest we&amp;#039;ve selected from the hundreds of submissions received via Facebook and Twitter. 

Thanks to everyone who made]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Manchester City&amp;#039;s FA Cup Final Kits Part 2]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[The second part of our special look at the shirts and Mercer jackets we&amp;#039;ve created especially for the Manchester City players to wear at tomorrow&amp;#039;s FA Cup final, detailing the history of the Manchester coat of arms appearing on City&amp;#039;s shirts at cup finals. 

You]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Spot The Ball: the result revealed]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[How close were you? Here&amp;#039;s the &amp;#039;reveal&amp;#039; picture from our latest Spot The Ball competition, which shows exactly where the ball was in the original picture, taken during an epic encounter on the football pitches next to our head office. We&amp;#039;ve gone back over]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[City inspired by the past ahead of the FA Cup Final]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[As they look ahead to Saturday&amp;#039;s FA Cup final, Manchester City will have a special piece of history behind them that was discovered in the Umbro archives. A telegram sent by the club to Umbro in 1934 after City&amp;#039;s FA Cup victory has inspired the special numbers and lettering]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Umbro Industries: our Spring Finalists Revealed!]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[We&amp;#039;ve had another great round of entries for the Umbro Industries scheme, and our team have spent the past couple of weeks whittling down all the ideas to a final four, who will then present to our panel of experts next Tuesday, May 17th. The four ideas that are going for]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Huddersfield Town: Tailored by Umbro]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[The first fruits of our new deal with Huddersfield Town, this is the club&amp;#039;s new home kit that will worn for the 2011/12 season. Revealed by the club this weekend, the shirt will be worn by Huddersfield Town&amp;#039;s players and fans next season - but at the moment they&amp;#039;re]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Future Everything: the finest digital culture comes to Dale St]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[One of the most exciting events in Manchester&amp;#039;s cultural calendar, Future Everything is the UK&amp;#039;s leading festival of digital culture, bringing the finest innovations in music, art and digital technology together in one place. We&amp;#039;re very excited about this year&amp;#039;s]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Umbro Tee Shop: I Love Referees]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[We&amp;#039;re taking a cheeky look at the world of referees with this week&amp;#039;s Umbro Tee Shop design, as we know that a lot of you will have mixed feelings about them! Using the eye tests you&amp;#039;ll all be familiar with, we&amp;#039;ve created this cool design that should be suitable]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Pretty Unappetising: it&amp;#039;s our team of Cooking Footballers]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[After a couple of weeks off, we returned today with a tasty pun theme - Cooking Footballers! Inspired by the return of Delia Smith to the Premier League after Norwich&amp;#039;s promotion, we wanted your best and worst efforts inspired by food and all things kitchen. 

The break]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Republic Of Ireland Change Shirt: Tailored by Umbro]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[As they battle for a place at next summer&amp;#039;s European Championships, the Republic Of Ireland have unveiled a new change strip, Tailored by Umbro. The striking black kit, with a rich green stripe across the chest, is crafted from a cotton polyester blend, designed to provide]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Rangers Home Shirt 2011/12: Tailored by Umbro]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[As they battle for the SPL title, Rangers have revealed their new home shirt for the 2011/2012 season, Tailored by Umbro. The Glasgow club, the most successful team in Scottish football history, will wear the new kit for all their domestic and European fixtures at their Ibrox]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Umbro Tee Shop: Club Nicknames]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[How many club nicknames can you spot?! For the latest design from the Umbro Tee Shop, our top designer pal Alex Walter has collected together all the animal, insect and bird nicknames for British football clubs in one very special club crest. As you can see in the pictures here,]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Umbro Tee Shop: fight your way out of a relegation scrap!]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[As the season enters &amp;#039;squeeky bum&amp;#039; time, there&amp;#039;s a fair few teams still nervously looking at the league table, hoping to avoid the dreaded drop. There&amp;#039;s not much you can do to help the team out in these situations apart from giving your support, and the latest]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Classic Kits: a Jubilant Jersey]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Over the past few weeks we&amp;#8217;ve not been able to move for reports and memorabilia for next week&amp;#8217;s royal wedding. With this in mind, we had a look at our shirt archive to see if there were any crown jewels, and came across the story behind one of the oddest looking shirts]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Jai Paul - BTSTU]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[If you&amp;#039;ve heard the track BTSTU all over radio today, you will know of Jai Paul, the 22 year old Chelsea fan and producer hailing from Rayners Lane in West London. He released his debut single BTSTU on XL Recordings today. You can download it here. The track, which will]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Athletic Club: at the heart of Bilbao]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[We unveiled the new brand new Athletic Club de Bilbao away shirt a couple of weeks ago, and at the time we mentioned how it was more than just a football jersey. Now we can show you what we were talking about!

The new away shirt is all about Athletic Club&amp;#039;s fans rather]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Umbro Tee Shop: Road To The Cup Final]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[This weekend&amp;#039;s semi-finals were certainly exciting, and with this week&amp;#039;s Umbro Tee Shop design we&amp;#039;re celebrating the two team&amp;#039;s who&amp;#039;ve made it to next month&amp;#039;s final. Using the nicknames of the two teams who&amp;#039;ll be travelling down to London with]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[The Road To Nowhere: it&amp;#039;s our Travel Footballers]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[We say nice things every week about the response to our call for puns on a Friday, but this week we&amp;#039;ve been genuinely blown-away with how many we&amp;#039;ve received - over 180 on Facebook, and probably about the same on our Twitter! Travel Footballers was obviously an inspired]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Back Of The Net: the finest football things on the web this week]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Yep, after a good few weeks off with a hamstring strain, Back Of The Net is fit and available for selection for this weekend&amp;#039;s fixtures. Picking out the best football stories from around the web is what we do best, and if we get the nod from the gaffer we&amp;#039;re going to]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Spot The Ball: win a signed ball, boots and gloves!]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Another month, and another great Spot The Ball for you, where you can win an Umbro Neo Pro ball, Neo Pro gloves and Speciali boots all signed by Joe Hart. We could&amp;#039;ve done with the England and Manchester City goalkeeper during the match this picture was taken from - a battle]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Umbro Industries: our winners get their ideas moving]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Have you heard about Umbro Industries, but not exactly sure what you could do with the money? Here&amp;#039;s what two of our previous winners have been doing since they won a slice of cash to get their ideas in gear...

Bangers &amp;#38; Fash

Student gang Bangers &amp;#38; Fash won]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Umbro Tee Shop: Life&amp;#8217;s A Pitch]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Sometimes, in a game of football, things just don&amp;#039;t go your way - what can we say, life&amp;#039;s a pitch! Celebrate those moments in the game with this latest cool design from the Umbro Tee Shop, which suggests that the grass could be a little greener occasionally. With just]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[&amp;#161;Ay Caramba! It&amp;#039;s our team of Spanish Footballers]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[The sun is out, we&amp;#039;ve just had an ice cream, anyone would think we were in Spain rather than Manchester! It&amp;#039;s apt then that this week&amp;#039;s pun theme was Spanish Footballers, inspired by our great new Athletic Club de Bilbao shirt revealed yesterday. 

As usual,]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Athletic Club Bilbao: Tailored by Umbro]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[In a step away from the usual ways of revealing football shirts, Athletic Club de Bilbao have unveiled an exciting new away kit for the 2011/12, which is sure to interest their fans both in their native Spain and beyond. The club are to give their fans the opportunity to wear]]></description>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.umbro.com/en-gb/blog/athletic-club-bilbao-tailored-by-umbro/]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[Standing Trial: what&amp;#039;s it like to get a chance at a club?]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Ever wondered what it&amp;#039;s like to go for a trial at a football club? For many people it&amp;#039;s still a mysterious world, but one prospective football has agreed to give us an insight into his experiences. Dida Alsaffar (pictured here) is a 21 year-old player currently trying]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[The FA Umbro Fives: fancy a trip to Wembley with your team?]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Many of us might have given up our dreams of scoring the winner at a hallowed venue years ago, but with The FA Umbro Fives its never too late! The tournament, now in its fifth year, is open for 2011, with the prospect of a match at Wembley for the best teams. Regional heats are]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Umbro Tee Shop: Goalhangers!]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Another great tee from talented young designer Alex Walter, the latest slice of football culture from the Umbro Tee Shop celebrates the eternally annoying player - the goalhanger. Call them a poacher, a finisher, or whatever you like, but they&amp;#039;re basically the people who]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[A Real Team Player: it&amp;#039;s our team of Office Footballers]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Another week, and another pun theme to distract you on a Friday, but this week&amp;#039;s theme isn&amp;#039;t just a tenuous link or a random idea. One of the Umbro team is leaving today, so we wanted to dedicate the punnage to Stephen Corlett, a man who can be a bit David Brent-like]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[The NEO-lyweds: Umbro commemorate the Royal Wedding with a luxurious special edition ball]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[As the whole of the UK looks forward to the upcoming nuptials between Prince William and Kate Middleton, Umbro are proud to announce the launch of a special commemorative ball for the occasion.

A special version of Umbro&amp;#039;s NEO ball, used in all Cup fixtures and all England]]></description>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.umbro.com/en-gb/blog/the-neo-lyweds-umbro-commemorate-the-royal-wedding-with-a-luxurious-special-edition-ball/]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[Spot The Ball: our March pic revealed]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[So, how close were you? The picture above reveals just where the ball was in our latest Spot The Ballchallenge, another tricky one I&amp;#039;m sure you&amp;#039;ll agree! One person was close enough to claim the prize of two tickets to an FA Cup semi-final, and that person was...
Neil]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[England vs Ghana: the boots on show tonight]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[After Saturday&amp;#039;s win against Wales, England will be confident for tonight&amp;#039;s friendly at home to Ghana, but they&amp;#039;ll have to be - the opposition are no pushovers, and were close to being the first African team to reach the semi-finals at last year&amp;#039;s World Cup.]]></description>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.umbro.com/en-gb/blog/england-vs-ghana-the-boots-on-show-tonight/]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[Umbro Tee Shop: it&amp;#8217;s The Beautiful Game]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Whatever language you speak, football is known as the beautiful game, and that&amp;#039;s something we&amp;#039;re looking to celebrate with the latest cracking design for the Umbro Tee Shop. With the phrase appearing in a number of different languages, making you look pretty smart at]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Sticky: England&amp;#8217;s Umbro Lions: the boots on their feet]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[With Wales and England both Tailored by Umbro, today&amp;#039;s big game at the Millennium Stadium will already have plenty of double diamonds on display. However, with 9 members of Fabio Capello&amp;#039;s England squad wearing Umbro boots, there&amp;#039;ll also be a big influence from]]></description>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.umbro.com/en-gb/blog/englands-umbro-lions-the-boots-on-their-feet/]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[High Drama: It&amp;#039;s our Soap Footballers]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[For no particular reason, we decided to go with Soap Footballers as our theme for this week&amp;#039;s fun pun, but we&amp;#039;re glad we did! There were some crackers in there, as you can see in the team above, which features two Eastenders-inspired full-backs, surely a first for world]]></description>
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				<description><![CDATA[Ahead of tomorrow&amp;#039;s crunch Euro2012 qualifier against Wales, we sat down with England captain John Terry. Armed with a handful of questions from some of the finest minds in online football blogging, we quizzed JT on all things England, young prospects at his club and the]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Umbro Industries: Bangers &amp;#38; Fash ready to kick off!]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[We often talk about the ideas that Umbro Industries is funding here on our blog, so we&amp;#039;re excited to point you in the direction of an event that&amp;#039;s taking place here in Manchester tomorrow night. Industries winners Bangers &amp;#38; Fash (pictured above) are hosting a party/fashion]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Umbro Tee Shop: get in formation for a star-studded design!]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[We&amp;#039;ve got something very special for this week&amp;#039;s Umbro Tee Shop design, which is the result of a chance email. Young designer Alex Walter sent us a mail with some ideas he&amp;#039;s come up with inspired by the Umbro Tee Shop, and we liked them so much that one of them]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[The New Sunderland Home Shirt: Tailored by Umbro]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Ahead of today&amp;#039;s big game against Liverpool, Sunderland have given their fans an early glimpse of their new home shirt for next season. The kit, pictured above, will be worn by the Black Cats throughout the 2011/12 season, and is available to buy from May 12th from the club&amp;#039;s]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Are You Having A Laugh??? It&amp;#039;s our Comedy Footballers]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[We all like to laugh at some good football-related puns, so this week we thought we might as well turn to comedy for our Friday theme, and you&amp;#039;ve done a great job with the Comedy Footballers. Some people didn&amp;#039;t quite get the idea, simply posting the names of footballers]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Tattoos: where, when and why? #3]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Following our first installment on tattoo history and part two which investigated symbolism, for our concluding piece we&amp;#8217;re going to profile the guys behind the pen, the artists themselves.

Our 1350 campaign featured a couple of amazing tattoo artists, Lewis from Hype]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Women&amp;#039;s Football: we get some tips from the top]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[We never stop with football here at Umbro... boarding a flight to Brussels, our women&amp;#039;s team insider happened to be sat near the Wales U19 Ladies football team, so she took the opportunity to speak to them about getting into the game as a female. Here&amp;#039;s what she discovered]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[St. George&amp;#039;s Park, Tailored By Umbro]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[A new centre for coaching and training in England, St. George&amp;#039;s Park is being built by The FA to improve standards at all levels of football, from grassroots to the national team. And it&amp;#039;s all Tailored by Umbro.

Work started on the St. George&amp;#039;s Park last week,]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Umbro Tee Shop: happy St Hat Trick&amp;#8217;s Day!]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Yes, we know we&amp;#039;re a couple of days early, but this week&amp;#039;s Umbro Tee Shop design has a definite Irish feel to it. With St. Patrick&amp;#039;s Day falling this week, we thought we&amp;#039;d commemorate our friends across The Irish Sea with this cool design. If your team needs]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Fashionably Late: here&amp;#039;s our Fashion Footballers]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[We&amp;#039;re all highly-fashionable types here at Umbro, so I don&amp;#039;t know why we haven&amp;#039;t thought of this one before - then we saw some of the efforts that came in, and we remembered why! Actually, in all honesty, there was some crackers this week, and many didn&amp;#039;t]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Local lad Jack Johnson helps City unveil their new sportswear range]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Another big name joins Manchester City stars Joe Hart, Micah Richards, Yaya Toure and Pablo Zabaleta... Burnage Blue and winner of our model competition Jack Johnson. Jack, 21, was chosen from loads of entries to front the new Manchester City sportswear range, which is unveiled]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[90 Reasons We Love Football]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[There&amp;#039;s plenty of reasons why we love football, but how many can you think of? Last week we put the shout out on twitter and facebook asking you what you love about the beautiful game. We then used our favourite responses together with some from us here at Umbro and turned]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Seventies Footballers!]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[We have spent the last few days reliving the seventies at Umbro with our launch events for the new New York Cosmos range.  If you haven&amp;#8217;t seen it already, be sure to check out our movie of some of the highlights from the New York Cosmos history.  So seventies was the theme]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Spot The Ball: win tickets to an FA Cup semi-final!]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Another chance to pit your wits against our Spot The Ball creators, who have set a fiendishly difficult challenge for you this month. Reckon you know where the ball could be in the picture above? Then click on the pic to place your bets! We&amp;#039;ve got a great prize on offer]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Umbro Vs Umbro: the top two go head to head]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[After three fixtures in the inter-Umbro six-a-side league, clear divisions had started to appear - in fact it couldn&amp;#039;t be clearer. Two teams at the top of the league with three wins, two teams at the bottom with thee defeats. Last night those two teams at the top - Marketing]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Umbro Industries: a word with our winners]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Yesterday we announced the results of the Winter Umbro Industries, with cultural listings website Manchester Wire and the University Of Salford&amp;#039;s BA Hons Fashion department sharing the &amp;#163;10,000 prize. But what are they going to spend it on? We spoke to both winners to]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Winter Umbro Industries: our winners are revealed]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Another Umbro Industries, and another &amp;#163;10,000 given away to top ideas here in Manchester! Yesterday, we held the final for the Winter Umbro Industries at our Dale Street studio, with four bright ideas being presented to our panel of experts. After the presentations, and]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Umbro Tee Shop: Darren Bent turns designer!]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[England striker, tattoo fan, gaming nut - Darren Bent is a lot of things, but with the Umbro Tee Shop the Aston Villa man has added another string to his bow. Darren recently sat down with our graphic design team to come up with the Keep The Faith design above, which is being]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[The wonder of Mother Mirth: it&amp;#039;s our Nature Footballers!]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Another week, another tenuous link to a news story, and another pun team! This week we took the fact that it&amp;#039;d been sunny for a day here in Manchester, plus the fact that Tom in the office had been watching a nature programme on TV, and somehow ended up at Nature Footballers.]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Diamond Icons: underneath the skin of our 1350 models]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[We&amp;#039;ve got another tattoo Q&amp;#38;A today with one of our Diamond Icons models...this time we&amp;#039;re getting under the skin of Miles Langford...

Miles Langford - supports Watford

How did you find being photographed for the Umbro campaign?
&amp;#039;Cold, as it was outside]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Modern England: our Peter Saville-inspired range is available now]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[We&amp;#039;ve already mentioned the Modern England range, inspired by Peter Saville&amp;#039;s England home design, but we thought you&amp;#039;d like to know that you can now get the complete range - including the Geometric Tee above - online exclusively through Harvey Nichols here in]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Umbro Industries: our Winter finalists revealed]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[The latest round of Umbro Industries has been our most popular so far, so we had plenty of ideas to sort through before selecting our favourites. Now, after our panel of local industry experts have sorted through all the entries, we can reveal who&amp;#039;ll be going forward to]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Diamond Icons: underneath the skin of our 1350 models]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[After speaking to Darren Bent about his tattoos for our Diamond Icons range, we&amp;#039;ve also been speaking to some of the models who were showing off their artwork as part of the same shoot.

Today we&amp;#039;ve got a chat with the chap in the picture above, Kase Prince...

Kase]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Umbro Spot The Ball: were you close?]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Yep. that&amp;#039;s where the ball was all along! Were you close? Thanks to everyone who entered our latest Spot The Ball competition, we had tons of entries, but only one person can be the winner!

We&amp;#039;ve measured all the entries pixel by pixel, and the closest person was]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Tattoos: where, when and why? #2]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Following our first instalment on tattoo history and culture, this week we delve deeper into some of the meaning and symbolism behind tattoo designs.

In our continued exploration of cultural clashes, in conjunction with the launch of Umbro&amp;#8217;s 1350 Diamond Icons range,]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Umbro Tee Shop: Professional Fouls!]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[You know that we love a good pun here at Umbro, so you can imagine how excited we are to reveal the latest design for the Umbro Tee Shop. You might accuse us serious fowl-play, say we&amp;#039;ve gone a little bit bird-brained, but we think this is one of the best Tee Shop designs]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Jim Would Never Fix These: it&amp;#039;s our Kids TV Footballers]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Everyone loves kid&amp;#039;s TV, whether it&amp;#039;s the shows they used to watch when they were younger, or the shows they&amp;#039;re forced to watch now with their kids! That&amp;#039;s why we thought Kids TV would be a good theme for the Friday pun theme, but we expecting it be this popular]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Umbro Tee Shop Valentine&amp;#8217;s Special: Love Of The Game]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Love is in the air... a love of football that is! As it&amp;#039;s Valentine&amp;#039;s Day, we thought the Umbro Tee Shop should celebrate the one thing that we all truly love above everything else - the beautiful game. In a passionate red, crafted lovingly from 100% cotton, and featuring]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Diamond Icons: underneath the skin of our 1350 models]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[You&amp;#039;ve already seen Darren Bent and Juan Vargos showing off their tattoos for our Diamond Icons range, but we thought you might also like to see some of the other models who took part in the same photoshoot. Like our top players, they&amp;#039;re all big on football and tattoos,]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Umbro vs Umbro: our inter-work league kicks into gear!]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Here at Umbro we live and breath football, so it was strange that, apart from a weekly kickabout, we never really had any regular match action. That&amp;#039;s changed recently with the opening of the South Manchester Sports Centre just a big hoof away from our HQ, which has inspired]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Diamond Icons: win a copy of Ewen Spencer&amp;#8217;s &amp;#8216;Three&amp;#8217;s A Crowd&amp;#8217;]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Before he snapped Darren Bent and Juan Vargas and their tattoos for our Diamond Icons range, photographer Ewen Spencer spent a considerable amount of time with The White Stripes, capturing their every move for posterity. Ewen recently launched a book which collects some of the]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Capturing Diamond Icons: photographer Ewen Spencer tells us about his 1350]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Having snapped everyone from pop stars to inner-city gangs in the past, celebrated photographer Ewen Spencer was the perfect candidate to capture top footballers Darren Bent and Juan Vargas for our Diamond Icons campaign. After he&amp;#8217;d completed both the images and videos]]></description>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.umbro.com/en-gb/blog/capturing-diamond-icons-photographer-ewen-spencer-tells-us-about-his-1350/]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[A Lovely Bunch: it&amp;#039;s our Valentines Footballers]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Romance is in the air this week, as our Friday pun theme snuggles up to some Valentines Footballers. The amount of nominations for the likes of Tim Flowers and Joe Hart were overwhelming, we tried to mix these simple ones with the suggestions that stretch the idea a bit further!

As]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Back Of The Net: the finest football things on the web this week]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[It&amp;#039;s been a few weeks since we last took a look at what&amp;#039;s going on in football on the web, so we thought it&amp;#039;d be good to drop in and point out a few of our favourite things around at the moment. It&amp;#039;s partly inspired by a fantastic interview we spotted online]]></description>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.umbro.com/en-gb/blog/back-of-the-net-the-finest-football-things-on-the-web-this-week-38/]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[Club Santa Fe: Colombia, Tailored by Umbro]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Following the fantastic Peruvian shirts we revealed recently, here&amp;#039;s the new home and away kits for one of Columbia&amp;#039;s top teams, Club Santa Fe. Based in Bogota, the club were the first ever winners of the Columbian league, and have been champions six times in total.



These]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Tattoos: where, when and why?]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[To coincide with our new Diamond Icons range, which features the likes of Darren Bent and Juan Vargas showing us their body art, we&amp;#8217;re going to take a closer look at tattoo history and culture.

What springs to mind when you think about tattoos might well be angel wings,]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Ticker tape and taping &amp;#8211; the legacy of Argentina &amp;#8216;78]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[You&amp;#8217;ve seen the idea behind our Diamond Icons range and the classic taping that we&amp;#8217;ve revived, but what made taping so special? We&amp;#8217;ve asked John Devlin, the man behind the excellent True Colours Football Kits, to give us an idea of the era in which taping captured]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Manchester City&amp;#039;s Model Citizen: Jack Johnson is our winner!]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Late last year, we launched a competition to find the Umbro Model Citizen, a Manchester City fan who could feature in a photoshoot for the new Umbro sportswear range the club are launching soon. After we whittled the entrants down to a final three, you voted in your hundreds]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Darren Bent talks tattoos and 1350]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[We unveiled our new Diamond Icons range last week with some great pictures and videos of Darren Bent talking about what he does with his 1350. We also zoomed down to Birmingham to speak to the Aston Villa and England star in more detail about his artwork and the ideas behind]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Sleeker, Smarter, Deadlier: the STII Boot]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[The latest addition to Umbro&amp;#039;s celebrated boot collection is a smarter, sleeker, deadlier version of its predecessor - the STII. Designed for the smarter player on the pitch, the STII builds on the success of existing Umbro boots but with some exciting upgrades and improvements.]]></description>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.umbro.com/en-gb/blog/sleeker-smarter-deadlier-the-stii-boot/]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[Umbro Tee Shop: celebrate your 1350 with our tattoo-inspired design]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[We&amp;#039;ve been exploring the world of tattoos and body art recently as part of our 1350 idea, so we thought it&amp;#039;d be the perfect inspiration for our latest Umbro Tee Shop design - and as you can see, we&amp;#039;ve got another cracking tee in the collection. Featuring a colourful]]></description>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.umbro.com/en-gb/blog/umbro-tee-shop-celebrate-your-1350-with-our-tattoo-inspired-design/]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[Turning Over A New Leaf: it&amp;#039;s our Book Footballers!]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[We can&amp;#039;t believe we haven&amp;#039;t done this one already! Book Footballers was this week&amp;#039;s Friday Fun Pun theme, inspired by the protests against library closures here in the UK at the moment. As usual, plenty of you got involved with your literary suggestions - it&amp;#039;s]]></description>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.umbro.com/en-gb/blog/turning-over-a-new-leaf-its-our-book-footballers/]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[Peter Saville unveils Umbro&amp;#039;s Modern England at Harvey Nichols]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Last night at Manchester&amp;#039;s Harvey Nichols store, legendary designer Peter Saville was in town to help us unveil the Umbro Modern England collection. In front of a special invited audience that included Manchester City and England goalkeeper Joe Hart, Saville took part in]]></description>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.umbro.com/en-gb/blog/peter-saville-unveils-umbros-modern-england-at-harvey-nichols/]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[Darren Bent talks football and tattoos with Umbro]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Our Diamond Icons range has got plenty of you talking, so we thought you might like to see a slightly extended version of the video starring Aston Villa and England striker Darren Bent. We&amp;#039;ve also been talking to the hotshot striker recently, and will have a full interview]]></description>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.umbro.com/en-gb/blog/darren-bent-talks-football-and-tattoos-with-umbro/]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[Diamond Icons &amp;#8211; the perfect products for your 1350]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Yesterday we introduced the idea of 1350 to you guys, and showed you a glimpse of the Diamond Icons products in the video of Darren Bent and Juan Vargas. We know what you all want though &amp;#8211; a closer look at those items that are bringing the iconic taping look back with a]]></description>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.umbro.com/en-gb/blog/diamond-icons--the-perfect-products-for-your-1350/]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[1350: when the 90 minutes are over, there&amp;#8217;s still 1350 left to play]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Away from the 90 on the pitch, there&amp;#8217;s still 1350 minutes left in the day, time that is influenced and inspired by football, but spreads into other things. Whether it&amp;#8217;s music, other sport, gaming &amp;#8211; we all have something we do to pass the time until those moments]]></description>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.umbro.com/en-gb/blog/1350-when-the-90-minutes-are-over-theres-still-1350-left-to-play/]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[Umbro Tee Shop: is football part of your DNA?]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[If football is part of your DNA, you&amp;#8217;ll want to celebrate it, and what better way to do so than with this latest design from the Umbro Tee Shop? With a cool DNA graphic in black on the front, the 100% white cotton tee is only available in extremely limited quantities &amp;#8211;]]></description>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.umbro.com/en-gb/blog/umbro-tee-shop-is-football-part-of-your-dna/]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[May The Farce Be With You: it&amp;#039;s our Star Wars Footballers!]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[People have been claiming that there&amp;#039;s &amp;#039;dark forces&amp;#039; in action this week, so we thought the Friday Fun Puns should head to the dark side... so here&amp;#039;s your Star Wars Footballers!

Another massive response from our followers on Facebook and Twitter - you guys]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[A South American Triple: new shirts for three top Peruvian teams]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[After the excitement generated by the Peru national team shirt that we revealed last year, we thought that you might want to see these other great kits that have been Tailored by Umbro for some of the country&amp;#039;s finest domestic teams. Universitario, San Martin and Sporting]]></description>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.umbro.com/en-gb/blog/a-south-american-triple-three-prestigious-peruvian-clubs-unveil-new-shirts/]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[Umbro GT &amp;#38; Speciali Elite: new year, new models]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Our Umbro GT boots have already caught plenty of attention thanks to their sharp look and their lightweight, speedy capabilities, so we thought you might like a closer glimpse at the latest colourway that&amp;#039;s available for these superb football boots. The black and orange]]></description>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.umbro.com/en-gb/blog/umbro-gt-speciali-elite-new-year-new-models/]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[Tailored By Umbro, Worn By Canada]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[As they look forward to their cententary in 2012, the Canadian Soccer Association are pleased to reveal their new Umbro-designed home and away kits. The kits, pictured above, will be worn by the Canadian national team as support grows for football in the country and the national]]></description>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.umbro.com/en-gb/blog/tailored-by-umbro-worn-by-canada/]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[Spot The Ball Returns: your chance to win a signed England shirt!]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[After the success of our Christmas Spot The Ball competition, we&amp;#039;ve decided to bring it back as a regular online event, offering you the chance to win some great Umbro prizes! This time, we&amp;#039;ve got a real cracker to give away as well - an England shirt signed by two]]></description>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.umbro.com/en-gb/blog/spot-the-ball-returns-your-chance-to-win-a-signed-england-shirt/]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[Umbro Tee Shop: a timely reminder]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[This week at the Umbro Tee Shop, we&amp;#039;ve refreshed our most popular design so far for another super-limited run of just 11 tee shirts. The Offside design has proved to be extremely popular so far, but it seems that some people out there still can&amp;#039;t call a good offside]]></description>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.umbro.com/en-gb/blog/umbro-tee-shop-a-timely-reminder/]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[On Me Hudson! It&amp;#039;s our team of New York Footballers]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[We&amp;#039;ve gone a bit New York crazy this week, what with the news that Eric Cantona has joined the team at the New York Cosmos. So, there was only ever going to be one theme for our Friday Footballers today. New York Footballers got a great response, although approximately 95%]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Umbro x Archive Research Project: some more pics]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Last week we gave you a little bit more information about the Archive Research Project, our new collaboration with conceptual designer Aitor Throup (the man behind the current red England Away kit). It was showcased at a fashion trade show in Italy called Pitti Immagine Uomo]]></description>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.umbro.com/en-gb/blog/umbro-x-archive-research-project-some-more-pics/]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[Alf Ramsey Jackets: a new spin on a classic design]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Think you know the Umbro Ramsey jacket? Think again! These four one-off designs are putting a new spin on our classic design, which was famously worn by England&amp;#039;s World Cup winning manager Sir Alf Ramsey. Each of these new designs gives a distinctly different look to the]]></description>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.umbro.com/en-gb/blog/alf-ramsey-jackets-a-new-spin-on-a-classic-design/]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[Umbro Tee Shop: The Secret Life Of Mascots]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Ever wondered what mascots get up to when they&amp;#039;re not parading up and down the touchline, cheering on their team? The latest design from the Umbro Tee Shop reveals a darker side to the cuddly creatures you might be familiar with. 

As with all the designs in the Umbro]]></description>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.umbro.com/en-gb/blog/umbro-tee-shop-the-secret-life-of-mascots/]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[Murkage - Warm Up Riddims Project]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Friends and collaborators Murkage Cartel - the Manchester based creative collective behind some of the city&amp;#039;s most debauched and future thinking parties, known for championing the best in UK talent and revitalising the grimey garage vibes of their youth - have formed a band.]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[LOLs A Plenty: It&amp;#039;s Our Internet Footballers!]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Can you believe we started doing our Friday puns almost a year ago here at Umbro? I wonder how many puns that amounts to over the last 12 months? 

This week, inspired by recent online indiscretions from some top footballers, the theme of our Friday puns was Internet Footballers.]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Andy Carroll Signs With Umbro]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Today, ahead of the massive Tyne &amp;#38; Wear derby at the weekend, we&amp;#8217;re delighted to announce that Newcastle and England striker Andy Carroll has signed for Umbro. Just months after making his international debut, and with 11 goals already scored in the league this season,]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Umbro&amp;#039;s Model Citizen: who gets your vote?]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Fancy yourself as a judge on Manchester&amp;#039;s Next Top Male Model? Well, here&amp;#039;s your chance! We recently held a casting session in conjunction with Manchester City to find able candidates for a forthcoming photo shoot alongside some of the club&amp;#039;s players. We got plenty]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Umbro X Aitor Throup Archive Research Project: the first glimpse]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Last year we revealed some details about the Archive Research Project, a collaboration with the critically acclaimed conceptual desiger Aitor Throup, delving into the Umbro archives to create some new items that combine innovative design and style with our unique football tailoring]]></description>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.umbro.com/en-gb/blog/umbro-x-aitor-throup-archive-research-project-the-first-glimpse/]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[Umbro Spot The Ball: we&amp;#039;ve picked out a winner!]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[It might seem ages since Christmas presents came around, but we&amp;#039;ve still got one to give away! Just before Christmas we launched a special seasonal Spot The Ball competition, and today we can reveal who came closest to guessing the correct location of the ball in our snowy]]></description>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.umbro.com/en-gb/blog/umbro-spot-the-ball-weve-picked-out-a-winner/]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[Umbro Tee Shop: were you s*** at football?]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[After last week&amp;#8217;s cheeky Tee Shop design to welcome in the new year, we&amp;#8217;ve decided to stay in a similar mood for the rest of 2011! Our new design at the Umbro Tee Shop for this week goes by the name of &amp;#8216;I Was Always S*** At Football&amp;#8217;, and celebrates the]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Strewth! It&amp;#039;s our team of Aussie Footballers]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[After a couple of weeks off over Christmas, we were slightly worried that you might have lost your enthusiasm for the footballer pun - but we couldn&amp;#039;t have been more wrong! This week, to commiserate our Australian cousins who have struggled so much in the cricket, we had]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[New Colo Colo Shirts: Feeling Chile!]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Tailored by Umbro, and worn with pride by the most successful team in Chile&amp;#039;s history, these are the new home and away shirts for Colo Colo. The shirts, in the club&amp;#039;s traditional colours of white for home and black for away, will be worn by Los Albos throughout 2011.]]></description>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.umbro.com/en-gb/blog/new-colo-colo-football-shirt-feeling-chile/]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[Tailored In Manchester: The Travelling Band]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[We&amp;#039;ve got a whole host of great stuff for you to check out regarding the latest band we&amp;#039;re featuring here at Umbro this January. The Travelling Band are firm favourites here in Manchester, thanks to their harmony-drenched indie-folk style, and they&amp;#039;re making waves]]></description>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.umbro.com/en-gb/blog/tailored-in-manchester-the-travelling-band/]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[The Umbro Tee Shop: a fresh design for the new year]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[After the first two Umbro Tee Shop designs proved to be so popular, we&amp;#039;ve got another great new design that we&amp;#039;re sure will be snapped up extremely sharpish from our limited edition store. 

The new design, revealed today, shows the two things you need to succeed]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[New Year, New Chance To Grab &amp;#163;10k Funding!]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[A lot of us will be making new year&amp;#039;s resolutions, and if one of yours is to get a great idea off the ground, then Umbro Industries could be the thing for you. Designed to help people who live or work in Greater Manchester, Umbro Industries offers &amp;#163;10,000 in funding]]></description>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.umbro.com/en-gb/blog/new-year-new-chance-to-grab-10k-funding/]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[Umbro&amp;#8217;s Best Of 2010]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[We may be experts on all things football here at Umbro, but we have other interests as well - when there&amp;#039;s no matches on the telly, we&amp;#039;ve been known to watch something else, and we need something to listen to on the way to the game!

As it&amp;#039;s the time of year]]></description>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.umbro.com/en-gb/blog/umbros-best-of-2010/]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[The Umbro Tee Shop: how many famous haircuts can you name?]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Footballer&amp;#039;s haircuts are often iconic works of art - for both good and bad reasons - but how many can you name? We&amp;#039;ve gathered some of the best (and worst!) barnets for the latest design in the Umbro Tee Shop, which has has been unveiled this morning. We&amp;#039;ve released]]></description>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.umbro.com/en-gb/blog/the-umbro-tee-shop-how-many-famous-haircuts-can-you-name/]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[Blue Steel: MCFC and Umbro are searching for the next model Citizen]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Manchester City and Umbro are looking for fans who have what it takes to look the part for a fashion shoot alongside City players.

Umbro will be holding a casting session at the CityStore at the stadium this Monday 20 December ahead of the Premier League clash with Everton,]]></description>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.umbro.com/en-gb/blog/blue-steel-mcfc-and-umbro-are-searching-for-the-next-model-citizen/]]></link>
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				<guid>http://www.umbro.com/en-gb/blog/ho-ho-hopeless-its-our-christmas-footballers/</guid>
				<title><![CDATA[Ho Ho Hopeless: it&amp;#039;s our Christmas Footballers]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Our final puns of the year, and we&amp;#039;re going out with a bang - the best of your Christmas Footballer suggestions! So, grab a mince pie, put a silly hat on and enjoy. 

Thanks for all your pun suggestions throughout 2010, and we&amp;#039;ll be back with more in 2011....]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Back Of The Net: the finest things on the web this week]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Doing anything the day after a work&amp;#039;s Christmas party is never a good idea, but we&amp;#039;ve struggled through the pain to bring you some fine nuggets of footballing gold that we&amp;#039;re dredged from the murky waters of the internet...

First up, showcased by that cracking]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Happy Christmas from Umbro: time to spot the ball!]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[It&amp;#039;s almost holiday time here at Umbro, and we&amp;#039;ve gone digital with our Christmas card this year with a classic game of Spot The Ball. If you click the picture above or this link here, you can pick your spot in this classic football scene and be in with a chance of]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[2010: the Off The Post opinion]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[As the year that was 2010 starts to draw to a close, we&amp;#039;ve asked some of our friends from across the blogging world to take a look at some of the big events of the last twelve months, giving their own unique take on all things football. Starting things off for us is Daniel]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[How Was It For You? Gael Clichy&amp;#039;s Best Of 2010]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[After checking in with Joe Hart last week to check out his favourite moments of 2010, this week we&amp;#039;re speaking to Arsenal and France star Gael Clichy about his top bits of the last twelve months. Quickfire questions, answered by the full-back with lightning pace...

Gael]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[The Umbro Tee Shop is open for business!]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Brewing up some of the finest designs around, the Umbro Tee Shop is opening for business today, offering a fresh slice of football folklore every week to a limited number of lucky people.

Unveiling a new tee shirt design every Monday that will be on sale in strictly limited]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Don&amp;#039;t shop till you get enough!: It&amp;#039;s our Shopping Footballers]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Because its the busiest shopping week of the year, obviously we had to base this weeks puns around that fact. But because we&amp;#039;re all blokes here at Umbro and we only talk about football women and beer, it was difficult for us to know anything about shopping, so thankfully]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Back Of The Net: the finest football things on the web this week]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[We&amp;#039;re getting our weekly look at the web out early this week, mainly because it&amp;#039;s the Umbro Christmas party tonight and we want to be doing as little as possible tomorrow! Also, we&amp;#039;ve found plenty of great stuff to talk about already so we didn&amp;#039;t want to keep]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Behind The Scenes: the life of a roving reporter]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[[caption id=&amp;#34;attachment_7791&amp;#34; align=&amp;#34;alignnone&amp;#34; width=&amp;#34;500&amp;#34; caption=&amp;#34;Juliette with Mark Bright after completing the Great North Run&amp;#34;][/caption]

A familiar voice to listeners of BBC Radio Five Live, Juliette Ferrington can be heard reporting]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[How Was It For You? Joe Hart&amp;#039;s Best Of 2010]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[As we head towards the end of the year, we&amp;#039;re going to be checking in with some of our top players to find out their best moments over the past twelve months, both on and off the pitch, with some quickfire questions. We&amp;#039;re starting today with a player who&amp;#039;s had]]></description>
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				<description><![CDATA[Tailored by Umbro, and worn with pride by the players and fans of Peru, these are the new shirts for the Peruvian national football team. We recently designed an &amp;#039;interim&amp;#039; kit for the Peruvian team to wear whilst this more detailed design was being completed, so we&amp;#039;re]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Taking A Dive: it&amp;#039;s our Underwater Footballers]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Normally we have a reason for the theme of our Friday fun puns, but this week&amp;#039;s Underwater Footballers was decided on a whim - and it turned out to be a great decision! We had plenty of great suggestions, some really clever puns with the underwater theme - and some daft]]></description>
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				<description><![CDATA[In the next of our new series, in which we shine a light on some of the top fans around the world, we&amp;#039;re travelling to Nottingham to meet a massive Forest fan. Jamie Marriott suggested himself for the latest showcase of superstar supporters, and answers some questions about]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Tailored In Manchester: May 68]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Disco, punk, pop - May 68 are a little bit different to some of the other local bands we&amp;#039;ve featured on Tailored In Manchester. Named after rioting Parisian students, May 68 kick up their own distinct fuss by combining the best bits of their record collections. Formed whilst]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Scots Wahey: some classic kits from north of the border]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[It&amp;#039;s St. Andrew&amp;#039;s Day today, so to celebrate Scotland&amp;#039;s special day we thought we&amp;#039;d showcase a few classic kits from our archive. We&amp;#039;ve also included a couple of classic Scottish club shirts , plus a few not so classic shirts that we&amp;#039;ve made over]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Umbro GT: a new look for our fastest boot]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[There&amp;#039;s a new look for Umbro&amp;#039;s lightest fastest boot, as the Umbro GT goes green. From February next year you&amp;#039;ll be able to pick up these electrifying lime green and black boots, which have already made a splash on football pitches around the world.

Crafted]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Silly Mid-Off: It&amp;#039;s our Cricket Footballers]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[In the midst of Ashes fever, there&amp;#039;s only one topic we could&amp;#039;ve selected for today&amp;#039;s Friday pun fun - Cricket Footballers! Thankfully, you agreed and responded to our call for puns with hundreds of suggestions - even if they were all suggesting David Batty. 

Here&amp;#039;s]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Back Of The Net: the finest football things on the web this week]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Even though a few of us here at Umbro are suffering with Ashes fever, football is still our first love, and we&amp;#039;ve been rooting through the internet to find the best bits for you to enjoy. First of all, we wanted to share the picture above with you, which shows our favourite]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[An Englishman Abroad: finding football in Los Angeles]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Our friend Jeff has found himself living in LA, which is great in some ways, but not in others - here&amp;#039;s a tale he&amp;#039;s sent us about trying to find football to watch in the USA...

&amp;#34;Help me! I&amp;#8217;m a Premiership football addict and I&amp;#8217;m an Englishman marooned]]></description>
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				<description><![CDATA[After numerous heats, thousands of teams and plenty of goals, the FA Umbro Fives took place at Wembley this weekend. Teams from all over the country descended on the capital to take part in the event, playing five-a-side on the hallowed turf to find an overall winner. Both men&amp;#039;s]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Are One Direction the New Fabric Of England?]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Taking a break from charming the nation every weekend on The X  Factor, boyband One Direction got the chance to meet the England squad last week as they went along to Wembley. The result might not have been  what we were hoping for, but the boys certainly enjoyed their visit]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Umbro &amp;#38; Aitor Throup join forces for A.R.P.]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Umbro are set to present a capsule collection by Aitor Throup at Pitti Uomo in Florence, Italy, in January 2011.

Umbro, in collaboration with the critically acclaimed conceptual designer Aitor Throup, has delved into its extensive archive to launch the Archive Research Project.]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[The #RoyalFootballers Team]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Celebrating the announcement of the Royal wedding in England this week, out Friday pun competition this week challenged you all to put a royal theme into footballer&amp;#039;s names.  It wasn&amp;#039;t the easiest subject so thank you to everyone for your suggestions and congratulations]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Ready, Set, Draw: Umbro graphic designer heads to Cut &amp;#38; Paste]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[What exactly is a live design competition? That&amp;#039;s the question we asked when we first heard about Cut &amp;#38; Paste, the London leg of which took place in Shoreditch last week. Luckily, one of Umbro&amp;#039;s graphic designers was chosen to take part in the final, so he&amp;#039;s]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[The Beautiful Game: the final week of training]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[After the disappointment of last week - where our ladies team were ready for their first ever game, only to find that the opposition didn&amp;#039;t turn up - the Umbro Diamond Dolls returned to training. Here&amp;#039;s the lowdown on their final training session as they get to grips]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[The New Fabric Of England: Jordan Henderson steps up]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Around the time that we revealed the new England kit, we also put together a squad which we felt represented the New Fabric Of England; young players that we felt would go on to have a great future in football and represent their country with pride. So we&amp;#039;re really pleased]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Pretty In Pink: the special edition Republic Of Ireland shirt]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[There&amp;#039;ll be a new look to the Republic Of Ireland team at the Aviva Stadium on Wednesday night - for the warm-up at least. Before the team take on Norway in a friendly match at the new ground, they&amp;#039;ll wear this special edition shirt in support of the Irish Cancer Society.]]></description>
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				<description><![CDATA[Yesterday we revealed the latest winners of our Umbro Industries scheme, and told you a little bit about what they&amp;#039;re going to do with their money. Today, we&amp;#039;ve got a quick interview with both winners, in which they give us more details on what they plan to do with]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Autumn Umbro Industries: our winners are revealed]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[There was much excitement in Manchester on Saturday night, and it wasn&amp;#039;t just because of the boxing - there was also the latest Umbro Industries final, which saw &amp;#163;10,000 being awarded to two fantastic creative ideas.

Congratulations have been heaped upon poet Mike]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Bringing Out The Big Guns: it&amp;#039;s our Gym Footballers]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[This week&amp;#039;s theme was inspired by the efforts of some of the Umbro team to get a bit fitter before Christmas - needless to say, after all the laughing we&amp;#039;ve done over this lot, we&amp;#039;re a bit tired and we&amp;#039;re just going to lie on the settee eating crisps instead.

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				<title><![CDATA[Back Of The Net: the finest football things on the web this week]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[With European games, midweek fixtures and FA Cup ties, it seems as if we&amp;#039;ve barely had a day off from football over the past couple of weeks - not that we&amp;#039;re complaining! It does mean that there&amp;#039;s plenty of top-notch football writing about for us to pick out and]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[The Beautiful Game: a big night for the Umbro ladies team]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[A couple of big nights for the Umbro ladies team this week, as they look ahead to their first ever game...with some unexpected results! Here&amp;#039;s our regular spy in the camp Mandy to explain exactly what&amp;#039;s been going on....

Part 1  - Training

&amp;#34;Another great day]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Crest Of A Wave: our design competition winners]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Earlier this year, our crest design competition caused a bit of a stir amongst football fans and designers who wanted to create their own badge for their team. We were inundated with fantastic ideas, created by either using our own Umbro Crest Designer or uploading a DIY design,]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Autumn Umbro Industries: our four finalists]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[The latest final of Umbro Industies is closing in on us fast, and we&amp;#039;re delighted to reveal the four entrants that will be presenting to our team of panelists this Saturday in the hope of winning &amp;#163;10,000. We&amp;#039;ve also got a sparkly new website for the scheme to show]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[What is beautiful about England today? Photography Competition Winners]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[The New Fabric of England is all about celebrating the finest that our country has to offer, and was also the thinking behind our new Facebook competition.  We have partnered with the Guardian challenging photographers to send us a picture which answers the question: &amp;#8220;what]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[The #BonfireFootballers Team]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[As you probably know by now, we spend our Fridays at Umbro House trying to make puns out of footballer&amp;#039;s names.  Topically, this week we went with #BonfireFootballers.  Thanks you to everyone for your suggestions and congratulations to anyone that made it into the team.

If]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[The Beautiful Game: the latest from the Umbro ladies team]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[As the Umbro ladies team edge closer to their first ever game, we get the lowdown on how their training sessions have been going...

&amp;#34;We had a team of 10 players last night at footie practice. The best turnout we have had in weeks and great for the 5-a-side practice match.

We]]></description>
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				<description><![CDATA[When our friend and writer Jeff Maysh told us he was writing a book all about football shirts, we understandably got excited - even more so when he told us about some Umbro classics he&amp;#039;s dug out from his extensive collection. Here&amp;#039;s Jeff talking about why he wrote a]]></description>
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				<description><![CDATA[We&amp;#039;ve got a new feature launching over on Umbro.com today, celebrating the people that live and breath football - the fans! With Fan Of The Month, we&amp;#039;re shining a light on the people who follow their team with passion, and allowing them to reveal a little about their]]></description>
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				<description><![CDATA[The latest in our monthly examinations of the Manchester music scene finds us talking to a band that are already well established in the city: The Answering Machine. Formed at the University of Manchester in 2005, the indie-rock quartet have made their name by delivering a constant]]></description>
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				<description><![CDATA[There was only one theme we could go with this week, and you did a great job with Halloween Footballers. Getting us in the spirit for a weekend of football, trick or treating and pumpkins, your pun-tastic suggestions have had us chuckling all day, and certainly made our Friday]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Back Of The Net: the finest football things on the web this week]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Another week, another load of football to plough through, but to start we wanted to step back in time a little bit. We&amp;#039;ve been inspired by this piece on Who Ate All The Pies, in which one of their writers picked out their favourite shirt of all time - a cracking Umbro top]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[What&amp;#039;s Beautiful About England? Just a couple of days left to tell us!]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Whether it&amp;#039;s the views, the food, the people or the culture, there&amp;#039;s plenty of things that are beautiful about England, and we&amp;#039;ve been asking you to show us in our fantastic Facebook competition where the winner will receive a VIP trip to Wembley plus &amp;#163;500]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[The Beautiful Game: we catch up with the Umbro ladies team]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Week 3 of our insight into the progress of Umbro&amp;#039;s ladies team, and the squad are getting some match practice in ahead of their first ever game in a couple of weeks. Once again, our (wo)man on the inside is star player Mandy, giving us a sneak peak of the tactics at their]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Behind The Scenes: we chat to iconic football photographer Stuart Roy Clarke]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[[caption id=&amp;#34;attachment_7447&amp;#34; align=&amp;#34;alignnone&amp;#34; width=&amp;#34;500&amp;#34; caption=&amp;#34;England &amp;#8216;Blood-stained butcher&amp;#8217; Glastonbury Festival, During World Cup 2010&amp;#34;][/caption]

In the latest in our looks at various jobs in and around the world of football,]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Loadsafunnies: our team of Money Footballers]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Another week, another great selection of footballer puns created by you lot! This week, inspired by all the financial happenings going on, we asked for your Money Footballers, and you responded in droves. We had more Petr Cheques than we knew what to do with, but we decided to]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Back Of The Net: the finest football things on the web this week]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[I think it&amp;#039;s fair to say that the past seven days have been been pretty quiet on the football front... oh wait, no. It&amp;#039;s been perhaps one of the most ridiculous weeks for the sport, with soap opera-style melodrama, crazy games up and down the country and managers spouting]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[The Beautiful Game: we catch up with our ladies team]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Last week we introduced the ladies team that have kicked off here at Umbro HQ, aiming to show the men a thing or two about skills on the pitch. Here&amp;#039;s our latest report from star player Mandy on how the squad are getting on:

Week 6

After 5 weeks of skill, technique]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[In The City: pics from Friday&amp;#8217;s action]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[In The City ended with a bang on Friday night at our Dale Street studio, with a bunch of bands from around the world wrapping up this year&amp;#039;s event with some cracking performances. With famous musical faces such as The Charlatans&amp;#039; Tim Burgess, Steve Lamacq and Huw Stevens]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Autumn Umbro Industries: get your ideas in or miss out]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[If you&amp;#039;ve got a creative mind and you live or work in Manchester, it&amp;#039;s that time again: get your ideas in gear and enter them for the latest Umbro Industries. The Autumn edition of this fantastic opportunity is nearly upon us, with the last deadline for submissions]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Blog gave rock and roll to you&amp;#8230;&amp;#8230;&amp;#8230;&amp;#8230;.      Here&amp;#8217;s our Heavy Metal Footballers]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[After a few weeks off on international duty, our Friday pun action returned today in spectacular fashion with Heavy Metal Footballers. Asking for your finest punning efforts on this loose theme, we were blown away with the rockin&amp;#039; response to this weeks effort on Twitter]]></description>
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				<description><![CDATA[The second night of In The City action at Umbro&amp;#039;s Dale Street studio had a distinctly folky feel, with the four bands we had on breaking out the acoustics and showcasing their songwriting. It was a nice change of pace from the previous night, and should be very different]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Back Of The Net: the finest footballing things on the web this week]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[After a break for international football - the less said about that the better - we&amp;#039;re back to the regular stuff this weekend, so we thought we should pick out some top football reading to help waste the rest of your Friday before the weekend arrives. 

First of all, we]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[In The City Action: pictures from our first night]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[One of the most influential (and exciting) music events in the world, In The City takes place on Umbro&amp;#039;s doorstep every year, right here in Manchester. So we&amp;#039;re very excited to get involved this time around, hosting some of the showcase gigs at our Dale Street studio.]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[The Beautiful Game &amp;#8211; Umbro&amp;#8217;s ladies team get in on the action]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[You probably won&amp;#039;t be surprised to hear that a lot of us here at Umbro enjoy a game of football every now and then, what will us being fanatical about the sport. We&amp;#039;ve also got a lot of ladies working for us, in every department here at Umbro House. They&amp;#039;ve never]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Umbro In The City: we open our doors to the finest new bands]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[We&amp;#039;ve screened World Cup games, hosted computer game tournaments and danced to the sound of club nights there, but later this week our studio on Dale Street in Manchester will see one of its most exciting moments yet. The internationally-renowned music event In The City]]></description>
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				<description><![CDATA[(Top row: Joe Hart, Adam Johnson, Eric Dier, Jade Bailey, Saido Berahino, Thomas Cruise; Bottom row: Jack Wilshere, Fern Whelan, Wayne Rooney, Connor Wickham, Theo Walcott)

As England look to the start of their campaign for Euro 2012, we&amp;#8217;re very excited to announce a]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Back Of The Net: the finest football things on the web this week]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[It&amp;#039;s been a few weeks since we&amp;#039;ve had a football round up, what with all the England action we&amp;#039;ve had going on, so we thought it&amp;#039;d be a good time to squeeze in a few of the top football things we&amp;#039;ve dug up recently. Starting off, we&amp;#039;re sure you&amp;#039;re]]></description>
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				<description><![CDATA[In our final look at the essential breeding grounds for English football, today we&amp;#8217;re heading to the midlands, and a club that&amp;#8217;s played a vital role in the development of players in the area.

Clifton FC is based in Nottingham, and is run on an entirely voluntary]]></description>
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				<description><![CDATA[Our third look at some of English football&amp;#8217;s finest breeding grounds takes us to London, and a boys club with an unusual name and a fantastic heritage.

Senrab FC has 23 clubs in various leagues and levels in London, and has played a part in getting over 150 players into]]></description>
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				<description><![CDATA[For the second part of our exploration of the finest breeding grounds for young English footballers, today we&amp;#8217;re taking a look at a Merseyside institution that has bridged the traditional football rivalries in Liverpool to produce some of the best players from the region.

Whiston]]></description>
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				<description><![CDATA[Climbing a mountain would be enough of a test for most of us, but a hardy bunch from here at Umbro recently went even bigger in aid of charity. Nine hardy souls (pictured above with along with their very helpful drivers) pulled off a mountainous feat by scaling Britain&amp;#039;s]]></description>
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				<description><![CDATA[Over the past few weeks, we&amp;#8217;ve been celebrating the forthcoming release of the new England home shirt by showcasing some of the finest young footballing talent around England.

The New Fabric Of England brought together young stars who&amp;#8217;ve already made a breakthrough]]></description>
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				<description><![CDATA[You might think you&amp;#039;ve seen the new England home shirt already....but you haven&amp;#039;t seen it all until you&amp;#039;ve seen this special limited edition version. Emphasising the innovative pattern created by iconic designer Peter Saville, these special edition versions of]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[The New Fabric Of England: George Thorne]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Looking at the final two players in our New Fabric Of England squad today, it&amp;#8217;s clear that there&amp;#8217;s plenty of prospects throughout English football that have the promise to make it in the game in the future, and some of them are already most of the way towards doing]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Snap Happy: Win a VIP trip to Wembley and &amp;#163;500 of camera gear in our new Facebook competition]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[The New Fabric Of England is all about celebrating the finest that our country has to offer, and that&amp;#039;s also the thinking behind our new Facebook competition, where we&amp;#039;re asking you to show us exactly what you think is beautiful about England.

We&amp;#039;re giving away]]></description>
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				<description><![CDATA[In today&amp;#8217;s look at our New Fabric of England squad, we&amp;#8217;re looking at two young players who are still working their way through the ranks at their respective squads, but are tipped for big things in the future. 

Elikem Amenku

Elikem played for England Under-16&amp;#039;s]]></description>
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				<description><![CDATA[Even when we&amp;#039;re on holiday, Umbro can&amp;#039;t help but be drawn to football - and when you happen to be in one of the most football-centric countries in the world, it&amp;#039;s hard to ignore! Happening to be in northern Spain last week, we thought we&amp;#039;d catch up with one]]></description>
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				<description><![CDATA[One of two promising goalkeepers in our New Fabric Of England squad, Jack Butland recently signed professional contracts at Birmingham City, and he was voted as the club&amp;#039;s young player of the season for 2009/10. Another young prospect who shone in the Under-17 European Championships]]></description>
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				<description><![CDATA[We&amp;#8217;re looking at a hotly-tipped striker first of all today as we examine our New Fabric of England squad in more detail. Connor Wickham is already a first-team regular at Ipswich Town in the Championship, and scored the winning goal for England&amp;#8217;s Under-17s at the]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[The New Fabric Of England: Ahmad Benali]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[The latest player to be highlighted in our New Fabric Of England squad is Ahmad Benali, a young attacking midfielder at Manchester City who has definite links to the club &amp;#8211; he was born just five minutes walk from their old Maine Road ground! We recently spoke to Ahmad about]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Autumn Umbro Industries is ripe for attention]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[After four fantastic Umbro Industries events, where we&amp;#8217;ve supplied the cash to get a load of ideas from around Manchester off the ground, we&amp;#8217;re very excited to confirm that Umbro Industries is heading into another year of action.

The Autumn Umbro Industries will]]></description>
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				<description><![CDATA[We return to our New Fabric Of England squad today with a look at another player that&amp;#8217;s already made his mark on first team football, breaking records at his club in the process. The youngest ever player to appear for Middlesbrough, his hometown club, Luke Williams has]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[The New Fabric Of England: Jordan Henderson]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Today we&amp;#8217;re looking at two more players from our New Fabric Of England squad, starting with one young midfielder who&amp;#8217;s already established himself as a Premier League regular.

Jordan Henderson has played for both England Under-19&amp;#039;s and Under-20&amp;#039;s. Last]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Tailored In Manchester: The Heartbreaks]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[The latest band that we&amp;#039;re highlighting from our hometown, The Heartbreaks are actually from further afield than Manchester. Forming in their native Morecambe, the quartet recently moved to Manchester to attract a little more attention, but their home town has shaped the]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[The New Fabric Of England: Joe Hart]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[The next player we&amp;#8217;re looking at from our New Fabric Of England squad wasn&amp;#8217;t that well known a year ago, but after a great year on loan at Birmingham and some assured performances for Manchester City, Joe Hart now finds himself England&amp;#8217;s number one! We spoke]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Blue Moon Rising: the Umbro review]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[On being invited to the premiere of Blue Moon Rising, a film about Manchester City&amp;#039;s 2009/10 season, the first thought that crossed my mind was &amp;#039;what will fans of other clubs make of it?&amp;#039; Personally, I&amp;#039;m not a Manchester City supporter, so I was ideally placed]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[The New Fabric Of England: Eric Dier]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[The latest player to be featured as part of our New Fabric Of England squad is a little different to the rest, as he&amp;#8217;s an Englishman abroad. Eric Dier grew up in England, but plays for Sporting Lisbon after his family moved out to Portugal when Eric was younger. Here he]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[The New Fabric Of England: your chance to win it!]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[You&amp;#039;ve seen the new England home shirt in action a few times now, with the men&amp;#039;s senior and Under-21s finding success while wearing it, while the women&amp;#039;s team secured a 2-0 win in their play-off first leg against Switzerland yesterday.

We&amp;#039;re sure you&amp;#039;re]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[There&amp;#039;s puns Jim, but not as we know them: Our favourite Space Footballers]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Another great selection of puns for our Friday fun selection - we even had plenty of spares left over, including some great names for the team - New York Cosmonauts and Spockport County being the best. If you want to get involved, be sure to check out our Facebook and Twitter]]></description>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.umbro.com/en-gb/blog/theres-puns-jim-but-not-as-we-know-them-our-favourite-space-footballers/]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[The New Fabric Of England: Saido Berahino]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[For the second part of our look at the players in the New Fabric Of England squad, we&amp;#039;ve spoken to young striker Saido Berahino. Now playing for West Bromwich Albion, Saido only moved to England when he was 10, after leaving his home country of Burundi in Africa with his]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[England Home 2010 - Wembley Game Day]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[The day after we debuted our new England Home 2010 at Wembley, we gave a select group made up of a motley crew of Umbro staff, Cassette Playa , Roll Deep, Palace, Eliphino, You Me At Six, some journalists and a bunch of celebrities the opportunity to play at our National stadium.

With]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Who&amp;#039;s your club&amp;#039;s biggest fan?]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Do you think you could be your club&amp;#039;s biggest fan? We&amp;#039;re looking for the biggest fans of our clubs to get involved with a new section on our website, where we showcase a different supporter from each of Umbro&amp;#039;s domestic clubs every month. The Fan Of The Month section]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[The New Fabric Of England: Jade Bailey]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[We&amp;#039;ve seen the new England kit in action a few times now, and it seems to be working quite well, with the England senior team and the under-21s both registering wins wearing the new shirts. Now that you&amp;#039;ve seen the kit close up, we thought it&amp;#039;d be a good time to]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[The New Fabric Of England: Peter Saville on Factory, Manchester and football]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Yesterday, we had the opportunity to explore the intriguing concept behind the the New Fabric Of England, the design that features on the new England Home shirt, courtesy of the designer himself, Peter Saville. Today, we&amp;#8217;ve got the second part of our interview with the]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[The New Fabric Of England: Peter Saville discusses his design]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[The New Fabric Of England has been revealed &amp;#8211; a fresh idea to push the England team forward as they look to qualify for the UEFA 2012 European Championships. The new England Home kit has been seen for the first time, with the team wearing the striking new design for their]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[The New Fabric Of England Makes Its Debut]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[England got off to a winning start in their European Championship qualifying campaign last night with a 4-0 win over Bulgaria, but it was also a special evening for another reason. It was the first time the new England home kit had been worn for a match, and it proved to be a]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Sink-ing Fast: It&amp;#8217;s Our Household Footballers]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[!

Thanks for all your efforts, here&amp;#039;s the best Household Footballers!]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[The New Fabric Of England &amp;#8211; an anthemic accompaniment]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Yesterday, we revealed the new England home kit for the first time, an exciting new venture that&amp;#8217;s introducing some exciting concepts into the world of football kits. But what about the items that&amp;#8217;ll accompany it?
With the home kit, we&amp;#8217;ll also have a new Anthem]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[The New Fabric Of England &amp;#8211; A Closer Look]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Earlier, you got your first glimpse of the brand new England Home kit, which will be worn by the players for the first time as they take on Bulgaria in the first of their qualifiers for the UEFA 2012 European Championships on Friday. But what does the kit actually look like close]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[South African Specialis: pictures of our competition winners]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[As a reward and thank you to the winners from our recent The World At Your Feet competition, we have had some special edition Speciali football boots made up for them, featuring their very own designs on the sole.

The &amp;#8216;South African Soul&amp;#8217; entry chosen to be worn]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[A Complete Washout! It&amp;#039;s Our Seaside Footballers]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[It&amp;#039;s a Bank Holiday this weekend here in the UK, which for many of us means one thing - a trip to the seaside! With this in mind, it was an easy choice for this week&amp;#039;s Friday Fun Pun choice of category.

Once again, we can only thank you for getting involved and giving]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Umbro Industries Summer Final: the winners are chosen]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Yesterday we saw the culmination of the fourth Umbro Industries with the staging of a &amp;#8216;Dragon&amp;#8217;s Den&amp;#8217; style final at Dale Street, which resulted in an unprecedented three projects gaining funding to develop and progress their projects. Up for grabs was funding]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Top Of The Class! It&amp;#039;s Our Team Of School Footballers]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Inspired by all the A-Level and GCSE results around at the moment, we asked for your School Footballers this week, and once again you&amp;#039;ve stepped up to the plate. Inspired by all things schooly - classses, teachers, exams - we got the good, the bad and the ugly through our]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Back Of The Net: the finest football things on the web this week]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[A week into the new season, and we&amp;#039;ve already had plenty of great matches, top transfer gossip and smart goals. It&amp;#039;s great to have it back, isn&amp;#039;t it? But what else has been happening in the world of football? How about a list of the top ten strange injuries that]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Summer Umbro Industries: The Finalists]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[After plenty of submissions, and much deliberation from our team of panelists, we&amp;#039;ve decided on the four finalists for the Summer round of Umbro Industries. These four creative ideas will now present their cases to the panel at next Monday&amp;#039;s final, before the most impressive]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Netbusters: our team of Computer Footballers]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[A new season, new players in the squad, new hope for your team - and a new theme for our Friday football puns! To kick off this season, we gave you the challenge of Computer Footballers, and you certainly delivered. Here&amp;#039;s our pick of the best suggestions, but thanks to]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Back Of The Net: the finest football things on the web this week]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[With the Premier League about to kick off, the transfer window beginning to come to a head and managerial intrigue left right and centre, football is at the forefront of the web at the moment. This also means that you get a lot of people wanting to have their say without actually]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Music To Your Ears: Umbro Playlist returns for Manchester City]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[With just two days until the new Premier League season kicks off, we&amp;#039;re all excited about the return of England&amp;#039;s top division. We&amp;#039;re also excited about the return of one of our favourite things from last season - the Umbro Playlist. A competition run by Umbro]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Head To Wembley With The FA Umbro Fives]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[England are at Wembley tonight to take on Hungary in a friendly, but you could be setting foot on the hallowed turf as well thanks to The FA Umbro Fives. Five-a-side competitions take place all over the country, but there&amp;#039;s only one that offers the chance to play at the]]></description>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.umbro.com/en-gb/blog/head-to-wembley-with-the-fa-umbro-fives/]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[Wales 2010: Tailored by Umbro]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[After a gap of almost 20 years, Umbro are very excited to announce a new collaboration with one of the home nations. For two years as the team look to qualify for the 2012 UEFA European Championships, Wales will be Tailored by Umbro. 

The Welsh squad will wear the new Umbro]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Nottingham Forest Away: Tailored by Umbro]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Revealed by the club just in time for their opening Championship fixture at the weekend, this is the new Nottingham Forest Away shirt, Tailored by Umbro for 2010/2011. Unfortunately, the kit couldn&amp;#039;t stop Forest losing 1-0 to Burnley on Saturday, but we&amp;#039;re sure the]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Back Of The Net: the finest football stuff from the web]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Yep, after a bit of a summer break, we&amp;#039;re back in time for the new season with the finest football-related stuff we&amp;#039;ve unearthed around the web. Slightly connected to this summer&amp;#039;s football action, in which comedian Mark Watson wrote a guest blog for us, here&amp;#039;s]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Manchester City In Action: live stream of the club&amp;#039;s open training day]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[There&amp;#039;s been plenty of action at Eastlands already this pre-season, and fans will be itching to see how the team&amp;#039;s lining up for 2010/2011 - what player&amp;#039;s they&amp;#039;ll have, what system the manager will play and, most importantly - what the new kits will look like!]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Darren Bent gears up for the new season with the new Umbro GT]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[With just over a week to go until the Premier League kicks off again, we thought we&amp;#039;d sit down with one of our favourite players to look ahead to 2010/2011. We met up with Sunderland and England star Darren Bent recently to get some quickfire insights into what this speedy]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Manchester City 2010/2011: goalies, tonal shorts and stripey socks]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Taking a closer look at the new Manchester City kits for 2010/2011 after revealing them on Monday, we wanted to highlight some of the extra special aspects of these kits that you&amp;#039;ll soon be able to see in close up on the pitch.



Shay Given and Joe Hart will be battling]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Joe Hart Looks Ahead To The New Season]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[After a year in Birmingham and a summer spent in South Africa, goalkeeper Joe Hart has returned to Manchester City to battle for the club&amp;#039;s spot between the sticks. Here&amp;#039;s a quick interview with Joe, in which he chats about his recent experiences, and looks ahead to]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Manchester City Home: Tailored by Umbro]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[As they gear up for what&amp;#039;s sure to be an exciting season, Manchester City have revealed their new home kits, Tailored by Umbro for 2010/2011. The new kit, inspired by some of City&amp;#039;s classic shirts of the past, matches a smart, tailored look with the best in performance]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Umbro&amp;#8217;s Pre-Season Friendly: a signed shirt giveaway spectacular]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[As we start to look forward to the new football season more and more - only a week and a bit away for the Football League, and another week after that for the Premier - we thought we&amp;#039;d help to build up the buzz by having a Friday giveaway.

We&amp;#039;ve got loads of signed]]></description>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.umbro.com/en-gb/blog/umbros-pre-season-friendly-a-signed-shirt-giveaway-spectacular/]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[Rachel Yankey: a ton of success for the England women&amp;#039;s star]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[There was a very special moment in England women&amp;#039;s football last night, when star winger Rachel Yankey made her 100th appearance for the national side. She certainly celebrated in style, captaining the side for the match against Turkey and scoring the opening goal in a 3-0]]></description>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.umbro.com/en-gb/blog/rachel-yankey-a-ton-of-success-for-the-england-womens-star/]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[Nottingham Forest Home: Tailored by Umbro]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[As the club look for promotion from the Championship in 2010/2011, Nottingham Forest have unveiled their new home kit for the forthcoming season. Tailored by Umbro by exploring the club&amp;#039;s history and the demands of their players and fans, we&amp;#039;ve come up with a clean,]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Tailored by Umbro: Athletic Club de Bilbao]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[As they look forward to another season in the Spanish top flight, Athletic Club de Bilbao have just revealed their new home strip, Tailored by Umbro. Designed for the Basque team for the 2010/2011 season, the home and goalkeeper kits have been crafted by us to reflect the club&amp;#039;s]]></description>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.umbro.com/en-gb/blog/tailored-by-umbro-athletic-club-de-bilbao/]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[Heart Of Midlothian: Tailored by Umbro]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[After the club revealed their new home and away shirts last week, we thought that you might want to take a closer look at the new Hearts kits for the forthcoming 2010/2011 season.

As they prepared to battle it out in the Scottish Premier League next season, Hearts will be]]></description>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.umbro.com/en-gb/blog/heart-of-midlothian-tailored-by-umbro/]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[Umbro Industries: last chance to enter your idea this summer]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[We&amp;#039;ve still got a couple of weeks to go until the new football season starts, but before that, another important date is approaching fast: this Friday is your final chance to enter the Umbro Industries Summer instalment. What that means is that, if you&amp;#039;ve got a great]]></description>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.umbro.com/en-gb/blog/umbro-industries-last-chance-to-enter-your-idea-this-summer/]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[Manchester City Away In NYC: the video]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Yesterday we showed you the first official pictures of the new Manchester City away kit, which the club will be sporting throughout the forthcoming 2010/2011 season. The club launched the shirt with a quick kickabout against some local footballers during their trip to New York]]></description>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.umbro.com/en-gb/blog/manchester-city-away-in-nyc-the-video/]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[Umbro Stealth: new colourway for the new season]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[As we look forward to the new season kicking off in a couple of weeks, we&amp;#039;re excited to unveil a brand new colourway for our Stealth boots. These electrifying black and lime green boots will be worn by top players such as Gael Clichy, Phil Jagileka and Michael Mancienne]]></description>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.umbro.com/en-gb/blog/umbro-stealth-new-colourway-for-the-new-season/]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[Manchester City Away 2010: a closer look]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[As we showed earlier, Manchester City&amp;#039;s new away kit for the 2010/2011 has been revealed as part of their trip to downtown Manhattan in New York. So what&amp;#039;s the shirt all about? Here&amp;#039;s a closer look at how the kit has been Tailored by Umbro to City&amp;#039;s specifications.



Smartness,]]></description>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.umbro.com/en-gb/blog/manchester-city-away-2010-a-closer-look/]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[Manchester City Away 2010: Tailored In England, Revealed In New York]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Every football player thinks that they can take on the best, but some lucky New Yorkers had the chance to put this theory to the test last night when they took on some of Manchester City&amp;#039;s finest players in an impromptu kick-about on their home pitch. To officially launch]]></description>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.umbro.com/en-gb/blog/manchester-city-away-2010-tailored-in-england-revealed-in-new-york/]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[Rangers Away: Tailored By Umbro]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[After revealing their home shirt earlier this year, we&amp;#039;re excited to be able to unveil the new Rangers away shirt which will be worn by the SPL and League Cup champions throughout the 2010/2011 season. The shirts will be worn by the Glasgow giants as they aim to defend their]]></description>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.umbro.com/en-gb/blog/rangers-away-tailored-by-umbro/]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[Umbro Crest Designer: The Winners!]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[After revealing the runners up in our Umbro Crest Designer competition earlier today, we can now reveal the five creations that have been picked out as the winners! After much deliberation, we felt that these designs deserved the opportunity to be made up into real shirts for]]></description>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.umbro.com/en-gb/blog/umbro-crest-designer-the-winners/]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[Umbro Crest Designer: the runners-up]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Inspired by our World Champions Collection, the Umbro Crest Designer was a competition we recently ran which offered you the chance to create your own club logo and win a terrific prize in the process. We had thousands of great entries, and we&amp;#039;ve spent the last couple of]]></description>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.umbro.com/en-gb/blog/umbro-crest-designer-the-runners-up/]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[The Spirit of South Africa Photography Competition Winners]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Cameroon by Vic_Beat

With the action in South Africa over it is time to announce the winners of our Spirit of South Africa competition.  We have had over a thousand entries and the standard of photography has been excellent.  You can check out all of the pictures over on the]]></description>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.umbro.com/en-gb/blog/the-spirit-of-south-africa-photography-competition-winners/]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[Football As Art: Michael Deal brings South Africa 2010 to life]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[After revealing half of his collaboration in the shape of this, his graphical representation of the group stages in South Africa, we&amp;#039;re very excited to unveil the full visualisation of the tournament. Since the final match, Michael has been working flat out to complete his]]></description>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.umbro.com/en-gb/blog/football-as-art-michael-deal-brings-south-africa-2010-to-life/]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[Umbro&amp;#8217;s Foosball Cup: The Final]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Looking for the Umbro Foosball Cup 2011?  Go to the Umbro USA Facebook page here.



After weeks of training, qualifying games, tense knock-out games and thrilling semis, it&amp;#039;s finally here: the final of Umbro&amp;#039;s foosball World Cup. All of Umbro&amp;#039;s staff based]]></description>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.umbro.com/en-gb/blog/umbros-foosball-cup-the-final/]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[Umbro Speciali: new colourway for 2010/11]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[As we look forward to a new footballing season, here at Umbro we&amp;#039;re also looking forward to seeing this brand new colourway for the Speciali boot appearing on the feet of some top players. In black and white with a gold trim, the latest Speciali blends the traditional with]]></description>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.umbro.com/en-gb/blog/umbro-speciali-new-colourway-for-201011/]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[A Laughable Attempt: comedian Tom Parry appeals to Paul The Octopus]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[In the final guest blog from our brace of comedians, Tom Parry is sending a direct appeal to the star of South Africa, Paul The Psychic Octopus. Here&amp;#039;s what Tom has to say...

&amp;#34;I&amp;#039;d like to ask Paul The Octopus to make one more prediction before he sadly retires]]></description>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.umbro.com/en-gb/blog/a-laughable-attempt-comedian-tom-parry-appeals-to-paul-the-octopus/]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[Tailored In Manchester: 1913]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[The latest band to be featured in our Tailored In Manchester series, 1913 form part of the north west&amp;#039;s musical lineage. Following in the footsteps of bands such as Joy Division and Doves, the band write massive, melancholic-yet-uplifting anthems, created in Manchester with]]></description>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.umbro.com/en-gb/blog/tailored-in-manchester-1913/]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[Umbro x ARC: the final, New York-style]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Here&amp;#039;s some great pictures from the pop-up store in New York we&amp;#039;ve been hosting in collaboration with the Alife Rivington Club. On Sunday, they screened the final from South Africa in the store&amp;#039;s backyard, and it was packed to the rafters with people cheering on]]></description>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.umbro.com/en-gb/blog/umbro-x-arc-the-final-new-york-style/]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[Spirit Of South Africa &amp;#8211; last chance to win]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[The action in South Africa might be over, but you&amp;#039;ve still got a chance to be a winner thanks to our photography competition - you&amp;#039;ll have to be quick though! You&amp;#039;ve got until Wednesday to submit your pictures to our &amp;#039;Spirit Of South Africa&amp;#039; group on]]></description>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.umbro.com/en-gb/blog/spirit-of-south-africa-last-chance-to-win/]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[Fancy yourself as a City star of the future?]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Any young Manchester City supporters fancy showcasing their skills this summer? The club are running a number of special Soccer Schools later this month, giving young fans the chance to brush up their skills during the summer holidays - and we&amp;#039;ve got some free places on]]></description>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.umbro.com/en-gb/blog/fancy-yourself-as-a-city-star-of-the-future/]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[Umbro GT: Go Faster]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[As we start to look forward to the new football season, we&amp;#039;re very excited to unveil our new boot, the lightest we&amp;#039;ve ever made: the Umbro GT.

In football speed is your super-power. It&amp;#8217;s what gets you to the ball, the chance, the goal, the glory first. Umbro]]></description>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.umbro.com/en-gb/blog/umbro-gt-go-faster/]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[West Bromwich Albion: Tailored by Umbro]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[As they return to the Premier League under manager Roberto Di Matteo for the 2010/11 season, West Bromwich Albion will be Tailored by Umbro, with a pair of smart, stylish kits for home and away.

In the club&amp;#8217;s traditional navy blue and white stripes, West Brom&amp;#8217;s]]></description>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.umbro.com/en-gb/blog/west-bromich-albion-tailored-by-umbro/]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[Sunderland Home 2010/11: Tailored by Umbro]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[As they look forward to another season of success in the Premier League, Sunderland are very excited to reveal their new home kit, Tailored by Umbro for the 2010/11 season. 

Like the recently revealed away kit, Sunderland&amp;#8217;s new home strip has been crafted using the smart,]]></description>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.umbro.com/en-gb/blog/sunderland-home-201011-tailored-by-umbro/]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[Umbro&amp;#8217;s Crest Designer: get your design in by Sunday for a chance to win]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[We&amp;#039;ve been running our Crest Designer competition for around a month now, and we&amp;#039;ve had a terrific response from all around the world. The competition closes this Sunday, so we thought it&amp;#039;d be the ideal time to showcase some of the interesting designs that have]]></description>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.umbro.com/en-gb/blog/umbros-crest-designer-get-your-design-in-by-sunday-for-a-chance-to-win/]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[A Joke Signing: our final guest blog from Mark Watson]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[We&amp;#039;ve really enjoyed having the thoughts of comedian, author and football fan Mark Watson throughout the tournament, so it&amp;#039;s with regret that we bid him adieu here with this, his final guest blog. If you&amp;#039;ve enjoyed hearing his thoughts on the beautiful game, check]]></description>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.umbro.com/en-gb/blog/a-joke-signing-our-final-guest-blog-from-mark-watson/]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[Alan Shearer: &amp;#8220;I&amp;#8217;m going for Spain versus Holland in the final.&amp;#8221;]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Here&amp;#039;s Alan Shearer giving his verdict on the quarter finals - and who he thinks will make it to Sunday&amp;#039;s final showdown.

&amp;#8220;I thought the quarter finals showed just what football is all about. I was at the Germany versus Argentina game -  what a performance]]></description>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.umbro.com/en-gb/blog/alan-shearer-im-going-for-spain-versus-holland-in-the-final/]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[On The Button: Umbro&amp;#8217;s FIFA tournament action]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Almost as popular as the game itself, football computer games are big business. Nearly every fan will have played, or watched someone play one at some point, and will know that they can be frustrating, hilarious, and ever so slightly addictive. We&amp;#039;re certainly big fans of]]></description>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.umbro.com/en-gb/blog/on-the-button-umbros-fifa-tournament-action/]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[Cape Town: what&amp;#8217;s it like out there?]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[As we take another breather for a couple of days after some truly epic quarter finals, we thought it&amp;#039;d be an ideal time to check in with our team over in South Africa to see how they&amp;#039;ve been enjoying the action. Here, Carl from Umbro&amp;#039;s South African team tells]]></description>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.umbro.com/en-gb/blog/cape-town-whats-it-like-out-there/]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[Back Of The Net, South Africa-style]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[It&amp;#039;s been a while since we had a Back Of The Net round up of all the best stuff we&amp;#039;ve found on the internet, so we thought we&amp;#039;d pick out some of the finest stuff that&amp;#039;s surrounded all the action in South Africa. As you&amp;#039;d expect, the web has been going]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Some People Are On The Pitch... Umbro&amp;#039;s day at Wembley]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[We&amp;#039;re lucky here at Umbro - not only do we get to talk about football all day, but occasionally we get the chance to go out and play as well. Not just at the local 5-a-side, but at the home of football, our national stadium, Wembley. Here&amp;#039;s some pictures of our latest]]></description>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.umbro.com/en-gb/blog/some-people-are-on-the-pitch-umbros-day-at-wembley/]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[Football As Art: the vital stats as you&amp;#8217;ve never seen them before]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[With so much football being played at the moment, it can be hard to keep track of what exactly has happened over the past few weeks. Thankfully, there&amp;#039;s plenty of statistics to keep us informed, but it can be hard to translate them into something meaningful.

That&amp;#039;s]]></description>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.umbro.com/en-gb/blog/football-as-art-the-vital-stats-as-youve-never-seen-them-before/]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[Umbro Goes To Glasto: music and football come together]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Perhaps the best place to get over England&amp;#039;s disappointing result, this year&amp;#039;s Glastonbury was awash with fabulous sunshine and great bands all weekend. Umbro managed to make a couple of appearances as well, spotted being worn by bands such as Roll Deep (above) and]]></description>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.umbro.com/en-gb/blog/umbro-goes-to-glasto-music-and-football-come-together/]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[A Laughable Attempt: Comedian Tom Parry&amp;#8217;s view on England&amp;#8217;s exit]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Here&amp;#039;s our second guest blog from Tom Parry, best known as one third of sketch troupe Pappy&amp;#039;s. He&amp;#039;s got his football head on here though, and is giving us his unique take on what it feels like when England crash out of a tournament. Take it away Tom...

&amp;#34;So,]]></description>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.umbro.com/en-gb/blog/a-laughable-attempt-comedian-tom-parrys-view-on-englands-exit/]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[Alan Shearer: &amp;#8220;Tiredness isn&amp;#8217;t an excuse for England&amp;#8221;]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Here&amp;#039;s our latest guest blog from England legend Alan Shearer, who doesn&amp;#039;t pull any punches with his assessment of England&amp;#039;s defeat to Germany...

&amp;#34;Disappointment, anger, frustration &amp;#8211; I think I&amp;#8217;m feeling a little bit of all of these about England]]></description>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.umbro.com/en-gb/blog/alan-shearer-tiredness-isnt-an-excuse-for-england/]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[Inside The Training Camp: Japan&amp;#8217;s Yashuhito Endo]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Japan are a team in South Africa who have surprised many with their fluid football and expert free kicks to qualify for the second round, taking on Paraguay this afternoon. Midfielder Yashuhito Endo, scorer of one of those terrific free kicks in Japan&amp;#039;s last match against]]></description>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.umbro.com/en-gb/blog/inside-the-training-camp-japans-yashuhito-endo/]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[Inside The Training Camp: Tommy Smith]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[They might have gone out at the group stages, but New Zealand did themselves proud in South Africa, remaining unbeaten throughout the tournament. Before he flew back to the UK, Kiwi&amp;#039;s defender Tommy Smith gave us one last insight into life in the camp, and how the players]]></description>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.umbro.com/en-gb/blog/inside-the-training-camp-tommy-smith-3/]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[Umbro&amp;#8217;s Anthem]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Just before kick off in the big match today, please be upstanding for the national anthem...]]></description>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.umbro.com/en-gb/blog/umbros-anthem/]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[Umbro Crest Designer: get your votes in for the best creations]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[We&amp;#039;ve been loving your creations over at the Umbro Crest Designer, with over 1,000 entries so far. If you haven&amp;#039;t had a go yet, then head over to the special site now and use the special tool set to create a crest. Remember, there&amp;#039;s a pretty special prize for the]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Blackburn Rovers Home: Tailored By Umbro]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Following hot on the heels of the Sunderland shirt that was revealed earlier today, we can show you the new Blackburn Rovers home strip, which will be worn by the Lancashire team throughout the 2010/11 season. Another kit that follows the Tailored by Umbro principles, you&amp;#039;ll]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Sunderland Away: Tailored By Umbro]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[The latest club to get their kits Tailored by Umbro, Sunderland revealed their new away kit for the 2010/11 season today. Featuring a clean, sharp design and bold, confident colours, the kit is sure to be a popular choice for Mackems on the road next season. The shirt is stone]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Drake @ Alife: The Video]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[We recently showed you the pictures of top rapper Drake appearing at our Umbro x Alife store in New York, celebrating the release of his debut album Thank Me Now. Here&amp;#039;s a great video clip of the event, featuring the man himself in action, the packed crowds and a nice insight]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Bagged It Up: Official England Luggage]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Thankfully, the England team won&amp;#039;t be packing these any time soon...check out the official luggage that Fabio Capello and the boys are using out in South Africa, which is available exclusively at Harvey Nichols. Created in collaboration with Cole Haan, there&amp;#039;s two bags]]></description>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.umbro.com/en-gb/blog/bagged-it-up-official-england-luggage/]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[All Red Does The Job!]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Securing a vital win in their all red kit last night, England looked the  business. Here&amp;#039;s some closer pics of that all red strip worn by the players, which they&amp;#039;ve never lost in - perhaps we should wear it more often!



Heroic defender John Terry was also sporting]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Tailored By Umbro...On The Golf Course]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[You know football fever has kicked in when the England shirt makes it to the golf course! These are pictures of golfer Paul Casey taking part in a Pro-Am tournament yesterday, wearing his England shirt with pride before the game against Slovakia. Judging by the photo below, Paul]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Alan Shearer: &amp;#8220;We&amp;#8217;ll Get The Result We Need&amp;#8221;]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Ahead of today&amp;#039;s massive game, Alan Shearer tells us why he thinks England will make it through. Here&amp;#039;s what the striking ace has to say...

&amp;#8220;It&amp;#8217;s make or break today, certainly, but we&amp;#8217;ve been in this position before. I know I keep saying that we]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[A Joke Signing: Mark Watson&amp;#8217;s take on South Africa]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[This week, it&amp;#039;s the turn of stand-up and TV regular Mark Watson to return to our guest blogger spot, with his take on what&amp;#039;s been going on in South Africa. Let&amp;#039;s hope he gives us all a nice positive start to what will hopefully be a good day! Take it away Mark...

&amp;#34;If]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Red Or Dead: England go all red for their final group game]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[For England&amp;#039;s vital group game against Slovenia tomorrow, there&amp;#039;ll be something different about the team on the pitch...

They&amp;#039;ll be wearing all red. For only the fifth time in England&amp;#039;s football history, they&amp;#039;ll start the game wearing red shirts, shorts]]></description>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.umbro.com/en-gb/blog/red-or-dead-england-go-all-red-for-their-final-group-game/]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[Inside The Training Camp: Tommy Smith]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Two games into their South African campaign, and people are having to sit up and take notice of New Zealand. After drawing against Slovakia, the Kiwis surprised plenty of people by battling to another 1-1 draw against current world champions Italy at the weekend. Ahead of their]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Umbro&amp;#8217;s Summer Fixtures: a sneak peak at the action]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[To celebrate South Africa&amp;#039;s summer of action, we&amp;#039;ve been screening all the England games down at our studio on Dale Street in Manchester&amp;#039;s northern quarter, with a host of local bands, DJs and artists performing before, at half-time and after the games. As we&amp;#039;re]]></description>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.umbro.com/en-gb/blog/umbros-summer-fixtures-a-sneak-peak-at-the-action/]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[Going In Studs First: a guest blog from Chris Toy]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[As part of our special South African-themed action, we&amp;#039;ve been inviting some people onto the Umbro blog to voice their opinions - footballers, data analysts, former England greats and comedians have all had their say. But what about a cartoonist? Chris Toy, the man behind]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Summer Umbro Industries: time to make your ideas shine]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[We know that the football in South Africa might be a bit of a distraction at the moment, but we&amp;#039;ve also got one eye on next season as well - and the next opportunity for us to give away &amp;#163;10,000! It&amp;#039;s time for Umbro Industries to kick into gear again, as we look]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[England Vs Algeria: everything you need for the big game]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Not long to go until tonight&amp;#039;s game, and we&amp;#039;re sure you&amp;#039;d prefer to be in Cape Town cheering on the England team. However, if you&amp;#039;re watching it in your living room rather than South Africa, you can use these handy tricks to make it seem as if you&amp;#039;re]]></description>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.umbro.com/en-gb/blog/england-vs-algeria-everything-you-need-for-the-big-game/]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[Inside The Training Camp: Tommy Smith]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[After New Zealand&amp;#8217;s terrific first game of the tournament, in which a last-minute equaliser gave the Kiwis a share of the points against Slovakia, we thought it&amp;#8217;d be an ideal time to catch up with our man in the camp. Here, defender Tommy Smith gives us the lowdown]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Rapper&amp;#8217;s Delight: Drake Unveils His Album In New York]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[We&amp;#039;ve already revealed our very exciting pop-up store in New York, in collaboration with hip trainer (sorry, sneaker) store Alife Rivington Club. This week, the place got even cooler thanks to the appearance of top rapper Drake, who appeared at Alife to celebrate the launch]]></description>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.umbro.com/en-gb/blog/rappers-delight-drake-unveils-his-album-in-new-york/]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[Race For The Prize: some of our most interesting competition entries so far]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[We&amp;#039;ve launched two great competitions over the past couple of weeks, and we&amp;#039;ve been very impressed with the entries to both so far. The Umbro Crest Designer has been flying, and considering you can win a one-off shirt featuring your own crest design, we&amp;#039;re not]]></description>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.umbro.com/en-gb/blog/race-for-the-prize-some-of-our-best-competition-entries-so-far/]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[Umbro&amp;#8217;s Foosball Cup: who&amp;#8217;s got the best kits?]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[[caption id=&amp;#34;&amp;#34; align=&amp;#34;alignnone&amp;#34; width=&amp;#34;500&amp;#34; caption=&amp;#34;South Africa&amp;#34;][/caption]

We&amp;#039;ve all had our eyes on the action in South Africa here at Umbro, but there&amp;#039;s another big tournament that&amp;#039;s really got us excited - the Umbro Foosball]]></description>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.umbro.com/en-gb/blog/umbros-foosball-cup-whos-got-the-best-kits/]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[Umbro&amp;#8217;s Summer Fixtures: the action so far]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[To celebrate the action in South Africa, Umbro have opened their doors to their Dale Street studio here in Manchester. Screenings of all the England matches and any other key fixtures will take place alongside gigs and DJ sets from the best bands and collectives from across Manchester.]]></description>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.umbro.com/en-gb/blog/umbros-summer-fixtures-the-action-so-far/]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[A Laughable Attempt: Tom Parry Signs For Umbro]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[For the second of our non-footballing guest bloggers, we welcome the fantastic Tom Parry from the anarchic sketch troupe Pappy&amp;#039;s. Tom, a massive Wolves fan, will be giving us his take on the big football moments over the next couple of weeks, starting with one particular]]></description>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.umbro.com/en-gb/blog/a-laughable-attempt-tom-parry-signs-for-umbro/]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[The Expert&amp;#8217;s View: Alan Shearer]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Our man in South Africa Alan Shearer looks back at the opening weekend of the tournament, giving us his opinion on all the big issues...

&amp;#34;Looking back at the England game, I still feel the same about it now as I did then. It was a disappointing performance to be honest,]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Inside The Training Camp: Deco]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[One of the toughest groups in South Africa kicks off today, with Portugal taking on the Ivory Coast this afternoon before Brazil&amp;#039;s match against North Korea this evening. Ahead of the Portugal match, we grabbed the chance to speak to top midfieler Deco about what goes on]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Terrace Tweets: Replay Saturday&amp;#8217;s Big Game]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[You might have only just recovered from Saturday&amp;#039;s big game, but if you fancy reliving the England vs USA experience, we&amp;#039;ve got the perfect thing for you. Our Terrace Tweets site is now giving you the chance to go back to the start of the game, and experience what people]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Inside The Training Camp: New Zealand&amp;#8217;s Tommy Smith]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Ahead of their first game against Slovakia tomorrow, we&amp;#039;re catching up with New Zealand&amp;#039;s Tommy Smith again to see what life is like for the footballers over in South Africa. The Kiwis have been in the country for a few days now, training hard and getting used to the]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Snap Happy: we chat to photographer Stanley Lumax]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Last week we launched a great competition for budding photographers, in which you could win a top of the range Sony NEX 5 camera and the chance to be Umbro&amp;#039;s official photographer at an England Euro qualifier. All you need to do is submit your photos that capture the &amp;#039;Spirit]]></description>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.umbro.com/en-gb/blog/snap-happy-we-chat-to-photographer-stanley-lumax/]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[The Road To South Africa: How England Qualified, Goal By Goal]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Click the image to enlarge.

Less than an hour before kick off, and we thought it&amp;#039;d be a good idea to show the England boys exactly how they got to South Africa, goal by goal, in a bid to inspire them against the USA tonight. To do so, we&amp;#039;ve collaborated with top]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Inside The Training Camp: Jon&amp;#225;s Guti&amp;#233;rrez]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[The big game from today&amp;#039;s schedule is later this evening, but there&amp;#039;s two other games to keep us occupied before England and America kick off. First of all there&amp;#039;s South Korea against Greece, and then later on we&amp;#039;ve got Argentina taking on Nigeria. There&amp;#039;s]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Inside The Training Camp: Gael Clichy of France]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Right, it&amp;#039;s almost time for kick off! We&amp;#039;ve just had a great opening to the tournament in the shape of South Africa&amp;#039;s draw against Mexico, and soon Uruguay are taking on France. Looking ahead to that game, we recently had a chat with Arsenal and France star Gael]]></description>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.umbro.com/en-gb/blog/inside-the-training-camp-gael-clichy-of-france/]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[Umbro Freshens Up For South Africa]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[As you might have noticed over the past few days, Umbro has got a lot of exciting stuff going on around the action in South Africa - guest bloggers such as Mark Watson and Alan Shearer, plus competitions where you can design your own football crest or win a fantastic bunch of]]></description>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.umbro.com/en-gb/blog/umbro-freshens-up-for-south-africa/]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[Sticky: Take Your Pic: Snap A Great Photo To Win Big]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[It&amp;#039;s going to be the most colourful summer of football ever and to celebrate we&amp;#039;ve got a great competition for you. We want you to capture the mood and the excitement of the occasion whether it&amp;#039;s on your street, on your holidays or even if you&amp;#039;re lucky enough]]></description>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.umbro.com/en-gb/blog/take-your-pic-snap-a-great-photo-to-win-big/]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[Umbro Pop Up in NYC]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[With the action in South Africa about to kick off, football is doing a fantastic job in bringing people together all around the world. That&amp;#039;s why, in what is recognised as the world&amp;#039;s finest boutique sneaker store (or trainers, as they&amp;#039;re known over here!), you&amp;#039;ll]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Get Your Team Tailored By Umbro]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Although most of the world&amp;#039;s attention might be directed towards South Africa at the moment, there&amp;#039;ll still be some football fans with their eyes elsewhere - on their local park, a set of playing fields or the astro-turfed five-a-side pitch. Anyone who plays for a local]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[A Joke Signing: Mark Watson Joins Umbro&amp;#8217;s Team For South Africa]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[We&amp;#039;ve already revealed some of our extra special guest bloggers, who are covering events in South Africa from all angles, but here&amp;#039;s the latest addition to our star-studded squad: comedian Mark Watson. The stand-up and TV star is one of two comedians we&amp;#039;ve lined]]></description>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.umbro.com/en-gb/blog/a-joke-signing-mark-watson-joins-umbros-team-for-south-africa/]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[Turning The Tables: Umbro&amp;#8217;s Summer Of Foosball]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[[caption id=&amp;#34;&amp;#34; align=&amp;#34;alignnone&amp;#34; width=&amp;#34;500&amp;#34; caption=&amp;#34;Intense Training: the &amp;#039;England&amp;#039; team in action&amp;#34;][/caption]

&amp;#34;We&amp;#039;ve been in training for a while now, and although we&amp;#039;ve had a few injury worries, we&amp;#039;re confident]]></description>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.umbro.com/en-gb/blog/turning-the-tables-umbros-summer-of-foosball/]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[Who&amp;#8217;s Got The Best Crest? Check Out Our Crest Design Competition]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Ever wanted to design your own football crest? Earlier this year we invited top artists from seven countries to take a fresh look at the culture and character of their nation and redesign their national crest. The results became our World Champions Collection, adding a splash]]></description>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.umbro.com/en-gb/blog/whos-got-the-best-crest-check-out-our-crest-design-competition/]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[Inside The Training Camp: New Zealand&amp;#8217;s Tommy Smith]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[We&amp;#039;ve already revealed one of our guest bloggers for all the action in South Africa in the shape of England legend of Alan Shearer, but we&amp;#039;ve got plenty more to come. What about one of the players in the heat of the action? A player who only made his international debut]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Umbro&amp;#8217;s Summer Action Kicks Off At Dale Street]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[It&amp;#039;s only two days before we finally kick off in South Africa, and to say that we&amp;#039;re excitedly busy here at Umbro would be the understatement of the year. We&amp;#039;ve got so much going on, most of which we haven&amp;#039;t even revealed to you yet! Most importantly though,]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[The Expert&amp;#8217;s View: Alan Shearer]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[[caption id=&amp;#34;attachment_6025&amp;#34; align=&amp;#34;alignnone&amp;#34; width=&amp;#34;500&amp;#34; caption=&amp;#34;Goal Machine: the classic Shearer celebration&amp;#34;][/caption]

Here at Umbro, we&amp;#8217;ve got a whole host of guest bloggers joining us over the next few weeks to discuss all the]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Northern Ireland: Tailored By Umbro, Revealed By Snow Patrol]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[[caption id=&amp;#34;attachment_6000&amp;#34; align=&amp;#34;alignnone&amp;#34; width=&amp;#34;500&amp;#34; caption=&amp;#34;Photo courtesy of Bradley Quinn (www.bradleyquinn.com)&amp;#34;][/caption]

It was a very special night in Northern Ireland on Saturday, with 40,000 people crammed into Bangor&amp;#039;s]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Wall Wonder &amp;#8211; Michael Dawson Is Tailored In England]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Last week, we revealed our special celebration of the 23 players who&amp;#039;ve been included in Fabio Capello&amp;#039;s England squad, with a commemorative wall unveiled in each man&amp;#039;s hometown. We had teams of painters stationed up and down the country, waiting for the squad]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Terrace Tweets Returns For England vs USA]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Kicking off England&amp;#039;s campaign in South Africa on Saturday, the match against the USA is easily one of the highlights of the tournament&amp;#039;s first round. Not only will it be a tight match, with both teams favourites to progress from the group, but there&amp;#039;s a whole]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Behind The Scenes At Soccer Aid]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Taking place this Sunday at Old Trafford, Soccer Aid is a terrific event raising money for a very important charity - Unicef. A team of English celebrities and footballers led by Robbie Williams and James Corden are taking on a Rest Of The World Squad that boasts Gordon Ramsey,]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Where In The World? It&amp;#039;s Our Location Footballers]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[It&amp;#039;s Friday, 5pm, it must be time for pun-filled team of footballers! We had a great response to today&amp;#039;s theme of Location Footballers, perhaps inspired by our Walls situated around the UK, but most likely because it&amp;#039;s sunny outside and nobody wants to do any work!]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Umbro&amp;#8217;s England Anthem]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Two minutes to kick off, and the players are lined up, facing the crowd, excitement, anxiety and anticipation on their faces. And then, the music kicks in...

The national anthem is as much a part of football culture as the goals, the shirts and the celebrations. It&amp;#039;s]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Tailored By England &amp;#8211; The Walls]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Wherever you&amp;#039;re from has a big influence on who you grow up to be, and as Fabio Capello&amp;#039;s squad flies out to South Africa, we wanted to celebrate this by created a commemorative wall in the hometown of each player. These are the places that the 23 players were tailored]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Cape Town: 9 Days Until Kick Off]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[As the England team prepare to fly out to South Africa, we&amp;#039;ve got another report from the Umbro team over there, telling us how the country is gearing up to host the world&amp;#039;s biggest football tournament. Here&amp;#039;s Claire in Cape Town with the latest...

&amp;#34;So!]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Singing For England: The Songs We&amp;#039;ve Been Sent]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[With England in an international football tournament, two things are inevitable: one, that a major player will suffer an injury leading up to the event, causing the country to go into a blind panic and two, that there will be a wave of songs released to commemorate the event.]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Salford Students Use Umbro As Inspiration]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[[caption id=&amp;#34;attachment_5910&amp;#34; align=&amp;#34;alignnone&amp;#34; width=&amp;#34;500&amp;#34; caption=&amp;#34;University Of Salford students Liam, Sam, Rachel and Kate&amp;#34;][/caption]

We&amp;#039;re very proud of our Manchester roots here at Umbro, whether it&amp;#039;s through our Tailored In]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Driving Us Mad - our team of Car Footballers]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[ 



Here it is, this week&amp;#039;s Friday Fun quiz - Car Footballers! Congratulations to everyone who made it into the first team, and remember to check our Facebook and Twitter every Friday for the theme of the day. And a special congratulations to the genius who came up]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Back Of The Net: the finest football things on the web this week]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[We&amp;#039;re in a strange pre-South Africa limbo here at Umbro at the moment, looking forward to the action this summer, but not wanting to get too excited yet. This hasn&amp;#039;t been helped by our ongoing sticker addiction, an amazing delivery to Umbro HQ this week which we&amp;#039;ll]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Mud, Sweat &amp;#38; Beers: the story of an average five-a-side team]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[With just a few games left in their season, and with talismanic captain Charlie WB returning to the fold after various volcano-related calamities, Howard&amp;#039;s Juicebox recently lined up for another vital game. Here&amp;#039;s the man himself to tell us how they got on...

&amp;#34;So]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[The Beautiful Game: Football And Art #2]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Earlier today we took a closer look at a special exhibition based around each of the teams travelling to South Africa this summer, by illustrator Elliott Quince. Now, we&amp;#039;ve got another artistic look at the world of football, but from a very different angle. Not just in the]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[The Beautiful Game: Football And Art]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Football is often described as a work of art, but there&amp;#039;s plenty of people taking that idea to greater lengths this summer as the England team prepare for South Africa. We&amp;#039;ve unearthed two great exhibitions inspired by football that are taking place in London whilst]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Rangers 2010/11: Tailored By Umbro]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[One of the first shirts that we&amp;#039;ve unveiled for the 2010/11 season, we&amp;#039;re very pleased to be able to show you the new Rangers home shirt. Using the same Tailored By Umbro principles as the iconic England shirt, the new strip for the Glasgow giants delves into their]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Cape Town: 18 Days To Kick Off]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[With the 2009/10 season almost over (bar a play-off or two) most of the footballing world have started to turn their eyes towards South Africa as they anticipate the start of the world&amp;#039;s biggest knock-out tournament. So much has changed in South Africa since it was announced]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Just The Job: our team of Occupation Footballers]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[You know, we really should stop these Friday pun competitions, because it&amp;#039;s too hard to concentrate on the actual work we&amp;#039;ve got to do when we&amp;#039;re laughing at all the suggestions and trying to come with our own cringeworthy inventions. Not that we will stop of course,]]></description>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.umbro.com/en-gb/blog/just-the-job-our-team-of-occupation-footballers/]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[Back Of The Net: the finest football things on the web this week]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Another week gone, and another seven days closer to kick off in South Africa - 21 days to go and counting - so it&amp;#039;s no surprise that with just the play-offs and the Champions League final standing in the way, almost all the football interest on the internet is around this]]></description>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.umbro.com/en-gb/blog/back-of-the-net-the-finest-football-things-on-the-web-this-week-28/]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[Terrace Tweets: relive the Cup Final]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[We&amp;#039;re all agreed that last Saturday&amp;#039;s FA Cup Final was one of the best we&amp;#039;ve seen in recent years, with two missed penalties, a whole bunch of posts beings rattled and the debut of Umbro&amp;#039;s new Neo ball. It was also exciting for us as it was the first time]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Mud, Sweat &amp;#38; Beers: the story of an average five-a-side team]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[We&amp;#039;ve been so busy with our World Champions Collection over the past couple of weeks that we haven&amp;#039;t been able to keep you up to speed on how Howard&amp;#039;s Juicebox, our once hapless but now hopeful 5-a-side team, have been getting on. Still leading the Haggerston Park]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[What&amp;#039;s On The Box? Our Team Of TV Footballers]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[We say this every week, but the response to this week&amp;#039;s footballer pun challenge has really been one of the best we&amp;#039;ve ever had! The theme was TV Footballers, and we got an absolute deluge of ideas - some good, some bad, and some very very ugly! Did any of your suggestions]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Back Of The Net: the finest football things on the web this week]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Although the conventional football season has finished, it doesn&amp;#039;t seem like we&amp;#039;re lacking in football at the moment. Indeed, with the FA Cup, the Play-Offs, the Champions League final and then South Africa to come, there&amp;#039;s a constant stream of football to keep]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Keep Up With The FA Cup Action Thanks To Umbro&amp;#8217;s Terrace Tweets]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[This Saturday, one of the showpiece events in English football takes place, as the FA Cup Final sponsored by E.On kicks off at Wembley. Here  at Umbro, we&amp;#8217;re pretty excited about the game, and not just because it&amp;#8217;s  the first time that our fantastic new NeoPro ball]]></description>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.umbro.com/en-gb/blog/keep-up-with-the-fa-cup-action-thanks-to-umbros-terrace-tweets-2/]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[World Champions Collection: England]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Today we&amp;#039;re bringing our closer examination of the World Champions Collection to a close by looking at the final entry: England. First of all, let&amp;#039;s take another look at Abbey Clancy modelling the shirt...



The English crest was designed by acclaimed graffiti]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Tailored In Manchester: Magic Arm]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[It&amp;#039;s that time again where we shine a light on the finest musical minds here in Manchester, and for the first time we&amp;#039;ve got a solo artist: Magic Arm. Not that you&amp;#039;d know it from listening to his music, as the tracks created by Magic Arm sound like the work of]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[World Champions Collection: Andr&amp;#233;]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[We&amp;#039;ve got our penultimate close up of the World Champions Collection today, as we take a closer look at our near neighbours France. We&amp;#039;ll start by taking a quick glance behind the scenes at Charlene Suric modelling the French shirt...



The shirt was designed by]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[World Champions Collection: More Pics Of The Girls]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[We know you&amp;#039;ve been enjoying everything that we&amp;#039;ve revealed about the World Champions Collection so far, so we thought you might like to see these pictures of our seven girls from the seven countries involved. You can see them all in the gallery above, or you can see]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[World Champions Collection: Germany]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[We&amp;#039;re taking a closer look at Germany today as part of our World Champions Collection, but first of all, here&amp;#039;s a quick look at Julia Goedicke modelling her national shirt...



Marok is the man behind LoDown Magazine, one of the world&amp;#039;s most influential design]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[A True Story: The Neo Ball]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Hitting the target is the key to success in football, and that&amp;#8217;s why here at Umbro we&amp;#8217;re very pleased to introduce our new NeoPro ball, which is built to provide a &amp;#8216;truer&amp;#8217; flight than any of its predecessors. How can it do that? There&amp;#8217;s a number]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[World Champions Collection: Italy]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[We&amp;#039;re taking a closer look at the four European sides of the World Champions Collection this week, starting off with the current trophy holders Italy. Here&amp;#039;s a closer look at our photo shoot with our Italian model, Alice Bregoli:



The man behind our Italian design]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Digging For Victory: It&amp;#8217;s Our Gardening Footballers]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[The latest in our regular Friday puntastic football teams, this week we asked you to come up with your finest Gardening Footballers. Why? Well, it&amp;#039;s May, so people will be gardening soon, and it&amp;#039;s the Chelsea Flower Show in a few weeks, and.... well, that&amp;#039;s it.]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Back Of The Net: the finest football things on the web this week]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[With a Bank Holiday, a few big football results and a General Election in the middle of it all, this has been a strange old week, but here we are at the end of it, with the weekend in sight. 

Last week, Umbro was awash with sticker fever, and it&amp;#039;s still around, I&amp;#039;m]]></description>
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				<description><![CDATA[We&amp;#039;ve been taking a closer look at each of our World Champions Collection countries over the past couple of days, and today we&amp;#039;re focusing on the last of our South American teams: Argentina. First of all, here&amp;#039;s a peek behind the scenes of our photo shoot with]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[An Umbro Anniversary]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[It was 56 years ago today...

One of the most important moments in sporting history took place. In the British AAA Championships at Iffley Road Track at Oxford University, after years of training and near misses, Roger Bannister made history by running a mile in under 4 minutes.]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Umbro Industries: The Spring Winners]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[The latest Umbro Industries final was held last weekend, with two Manchester-based creatives walking away with a combined &amp;#163;10,000 in investment for their ideas - Rocksteady Tea Party and The New Mancunian. We spoke to both winners at Saturday&amp;#039;s Spring Umbro Industries]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Umbro And City Score With Foursquare]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Alongside the big match at the City Of Manchester Stadium last night, Umbro and Manchester City were conducting an interesting experiment with the new social media platform Foursquare.

We were looking to get as many people as possible checked into the stadium during the match,]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[World Champions Collection: Brazil]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Yesterday we took a closer look at Martin Albornoz&amp;#039;s designs for the World Champions Collection, and today we continue that South American flavour by looking at the country who have been successful than any other in world football: Brazil. Here&amp;#039;s a quick glimpse of]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[World Champions Collection: Uruguay]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Following on from our unveiling of the World Champions Collection, today we can look a little bit closer at the designs from one of our South American champions, Uruguay. Here&amp;#039;s a quick look behind the scenes at Zaira Nara modelling the Uruguay shirt:



The new crest]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Anyone For Foursquare? Check In At City&amp;#039;s Final Home Game]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Manchester City take on Tottenham on Wednesday in what could easily be described as the club&amp;#039;s biggest game for years - especially after Saturday&amp;#039;s big win against Aston Villa. The main thing on City&amp;#039;s minds is grabbing the vital win that could help clinch that]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Sticky: The World Champions Collection]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Last year, Umbro&amp;#8217;s England home shirt introduced a revolutionary tailoring philosophy to the world of football, combining the latest in technology with a classic, stylish design.

This year, we&amp;#8217;re spreading that philosophy around the world. As the world&amp;#8217;s]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Which One Gets Your Vote? It&amp;#039;s Our Election Footballers]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[There was only one topic we could really go for this week - Election Footballers. Inspired by the political fever all over the UK at the moment, we&amp;#039;ve gathered the best of your politically-minded puns together into a first team squad. Congratulations to everyone who&amp;#039;s]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Back Of The Net: the finest things we&amp;#039;ve found on the net this week]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[You can tell it&amp;#039;s a Bank Holiday Weekend here at Umbro - we&amp;#039;re all a bit excited here as our three days off approaches. It&amp;#039;s not even because of all the football on offer - although that is a factor, what with all the effect it could have on teams throughout the]]></description>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.umbro.com/en-gb/blog/back-of-the-net-the-finest-things-weve-found-on-the-net-this-week/]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[Mud, Sweat &amp;#38; Beers: the story of an average five-a-side team]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Our regular man on the inside at Howard&amp;#039;s Juicebox was stuck abroad because of the Icelandic volcano for last week&amp;#039;s match, but luckily we managed to grab one of his team mates and persuade him to file a match report. Here&amp;#039;s Olly&amp;#039;s take on the Juicebox&amp;#039;s]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Umbro Industries: our Spring finalists are announced]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Gearing up for the chance to win &amp;#163;10,000 to fund their creative ideas, four of Manchester&amp;#039;s finest will be heading down to Umbro&amp;#039;s design studio this Saturday. They&amp;#039;ll then have to pitch their ideas to a panel of experts, who will decide which of the finalists]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Umbro Industries Winners Hit The Stage]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Having won &amp;#163;3,500 in the Winter Umbro Industries competition, Manchester-based theatre company Fink On are taking to the stage this week. They&amp;#039;re performing Crying In The Chapel, a play about the Strangeways prison riots of 1990, at the Contact Theatre here in Manchester,]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[A Marathon Effort: Umbro&amp;#039;s Running Footballers]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[A great effort this week folks - thanks to everyone who submitted their Racing Footballer puns via Facebook and Twitter. And good luck to anyone taking part in the London Marathon on Sunday!]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Umbro Team Showcase Their Skills - in 360 degrees]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Check out this great video that we shot at Umbro&amp;#039;s weekly five-a-side game last night. Filmed using one of the fantastic Sony Bloggie cameras that we got recently, it&amp;#039;s a 360 degree capture of some of our finest skills in action. Needless to say, the athletes you can]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Back Of The Net: the finest football things on the web this week]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Another week, and another load of drama throughout the leagues, as more teams confirm promotions and relegations, or push for vital spots in the table. Perhaps the most exciting division over the past seven days has been League Two, where both Notts County and Rochdale confirmed]]></description>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.umbro.com/en-gb/blog/back-of-the-net-the-finest-football-things-on-the-web-this-week-25/]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[Mud, Sweat &amp;#38; Beers: the story of an average five-a-side team]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[After last week&amp;#039;s epic victory over our evil rivals Giganten Brodre, we stood three points clear at the top of the league. We&amp;#039;d stolen a march on the competition and our egos had suffered serious inflation as a consequence. Olly was even talking about buying some flashy]]></description>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.umbro.com/en-gb/blog/mud-sweat-beers-the-story-of-an-average-five-a-side-team-12/]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[Connect With Umbro Around The World]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[You probably already know that you can connect with us here at Umbro in a few different ways: you&amp;#039;re reading one of them for a start! There&amp;#039;s also our Facebook and Twitter pages where you can get in touch and see what we&amp;#039;re up to, along with our Flickr and YouTube]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[New Blue Tones: Check Out Umbro&amp;#8217;s Terrific Tonal Range]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[It&amp;#039;s the England Away shirt, but not as you know it.... the shirt you can see above is actually part of Umbro&amp;#039;s new tonal range. Using the same design principles as the England Away kit, these pieces are made using the same techniques: the three distinct panels made]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Getting Shirty: When Players Get Creative]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Umbro will do almost anything for a player, should they choose to wear the brand. For Michael Owen&amp;#039;s birthday, he got given a pair of custom-made Specialis with a specially commissioned photograph of his favourite gee-gee on the soles. But for England Goalkeeper David James,]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[BBRRRRRRR! It&amp;#039;s Our Team Of Weather Footballers]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Inspired by the sunshine we&amp;#039;ve got here in Manchester, and the strange weather that lots of you have been experiencing elsewhere, here&amp;#039;s our team of Weather Footballers! Made up of some excellent suggestions on both Facebook and Twitter, this is possibly one of our]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Back Of The Net: the finest football things on the web this week]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Another busy week of twists and turns at all levels of football, with plenty of teams getting close to promotion before getting the collywobbles as they reach the finish line! Hopefully a few things should become clearer this weekend. One things for sure though - whether it&amp;#039;s]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Mud, Sweat &amp;#38; Beers: the story of an average five-a-side team]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[The new season had been running for three weeks, and Howard&amp;#039;s Juicebox had spent every one of those weeks at the top of our six-team table. A big change from the end of the previous season, when we found ourselves at the bottom of the heap. Considering that the squad has]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[City&amp;#039;s Goal Hero Nedum Onuoha Looks Ahead To Derby Day]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[After scoring in last weekend&amp;#039;s victory over Birmingham, and graciously allowing Carlos Tevez to claim his other goal, Manchester City&amp;#039;s Nedum Onuoha is hot property at the moment. Luckily for us, he dropped into Umbro&amp;#039;s design studio earlier this week to take]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[We catch up with Phil Jagielka]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[England and Everton star Phil Jagielka was here in Manchester for a photoshoot earlier this week, so we managed to grab five minutes with him to talk about all things football. Phil has been out of the game for a while with a serious injury, but has returned in time to feature]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Michael Owen&amp;#8217;s Very Special Specialis]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Last year, while he was judging the entries to our competition to customise a pair of Speciali boots, Michael Owen casually mentioned that he&amp;#039;d love to have a pair featuring a picture of his favourite horse, who happens to be called Speciali! Once we heard this, we knew]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Tailored In Manchester: The Real Dolls]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[It&amp;#039;s time to unveil our latest Tailored In Manchester band, and it&amp;#039;s fair to say that they&amp;#039;re the craziest gang we&amp;#039;ve had yet. The Real Dolls describe themselves as a party band, and that&amp;#039;s a pretty accurate description of the day-glo hip-hop pop explosion]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[The Enemy warm up the fans at Snowbombing with England Away]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Following in the footsteps of Kasabian&amp;#039;s Tom Meighan, a host of bands have recently been spotted sporting the new England Away shirt live on stage. Last week, at the Snowbombing festival in Mayrhofen, Austria, two great English bands showed their national pride by wearing]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Neigh! It&amp;#8217;s our team of Horse Footballers]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[With the Grand National taking place tomorrow, we thought we&amp;#039;d add a little horse-play to Friday afternoons and ask you for your best equestrian-based puns. As usual we got a great response, with our favourites included in the first team above. Thanks to all the suggestions]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Back Of The Net: the finest football things on the web this week]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Another week goes by, another load of big matches, and another load of Umbro employees get caught out wearing the same outfit on the same day! We&amp;#039;ve two guilty groups this week, first of all Kate and Stephen, who not only managed to both wear the England keeper shirt, but]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Mud, Sweat &amp;#38; Beers: the story of an average five-a-side team]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[When I left you a week ago it was with the added suspense of a cliffhanger ending, Ramsay Street style. What would happen in the Giganten Brodre game? Would they win their match? Would they score enough goals to exceed Howard&amp;#039;s Juicebox&amp;#039;s goal difference? Who knows?

I]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Stealth &amp;#38; Speciali: new colours to brighten up the summer]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[As if having two of the most stylish boots around wasn&amp;#039;t enough, today we can show you the latest colourways in which our Stealth and Speciali boots will be worn over the coming months.

White &amp;#38; Gold Speciali



The Umbro Speciali is a design classic, which offers]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[The New Umbro England Jacket]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Those of you with eagle eyes on magazine racks across the country will spot this jacket soon, as England manager Fabio Capello sports it on the front of the latest FourFourTwo. In the magazine, Mr Capello talks about his job and about the forthcoming tournament in South Africa,]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[England Away: our Facebook competition winners revealed]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Over the past month, we&amp;#039;ve been running a fantastic competition over on our Facebook page, where fans could win a bunch of personalised England Away shirts for their friends by nominating them as worthy of wearing the shirt. We got hundreds of responses, and have spent the]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Back Of The Net: the finest football things on the web this week]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Yes, we&amp;#039;re still here, despite it being a holiday! Thought we best supply a special Easter Back Of The Net for anyone still stuck at work, or who just can&amp;#039;t do without their weekly football fix.

First of all this week, something from someone who doesn&amp;#039;t like]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[The Best Football April Fools]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Football fans are famous for being able to dream up wild theories at the best of times, but today the daftness goes into overdrive as people look to outdo each other for the best April Fool&amp;#039;s Day joke. Some stories you hear about - magic mouthpieces for star players for]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[City&amp;#8217;s Kit Picks Up Silverwear]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Lots of people have already commented on how much they like Manchester City&amp;#039;s kits this season - Noel Gallagher even said that &amp;#039;even if we don&amp;#039;t win anything this season, we&amp;#039;ll be the best looking team in the league&amp;#039; when he saw them for the first time.

It]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Mud, Sweat &amp;#38; Beers: the story of an average five-a-side team]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Thanks to the forthcoming Easter holidays, we&amp;#039;re hearing from Howard&amp;#039;s Juicebox earlier than usual this week, with the team finding themselves in the unlikely position of first in the league after one game of this season. Would it last? Have the Juicebox turned a corner?]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Seeing Double At Umbro]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Ever gone to a party and met someone wearing the exact same outfit? Embarrassing, isn&amp;#039;t? It could be worse though - here at Umbro House, we&amp;#039;re proud of the stuff we make, and plenty of us wear it to work. Occasionally though, some of us end up looking like identical]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Booooooo! It&amp;#039;s our evil team of Bad Guy Footballers]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Taken from the worlds of film, comics and television, here&amp;#039;s our first team squad of villainous bad guys. We reckon they&amp;#039;d be a tough team to play against, what do you reckon?]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Back Of The Net: the finest football things on the web this week]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Whether it&amp;#039;s the fact that it&amp;#039;s sunny here in Manchester, or we&amp;#039;re close to a Bank Holiday, but there&amp;#039;s been a general air of sillyness around Umbro this morning. Our search for your finest Bad Guy Footballer puns over on Twitter certainly isn&amp;#039;t helping]]></description>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.umbro.com/en-gb/blog/back-of-the-net-the-finest-football-things-on-the-web-this-week-21/]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[Mud, Sweat And Beers: the story of an average five-a-side team]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[After a disappointing first season, finishing bottom of the league, Howard&amp;#039;s Juicebox started a new campaign almost instantly. Would they find any more success? Could it actually get any worse? Here&amp;#039;s Charlie&amp;#039;s account of the first game of the season...

As Howard&amp;#8217;s]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Umbro Industries Winners Get Their Ideas In Gear]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[With the latest Umbro Industries going strong, with plenty of great submissions so far, we thought it&amp;#039;d be a great time to look at some of the work that our previous winners have already got up and running thanks to our help. Same Teens, one of the winners of the Autumn]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Behind The Scenes: The Life Of A Groundsman At Manchester City]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[As part of our ongoing Behind The Scenes series of blogs, we travelled down to the City Of Manchester stadium earlier this week to speak to their Head Groundsman Lee Jackson about what exactly goes into getting the pitch looking good. He certainly should know - he&amp;#039;s worked]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Our New Stealth Boots: have you won?]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Over the past couple of weeks, we&amp;#039;ve been running a great competition giving you a chance to win a pair of our new Umbro Stealth boots. The boots are designed for the the smarter, craftier player, and that&amp;#039;s why we asked you a pretty tricky question to be in with a]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[The World At Your Feet: the winners speak]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Having announced the winners of our World At Your Feet competition last week, we recently spoke to both our winner and runner-up about their designs. Both were very excited about having their designs chosen from the thousands that were entered, here&amp;#039;s what they had to say:

Winner:]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[The New Umbro England Jacket: see it here]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[A few people have been asking about this jacket since it was debuted last night by Robbie Williams and his band during Sport Relief - there&amp;#039;s a brief glimpse of it here on the Sport Relief site. With that in mind, we thought we&amp;#039;d give you chance to admire it in all]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[It&amp;#039;s a rap: our Twitterific team of Rapping Footballers]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Inspired by the news that P Diddy might be taking over Crystal Palace, we asked our Twitter followers to contribute their best Rapping Footballer puns, and here&amp;#039;s the results. Thanks to everyone who entered, and kept us entertained this afternoon!]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Back Of The Net: the finest football things on the web this week]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Today&amp;#039;s football eyes have all been trained towards the Champions League and Europa League draws over in Switzerland, and it&amp;#039;s fair to say that the games pulled out of the hat promise to be stellar affairs - particularly the re-runs of the 1999 final, and the 2006 one!

However,]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Mud, Sweat &amp;#38; Beers: the story of an average five-a-side team]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[It&amp;#039;s the final game of the season for Howard&amp;#039;s Juicebox, but would they be able to crawl away from the bottom of the table? Star player Chuck lets us know...

Having missed the team&amp;#8217;s last game due to extreme man-flu, and then hearing of their subsequent 7-1]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Stealth Competition: your last chance to enter]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Just a quick note to let you know that there&amp;#039;s not long left to enter our competition to win a pair of our new Stealth boots. The competition closes tomorrow at 5pm, so if you want to be in with a chance of winning one of five pairs of the new boots, you need to answer this]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Umbro&amp;#039;s Designers Grab The Attention]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Even though it&amp;#039;s a couple of weeks since the new England Away kit was launched, the people behind Umbro&amp;#039;s iconic kits continue to capture attention all over the place thanks to their exciting work. First of all, influential blog DesignBoom interviewed the man behind]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Umbro&amp;#8217;s musical friends on screen]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[As part of our commitment to highlighting the best that Manchester has to offer, Umbro has regularly picked out our favourite bands from the area and given them a platform to show off their music and tell you a little about themselves. With that in mind, we&amp;#039;re pretty chuffed]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[The World At Your Feet: The Winners]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Recently, we launched our competition called The World At Your Feet, where we asked you to submit artistic ideas that would fit on the sole of a Speciali football boot. These wouldn&amp;#8217;t be any normal Specialis though, but the boots that will be worn by Umbro&amp;#8217;s players]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[The Pick Of Our Animal Footballers]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[We asked for your finest Animal Footballer puns over on our Twitter page, and you guys delivered. Here&amp;#039;s the finest that you came up with, thanks to everyone for their suggestions - the good, the bad and the plain terrible!]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Back Of The Net: the finest football things on the web this week]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[There might have been a whole host of football going on this week - Champions League, Premier League, Football League - but it was all overshadowed by one of the most iconic moments you can get in football - those occasions when an outfield player has to go in nets. Robbie Savage]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Specialis That Are Truly Special]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[When we revealed the limited edition red Speciali boots a couple of weeks ago, a lot of you were understandably excited about them, and interested to know when they&amp;#039;d be available to buy. The good news is - they&amp;#039;re out now.



You&amp;#039;ll have to be quick to snap]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Mud, Sweat &amp;#38; Beers: the story of an average five-a-side team]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[The latest story from our struggling five-a-siders...

This week&amp;#8217;s match saw us pitted against &amp;#34;Gumtree FC&amp;#34;, an encounter that would surely be billed as a relegation dogfight if it were broadcast on national TV, which for the record, I think it definitely should]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[This Year&amp;#8217;s Best Premier League Shirts: Vote For Your Favourites!]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Our friends over at football-shirts.co.uk have been running a great competition this season to find the most popular kits in the Premier League, and they&amp;#039;re asking for your input as we reach the semi-final stage. Here&amp;#039;s what they had to say...

&amp;#34;The football shirt]]></description>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.umbro.com/en-gb/blog/this-years-best-premier-league-shirts-vote-for-your-favourites/]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[Umbro Stealth: Gael Clichy Models Our New Boots]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Earlier this week, we launched our competition to win a pair of our new Stealth boots, and we&amp;#039;ve been overwhelmed with the response so far - we&amp;#039;ve had a ton of entries, so plenty of you are obviously counting your chickens. We&amp;#039;ve also had some interesting responses]]></description>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.umbro.com/en-gb/blog/umbro-stealth-gael-clichy-models-our-new-boots/]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[Football Fables: the origins of Umbro&amp;#039;s teams]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[With all this talk of the new England Away kit, we thought it was about time to jump back into the archive and read up on some of the clubs that Umbro sponsors. This time around, we&amp;#039;ve spread our wings further afield and looked at our friends up north, over on the mainland]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Tailored In Manchester: Run Toto Run]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[The latest band we&amp;#039;re featuring in our Tailored In Manchester series are electro-pop trio Run Toto Run, a group that are getting some serious attention on the back of the couple of singles they&amp;#039;ve put out so far. In their short time together, Run Toto Run have already]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Getting Shirty: Let&amp;#039;s Do The Timewarp, Again...]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[The 1980s were a cruel period, and for this writer it was an era of badly fitting school uniforms and a bowl-cut hair do. But today I was laughing my arse off at this range of Umbro casual wear made for Chelsea fans, that were recently unearthed in a shady corner of the Internet.]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[The New Umbro Stealth: win a pair of our great new boots]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[On Friday, we revealed our new Stealth boots for the first time, and now here&amp;#039;s your chance to win a pair! We&amp;#039;re giving away 5 pairs of Umbro Stealth boots, which have been designed for the smarter, craftier player on the pitch. With that in mind, you need to be at]]></description>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.umbro.com/en-gb/blog/the-new-umbro-stealth-win-a-pair-of-our-great-new-boots/]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[The New Umbro Stealth: It&amp;#8217;s Time To Make Your Choice&amp;#8230;]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Here&amp;#039;s the new boot from Umbro: Stealth. It&amp;#039;s designed for the smarter player, one who knows what to do on the pitch: how to hunt down the opposition, evade tackles and leave other players cowering in their wake. It presents a simple question to a footballer - are you]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Back Of The Net: the finest football things on the web this week]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[A week of international friendlies wouldn&amp;#039;t normally be the most exciting seven days in football, but with only 100 days left to the World Cup, and with plenty of questions still remaining about what players will be travelling to South Africa this summer, there was plenty]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[The New Sweden Kit: Tailored By Umbro]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Following the success of the Tailored kits for England, Ireland, Manchester City and a number of teams in South America, we&amp;#039;re very excited to reveal the new Umbro kits that we&amp;#039;ve designed for the Swedish national team. Of course, you might have already seen the kit]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[England Away: Manchester and London kicks into gear]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Last night saw the England Away shirt make its on-pitch debut, and I&amp;#039;m sure lots of you watched it happen. Here at Umbro we wanted to do more than just sit in front of the telly to celebrate the occasion, so we hosted two very special events in Manchester and London. Screening]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[England Away: the players debut the kit]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[We&amp;#039;ve already shown you plenty of pictures of the new England Away kit, but here&amp;#039;s some great pictures from last night&amp;#039;s friendly against Egypt, in which the shirt made its debut. Great to see it on the players, and great to see it inspire them to victory! You]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[My England Away Team &amp;#8211; win shirts for you and your friends]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[We might have already given away some England Away shirts, but right now we&amp;#039;re launching an extra special competition. Imagine winning a shirt, not just for yourself, but for six of your friends as well. And that all the shirts are personalised, with numbers and whatever]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[England Away: The Whole Story]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[With the kit being worn for the first time in the game against Egypt tonight, we thought it&amp;#039;d be the perfect time to look back over everything we&amp;#039;ve done over the past couple of months, and give you the whole story behind the new kit.

The picture above features some]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[England Away: The Opta Stats]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[We&amp;#039;ve already previewed a couple of stats on England Away courtesy of our friend OptaJoe, but here&amp;#039;s a whole bundle as we look forward to tomorrow&amp;#039;s friendly match against Egypt. Of course, the game tomorrow is at Wembley, so it&amp;#039;s a home match, but England]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[England Away: the winners so far]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[We&amp;#039;ve been giving away a new England Away shirt over on Facebook and Twitter every day over the last couple of weeks, and the response so far from you lot has been terrific. Today, we&amp;#039;ve asked the last question in our daily giveaway, so we thought it&amp;#039;d be a good]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[You&amp;#039;re &amp;#039;Avin A Graph: football explained, using charts]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Random Thoughts Experienced During The Carling Cup Final, Handily Compiled In A Line Graph]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[England Away: Having A Ball]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Here&amp;#039;s a sneak peak of something that we hope will see a lot of action in Wednesday&amp;#039;s England friendly against Egypt - the match ball. Making its debut in the game alongside the new England Away kit is the Umbro Stealth Pro, the first ball to feature our new 14 panel]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Speciali Competition: The World At Your Feet]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[We&amp;#039;re sure you&amp;#039;re all aware of the Customise Your Speciali competition we ran last year, in which thousands of you submitted your designs in the hope of seeing them feature on the feet of some of the Premier League&amp;#039;s finest. Now, we&amp;#039;re going global. Today]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Back Of The Net: the finest football things on the web this week]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[So, we reach the end of another week in football, and we&amp;#039;ve had plenty going on in the FA Cup, European matches and the league, but what&amp;#039;s the biggest story in the game this week? Well, it&amp;#039;s got to be the massive news that Fergie has banned young players from wearing]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Legs: the designs of Aitor Throup]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Looking at these strange figures, it&amp;#039;d be reasonable to ask, &amp;#039;what do these strange figures have to do with football?&amp;#039; And the answer would be - nothing. However, when you consider that these figures are taken from a design exhibition by Aitor Throup, the man behind]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Mud, Sweat &amp;#38; Beers: the story of an average five-a-side team]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[As they head towards the end of their debut season, will our hardy bunch of five-a-siders find some form? Here&amp;#039;s their latest report from pitchside...

&amp;#34;Going into this week&amp;#039;s match, Howard&amp;#039;s Juicebox lay in the unenviable position of tenth, and considering]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[England Away: The Cuff Question]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[In our latest guest post, Off The Post have taken a more left-field look at the new England Away shirt...

Five things that worked well with white cuffs 
Since England&amp;#039;s new away kit features white cuffs which were last seen on the national team&amp;#039;s away shirt... erm,]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Garrincha: The Samba Soundtrack]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[The name Garrincha probably isn&amp;#039;t as well known amongst modern football fans as it should be - this is, after all, a player regarded as Brazil&amp;#039;s second greatest ever, who played a massive part in his country&amp;#039;s World Cup victories in 1958 and 1962. A giant on the]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[England Away: The Anthem Jacket]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[The picture you can see above features some of the England Away images that you&amp;#039;ll already be familiar with, but there&amp;#039;s one major difference - check out the jacket being sported by Messrs Beckham and Terry.  It&amp;#039;s the new Umbro Anthem Jacket, designed to accompany]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Behind The Scenes Of An Umbro Shoot]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[We were filming some footage for a new campaign recently, here&amp;#039;s a sneak peak behind the scenes to get you thinking. We&amp;#039;ll have more to reveal soon...]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Umbro Industries: the Winter winners]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[The final of the Winter Umbro Industries was held at Umbro&amp;#039;s design studio here in Manchester yesterday, and we&amp;#039;re delighted to announce that Upper Space Gallery and Fink On Theatre&amp;#039;s Crying In The Chapel have been chosen as the winners. The two projects, whittled]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Back Of The Net: the finest football things on the web this week]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[It&amp;#039;s been another busy week in football, with the return of the Champions League, the FA Cup fifth round and a host of league matches meaning that, whatever level of football you watch, there&amp;#039;s something to talk about. Whatever team or league you follow, this recently-published]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[England Away: how will it look in South Africa?]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[We&amp;#039;ve got another guest post from one of our favourite bloggers today, as Chris Nee of Two Footed Tackle and Kwaitoball gives his thoughts on the new England Away kit. Kwaitoball is a site dedicated to news and features on the World Cup, so in honour of that he&amp;#039;s examining]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Mud, Sweat &amp;#38; Beers: the story of an average five-a-side team]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[It&amp;#039;s a couple of weeks since we last caught up with Howard&amp;#039;s Juicebox, the five-a-side team we&amp;#039;ve been tracking as they struggle with their first season. So has their luck improved? Here&amp;#039;s our man in the camp, Chuck WB, to tell us...

&amp;#34;I sat on the 20.18]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[You&amp;#039;re &amp;#039;Avin A Graph: football examined, using pie charts]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Emotions experienced whilst trying to keep up with football score at home: Derby County versus Preston North End, Feb 17 2010]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[England Away: the Football Shirts perspective]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[We&amp;#039;ve another guest blog for you today, with Danny Hall of Football-Shirts.co.uk giving his impressions of the new England Away shirt. He&amp;#039;s a man who certainly knows what he&amp;#039;s talking about - Football-Shirts is one of the best sites around for those devoted to]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Kasabian Reveal England Away: the full story]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[You&amp;#039;ve already seen the moment when Kasabian&amp;#039;s Tom Meighan stepped onto the stage at the Paris Olympia, revealing the new England Away shirt for the first time - and what an exciting moment it was! Here&amp;#039;s a more in-depth look at the whole event featuring events]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Umbro Industries: finalists for the winter competition announced]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Slightly later than originally expected, Umbro can announce the four ideas that have made it through to the final of the Winter Umbro Industries competition. The people behind these four ideas will now present their ideas to a panel of industry experts this Sunday, February 21st,]]></description>
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				<description><![CDATA[When the England home shirt was unveiled last year, many people wondered whether the Tailored By Umbro concept would just be a one-off, or whether it&amp;#8217;d spread out to the other kits that Umbro make. Since then, Manchester City, a number of Peruvian teams and the new England]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[England Away: the Studs Up verdict]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[We&amp;#039;ve had some interesting responses to the England Away kit so far, but nothing like this - a great cartoon from our favourite online comic, Studs Up. Thanks to Chris Toy, the man behind the constantly funny cartoon - we thought we&amp;#039;d done something spectacular by getting]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[England Away: what did the players have to say?]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[We&amp;#039;ve already mentioned briefly how creative consultant spoke to the England players about the new England Away kit, but what did the players have to say about it? What did they think of the story behind it, the technology involved in it and, most importantly, how it feels]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Back Of The Net: the finest football things on the web this week]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[It&amp;#039;s been a busy week for us here at Umbro, what with the England shirt launch and what not, but there&amp;#039;s been plenty going on in the world of football around us as well. One of the most hysterical things to happen surely must be the reaction to Ashley Cole&amp;#039;s injury,]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[England Away: brand-new thinking]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Today, we&amp;#039;ve got another guest blogger giving their opinion on the new England Away kit. John Devlin, the man behind the excellent True Colours Football Kits books and website. Here, he takes a look at how the new kit fits in with the work we here at Umbro have been doing]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Umbro gets artistic: the RCA come to Manchester]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Art and football might not be the type of thing you see together all that often, but they were certainly getting up close and personal recently at Umbro&amp;#039;s design studio in Manchester&amp;#039;s Northern Quarter. That&amp;#039;s because the Royal College of Art were in town, displaying]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Sticky: England Away: The Devil Wears Umbro]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[After revealing the new England Away shirt, we&amp;#039;ve asked some of our favourite football bloggers and writers to give their opinions on it. We begin with our regular kit correspondent, Loaded writer and football shirt collector Jeff Maysh, who is examining the new shirt in]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[England Away: the goalkeeper kit and limited edition boots revealed]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[We&amp;#039;ve revealed the new England Away kit, but many of you have been asking one question in particular - what will the keepers be wearing? The picture above is the answer. The striking yellow jersey will be worn by England&amp;#039;s goalkeepers in this summer&amp;#039;s World Cup,]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[England Away: win the new shirt]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[This competition has now closed. For more chances to win the new England Away shirt, please visit the Umbro Facebook page at www.facebook.com/Umbro

So we&amp;#039;ve revealed the new England Away kit, but when can you get your hands on one? The shirt isn&amp;#039;t on sale until March]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[England Away: we speak to Kasabian&amp;#8217;s Tom Meighan]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[You&amp;#039;ve already seen Kasabian singer Tom unveiling the new England Away shirt live on stage in Paris, but what was it like for him? We spoke to him before and after the big moment, to discover what it&amp;#039;s like to be representing England abroad, and just how he felt at]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[England Away: the Englishman Abroad]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[We&amp;#039;ve already revealed the new England Away kit, but why did we choose to launch it with Kasabian, in Paris? Here&amp;#039;s why we decided to go down a more unusual route...

For many the concept of the Englishman abroad is a simple one, and not a very attractive one at that.]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[England Away: unveiled!]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[That&amp;#8217;s right, the shirt that you can see above is the new Umbro England Away shirt, part of the kit that the team will wear at the World Cup in South Africa this summer. But what&amp;#8217;s also clear is that it&amp;#8217;s been revealed in a way you might not expect. Last night,]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[England Away: the player&amp;#8217;s reaction]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[We&amp;#8217;ve previously told you about the stories behind the new England away shirt &amp;#8211; both conceptual and technological. But how did the players react when they saw it? Designer Aitor Throup tells us all about it.

&amp;#8220;The way that we&amp;#8217;re involving the players]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Our world-beating team of Film Footballers]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Top of today&amp;#039;s trending topics over on Twitter, we asked for your pun-tastic footballer&amp;#039;s names mixed with famous film titles. There was plenty to choose from, if you think we missed any great ones then let us know!]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Back Of The Net: the finest football things on the web this week]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Away from the bigger stories that have dominated the headlines this week, there has been some football played, with lower division teams in particular showing that the FA Cup spirit is alive and well. Fans of big Premier League clubs might constantly look abroad for new talent,]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Tailored In Peru #2]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Last week, we featured a new shirt for Peruvian side Universitario, which took the Tailored In England concept and introduced it to the traditions of the South American team. Today, we can highlight another team from Peru who are following a similar path - Universidad San Martin.]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Behind The Scenes: Testing A Football Shirt]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Earlier this week, Aitor Throup talked about the technological testing that went into the new England Away kit, a process that all modern football garments go through to ensure that they give the players the best environment in which to perform to the best of their abilities.]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Mud, Sweat &amp;#38; Beers: the story of an average five-a-side team]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Having a few matches called off due to heavy weather, Howard&amp;#039;s Juicebox finally returned to action last week - against the team that had thrashed them in their debut match. So how would they fare this time around?

&amp;#039;&amp;#039;We got in the car and discussed our opposition,]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[You&amp;#039;re &amp;#039;Avin A Graph: football examined, using pie charts]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Emotions experienced during a football match: Preston North End vs Ipswich Town, Jan 30 2010]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[England Away: a modern classic]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[We&amp;#039;ve given you the first glimpse of the new England away kit, complete with an introduction to Aitor Throup, the conceptual designer behind the shirt. Today, Aitor tells us about the concept behind the kit itself. Here&amp;#039;s a video that reveals some of the story:



&amp;#34;With]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Back Of The Net: we reveal our food football first eleven]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Looking at the finest football things happening on the web at the moment, it&amp;#039;s hard to ignore the pun-tastic action over on Twitter (started by us, but if you can&amp;#039;t brag on your own blog, where can you do it?) Yesterday it was Musical Footballers, today it&amp;#039;s Food]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Umbro&amp;#039;s World Beating Musical Football Team]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[We&amp;#039;ll often talk about silly football-related things to pass the time here at Umbro House, but usual they don&amp;#039;t go as far as this. Today&amp;#039;s chat about Dion Dublin launching a musical instrument morphed into a challenge to find the best puns involving footballers]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Umbro Industries: the latest]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[There&amp;#039;s plenty going on in the world of Umbro Industries at the moment, so we thought it&amp;#039;d be a good time to remind you of the competition that&amp;#039;s offering up to &amp;#163;10,000 to Manchester&amp;#039;s creatives. The most important thing you need to know is that entry]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Tailored In... Peru]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[You might have already seen these pictures on the web, which show the Tailored In England concept as it begins to travel around the globe. The shirts in question are for Peruvian side Universitario, who have taken the bespoke tailoring idea first seen on the England Home shirt]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Getting Shirty: some Welsh rare bits]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Shirt labels might not sound like the most exciting item in the world, but here football kit fan Jeff Maysh examines some labels that offer a fascinating insight into Umbro&amp;#039;s history.

&amp;#039;You&amp;#039;ve just got to look at this. An original 1958 Welsh national shirt, &amp;#8216;styled&amp;#8217;]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Customise Your Speciali: the boots are revealed]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[You might have already read about the customised Specialis that we&amp;#039;ve made for Deco and Darren Bent, with both players extremely pleased with the results. But what about those designs that came from yourselves as part of the Customise Your Speciali competition?



Over]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Back Of The Net: the finest football things on the web this week]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Last week we mentioned a few statistics pulled together by The Guardian in their always entertaining section, The Knowledge. Not to get too carried away with our admiration for the paper, but we thought another of their regular football blogs deserved a mention - Six Of The Best.]]></description>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.umbro.com/en-gb/blog/back-of-the-net-the-finest-football-things-on-the-web-this-week-13/]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[Sticky: Umbro&amp;#8217;s New England Away Kit 2010]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Following the success of the iconic, groundbreaking England home kit, here at Umbro we&amp;#8217;re very excited to be able to reveal some of the details around the new England away kit &amp;#8211; which will be worn for the first time on March 3rd when England play Egypt at Wembley.

The]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[New Kids On The Block]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[In a second look at some bright young talents this week, Umbro&amp;#039;s Player Recruitment Executive James Beaumont highlights someone who managed to even put Arsenal&amp;#039;s young guns in the shade.

&amp;#039;With the Arsenal Academy being like a conveybelt of multi million pound]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[When is a ball not a ball?]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[When it&amp;#039;s a ball of sellotape. Or newspapers. Or a giant sponge masquerading as a piece of sports equipment. We&amp;#039;ve been reminising about the lengths we used to go to on the school playground after being inspired by two blogs in a matter of days. First of all, we spotted]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[The Heart Of The City]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Most of Manchester will have their eyes on the big match at Eastlands tonight - along with plenty of television viewers at home. But what about further afield? Manchester City have recently launched a campaign to recognise those people and places around the world where people]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Football Fables: the story of Manchester&amp;#039;s lost third team]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Ahead of the big Manchester derby later tonight, we take a look at club that not many people know about - Manchester&amp;#039;s third team.

Manchester is known as a football city, with two of the strongest teams and a deep history of involvement in the game, but for a short period]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[New Kids On The Block]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[West Brom take on Newcastle tonight in a Championship top-of-the-table clash - ahead of the match, Umbro Player Recruitment Executive James Beaumont shines a light on two of Albion&amp;#039;s rising stars.

&amp;#34;It&amp;#039;s around this time of the year when the FA Youth Cup swings]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Deco&amp;#8217;s New Speciali Designs]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Last week Darren Bent was tweeting about the new designs on his Umbro Specialis, now this week Portugal and Chelsea star Deco can reveal the exclusive design he&amp;#039;ll be sporting on the bottom of his boots very soon. Deco&amp;#039;s boots feature a very special design entitled]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Back Of The Net: the finest football things on the web this week]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[We had another snow-affected football programme last week, which means a lot of us can&amp;#039;t wait for this weekend&amp;#039;s bout of matches to kick off. For anyone who&amp;#039;s had a few matches called off over the past few weeks, it&amp;#039;s obviously frustrating, but surely not]]></description>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.umbro.com/en-gb/blog/back-of-the-net-the-finest-football-things-on-the-web-this-week-12/]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[Getting Shirty: Kits With A Conscience]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[We talk a lot about football shirts here on the Umbro blog, but what do they mean to the wider community? Here, John Devlin of True Colours Football Kits examines the role that a shirt can play away from the football pitch.

&amp;#039;After recently reading about the Charlton vs]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Mud, Sweat &amp;#38; Beers: the story of an average five-a-side team]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[So, as 2009 drew to a close, Howard&amp;#039;s Juicebox managed their first ever win, and were finally able to taste that victory pint. Could their good fortune continue into 2010? Here&amp;#039;s the latest report from within the team camp on their first match of the new year...

&amp;#039;Howard&amp;#039;s]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Tailored In Manchester: Young British Artists]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Returning with our latest instalment in the Tailored In Manchester series - in which Umbro invites the city&amp;#039;s finest up-and-coming artists for a chat about all things football, fashion and music - we recently caught up with the noisy but melodic Young British Artists. The]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Darren Bent Gets His Dynamite Speciali Boots]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[It started with a Tweet. Back in September, Darren Bent spotted that Umbro were running a competition for people to design their own Speciali boot outsole, and wanted to get involved.  James Else kindly designed some boots for Darren using our customisation tool on umbro.com



On]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Back Of The Net: the finest football things on the web this week]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Here we are in 2010, and plenty has happened since we last turned our attention to football on the world wide web - managers changing teams, clubs not paying their players, games snowed off and a deluge of dodgy transfer rumours - and of course, some actual football matches being]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Football Fables: the origins of Umbro&amp;#039;s Premiership teams, part 2]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Previously, we&amp;#039;ve looked at the history of some of our Premier League teams and where they began. We&amp;#039;ve delved into the history books again to look at the rest of our teams in the Premier League, throwing up more interesting facts about the top tier clubs in the Umbro]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Getting Shirty: Umbro examines the world of rare football shirts]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[&amp;#8220;Hi guys, I have a limited edition Umbro England World Cup 1966 shirt in a gold case, only 1966 were made, and I was wondering how much would that be worth nowadays?&amp;#8221;

The above enquiry was posted on the Umbro blog recently, so we set intrepid writer and football]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Football Fables: the origins of Umbro&amp;#039;s Premiership teams]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[As part of his job here at Umbro, our colleague Elliott has been putting together our Flickr archives. Whilst examining Umbro&amp;#039;s past, he&amp;#039;s discovered some interesting stories about football&amp;#039;s history that he&amp;#039;s going to be sharing with us. To start, he&amp;#039;s]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Mud, Sweat &amp;#38; Beers: the story of an average five-a-side team]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[At the close of 2009, Howard&amp;#039;s Juicebox were still searching for their first victory. Would their final game of the year provide that elusive result? Here&amp;#039;s the team&amp;#039;s star player Charlie WB with the latest instalment of their story...

&amp;#039;It felt as if there]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Happy New Year from Umbro]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Happy 2010 to everyone, there&amp;#039;s plenty to look forward to this year...

it&amp;#039;ll just have to wait until we recover from this hangover - our heads feel the guy in this picture at the moment!]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Umbro Around The World - part 2]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Here&amp;#039;s the second part of our round-up, looking at the success of Umbro-sponsored teams around the world.

Japan

Yasuhito Endo (pictured above), a midfielder for the Umbro-sponsored team Gamba Osaka, was voted Asian Footballer Of The Year. He has played more than 250]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Umbro Around The World - part 1]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Umbro is probably best know for producing kits for England and a host of Premiership clubs, something which we&amp;#039;re understandably very proud of. However, we also provide kits for a massive amount of teams and players around the world - here&amp;#039;s a little insight into some]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Seasons Greetings from Umbro]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Wow, we thought it&amp;#039;d be a quiet time here at Umbro, but with the Caption Competition, the Christmas Giveaway and the final of A Decade Of Kits, it&amp;#039;s been one of our busiest weeks ever!

First things first, thanks for all your contributions to the Caption Competition]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[A Decade Of Kits: the result]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[&amp;#039;And so this is Christmas, and what have you done?&amp;#039; The answer for a lot of you will be - vote in your droves for the final of A Decade Of Kits. We&amp;#039;ve been absolutely overwhelmed with the amount of votes we&amp;#039;ve had for this - but we also realise that there]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Christmas At Umbro]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Proof that we&amp;#039;re all still hard at work here at Umbro Towers...]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Umbro&amp;#8217;s Christmas Giveaway: Day Three]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[It&amp;#039;s the Eve of Christmas Eve, and that can only mean one thing...the last day of the Umbro Christmas Giveaway! Thanks once again to everyone who has entered on the two previous days, and congratulations to our winners so far. Today, we want to hear your football stories]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Umbro&amp;#8217;s Christmas Giveaway: Day Two]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Thanks to everyone who entered our Christmas giveaway yesterday, we really enjoyed reading your responses - and congratulations to Matt Salmon, who we picked out as the winner. He chose a pair of Specialis signed by Michael Owen, which we&amp;#039;ll get in the post asap.

Today&amp;#039;s]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Umbro&amp;#8217;s Christmas Giveaway]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[You might be feeling a little cheesed off at having to still be in work this week, but here at Umbro we&amp;#039;re trying to make the effort to cheer you up a little bit. We&amp;#039;ve gathered together all the lovely pieces of special Umbro gear around the office, and we&amp;#039;re giving]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Sticky: A Decade Of Kits: the final]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[This poll has now closed, you&amp;#039;ll have to wait until tomorrow morning to discover who the winner is...

So here we are: after a month of blogs, over 100 shirts, and over 2,500 votes cast, we&amp;#039;re down to the final three in our search for the best Umbro kit of the past]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Hull Couture]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[If you think seeing Jimmy Bullard in a Hull City shirt is exciting, you haven&amp;#039;t seen anything yet. The pictures here are taken from a fashion collection by Cumbria-based designer Angy Morton, entitled Stolen Dreams. The collection, which is being shown at the Cavern Club]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Back Of The Net: the finest football things on the web this week]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[With last weekend&amp;#039;s raft of surprising results in the Premier League, it&amp;#039;s been quite a fun week for football, with the usual number of managers jumping on and off the managerial merry-go-round adding to the sense of drama. When was the last week when we didn&amp;#039;t]]></description>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.umbro.com/en-gb/blog/back-of-the-net-the-finest-football-things-on-the-web-this-week-10/]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[Sticky: Christmas At Umbro: the caption competition]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[We&amp;#039;re gearing up for Christmas here at Umbro by sending out our Christmas cards, which you can see here. It took us a while to decide on the caption though, can you come up with anything better than our suggestions below? A hearty burst of seasonal cheer (and perhaps some]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Umbro&amp;#8217;s best of 2009]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[You might think that all of us here at Umbro eat, sleep and drink football - and you&amp;#039;d be right. However, when we&amp;#039;re not debating whether Liverpool have turned a corner or if Newcastle are going to run away with the Championship, we do have an interest in other things.]]></description>
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				<description><![CDATA[[poll id=&amp;#34;25&amp;#34;]

After the titantic matches between England and Morecambe kits, today it&amp;#039;s the battle of the new Premiership heavyweights, Manchester City and Chelsea. There&amp;#039;s probably a lot of personal allegiances that will come into play with this vote, but]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[A Decade Of Kits: the third round, Morecambe versus Morecambe]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[[poll id=&amp;#34;24&amp;#34;]

After yesterday&amp;#039;s titantic battle between two England shirts, today finds another pair of heavy hitters aiming for a place in our final - it&amp;#039;s Morecambe versus Morecambe. The surprise package of our Decade Of Kits competition, the Lancashire]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[The best footy stuff of 2009]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[It&amp;#039;s hardly likely to have escaped your notice, but Christmas and the New Year are looming into view at a frightening speed. With that in mind, we thought we&amp;#039;d look back at the year almost gone for some of the best football-related things we&amp;#039;ve watched/read over]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[A Decade Of Kits: the third round, England versus England]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[[poll id=&amp;#34;23&amp;#34;]

We&amp;#039;re into the closing stages of the Decade Of Kits competition now, with the six remaining kits facing off this week for a place in next week&amp;#039;s three man final. We&amp;#039;ve paired the remaining shirts off against what we think are their closest]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[City mascot turns on the style with his celebration]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[As we reported a couple of weeks ago in our competition to design a kit, some young Manchester City fans have real talent when it comes to design. The video above suggests that they&amp;#039;re pretty special in other areas as well. The clip features 7 year-old Ethan Hodge, whose]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Mud, Sweat &amp;#38; Beers: the story of an average five-a-side team]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Here&amp;#039;s the latest instalment in the tale of Howard&amp;#039;s Jukebox, London&amp;#039;s least-successful five-a-side team (so far), told by our man on the team, Charlie WB...

&amp;#34;Driving towards the astro-turf pitches, I contemplated feigning an injury just to avoid playing]]></description>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.umbro.com/en-gb/blog/mud-sweat-beers-the-story-of-an-average-five-a-side-team/]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[&amp;#163;135,000? It&amp;#8217;s The World&amp;#8217;s Most Expensive Umbro Boots!]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Most footballers allow themselves the odd patriotic flag on their match boots, or the subtle embroidery of the name of one&amp;#8217;s sprog. Yet England&amp;#8217;s John Terry has gone that one step further, with a bank-busting 2,374 rare jewels, each individually attached to his Umbro]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Umbro is in fashion]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Umbro might be best known for the kit that we supply on the pitch, but a pair of recent collaborations have seen us making our mark on fashion off the pitch as well. Vice magazine are a big fan of one of Umbro&amp;#039;s designers, Luis Lopez Smith, who made some pretty outrageous]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[A quick chat with Tom Cruise]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[After making his first team debut in the Champions League match against Olympiakos earlier this week, we thought it&amp;#039;d be a good time to speak to 18 year-old Arsenal star Tom Cruise. We managed to squeeze in one question about his famous namesake with the Umbro-wearing left-back,]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Back Of The Net: the finest football things on the web this week]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[It&amp;#039;s been a funny week in football, with talk of fights between managers and players, a lacklustre end to the Champions League matches and more talk of clubs in financial peril. It&amp;#039;d be foolish and potentially libellous for us to talk about what went on at Stoke and]]></description>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.umbro.com/en-gb/blog/back-of-the-net-the-finest-football-things-on-the-web-this-week-9/]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[Getting Shirty: the story behind Beckham&amp;#8217;s kit]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[As we mentioned earlier, Loaded&amp;#039;s Jeff Maysh is joining the blog team here at Umbro to give the inside track on all the world of football shirts. Jeff&amp;#039;s a big collector of shirts, and knows his football - despite being a Spurs fan. Here&amp;#039;s his blog for us, where]]></description>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.umbro.com/en-gb/blog/getting-shirty-the-story-behind-beckhams-kit/]]></link>
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				<description><![CDATA[After we heard that she&amp;#039;s been nominated for the FIFA Womens World Player Of The Year award - the third time she&amp;#039;s been chosen - we got on the phone to England star Kelly Smith. Here&amp;#039;s what she had to say about the awards, women&amp;#039;s football, and what she&amp;#039;d]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[England Shirt&amp;#8230;Tailored By The Mighty Boosh]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Here&amp;#039;s an England shirt as you&amp;#039;ll never have seen it before...designed by Julian Barrett and Noel Fielding of The Mighty Boosh. It was passed on to us by Jeff Maysh over at Loaded magazine, who&amp;#039;s going to be writing some blogs for us, starting later today. The]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[A Decade Of Kits: the second round winners]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Here&amp;#039;s the five kits that have won through to the next round of our Decade Of Kits competition, plus our wildcard - Manchester City&amp;#039;s current home shirt. We decided to include this shirt because of an error in the first round, in which this shirt received more votes]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[A Decade Of Kits: second round, 2008-09 versus 2009-10]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[[poll id=&amp;#34;22&amp;#34;]

It&amp;#039;s the last two shirts of the second round to choose from today, as we come right up to date with a domestic and international option. You&amp;#039;ve got until midnight tonight to choose your favourite from this lot, after which we&amp;#039;ll be heading]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[A Decade Of Kits: second round, 2006-07 versus 2007-08]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[[poll id=&amp;#34;21&amp;#34;]

After demolishing the competition yesterday (although there&amp;#039;s still time for the England shirt to stage an unlikely comeback) it&amp;#039;s now time for two heavyweights to come up against each other. Morecambe has been the unlikely leader in our Decade]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Mud, Sweat And Beers: the story of an average five-a-side team]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Still striving for their first win after two hefty defeats, here&amp;#039;s the latest instalment in the tale of Howard&amp;#039;s Juicebox, the shambolic latest addition to London&amp;#039;s five-a-side scene. Could the Juicebox build on the fact that they found the back of the net for]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[A Decade Of Kits: second round, 2004-05 versus 2005-06]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[[poll id=&amp;#34;20&amp;#34;]

Two more shirts going up against each other today in the quest to find the finest kit of the past ten years. It should be a close competition - a classic England shirt versus the first of three appearances in the second round for a surprisingly strong]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Manchester City&amp;#039;s brilliant young designers]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[As reported in our weekly round-up yesterday, Umbro recently held a competition for young Manchester City fans ahead of their team&amp;#039;s match against Chelsea today, asking them to design a new kit. The prize? The chance to be City&amp;#039;s mascot for the day, leading the team]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[New Kids On The Block]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Ahead of Manchester City&amp;#039;s match against Chelsea tomorrow, Umbro&amp;#039;s Player Recruitment Executive James Beaumont shines a light on one of Chelsea&amp;#039;s hottest prospects, midfielder Josh McEachran.



&amp;#34;Chelsea have been rather subdued in recent times when it]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Umbro&amp;#8217;s alternative World Cup draw]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[In honour of the spectacular events taking place in South Africa today, here at Umbro we decided to stage our own World Cup draw, which you can see in the video above. If any of the groups which we drew happen to come out in the actual draw, then it can simply be put down to]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Back Of The Net: the finest football things on the web this week]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[There&amp;#039;s only one football topic that&amp;#039;s been whipping the web into a frenzy this week - the World Cup. With the draw taking place later today, everyone has started to focus on next year&amp;#039;s tournament, considering what could be the &amp;#039;group of death&amp;#039; and staging]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[A Decade Of Kits: Second Round, 2002-03 versus 2003-04]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[[poll id=&amp;#34;19&amp;#34;]

Another pair of kits to choose from today folks, based on your votes in our previous season-by-season polls. It&amp;#039;s a club versus country battle today, with the classic simplicity of the Chelsea shirt up against the iconic red England kit. Get your]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[A Decade Of Kits: Second Round, 2000-01 versus 2001-02]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[[poll id=&amp;#34;18&amp;#34;]

So, we enter the second round with what should be a fierce battle between two England shirts. Both the more old-fashioned shirt that was worn up to the 2000-01 season and the newer shirt with the red stripe worn from 2001 onwards have their plus points,]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Same Teens snap new City Tees]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Umbro have designed two new limited edition t-shirts for Manchester City fans based on two of their most iconic moments of football culture - their inflatable bananas and the &amp;#039;we&amp;#039;re not really here&amp;#039; chant. To capture these great shirts, we enlisted the help of]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[A Decade Of Kits: the first round winners]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[All the votes are in, and we can reveal which shirts have won through to the second round in our search to find everyone&amp;#039;s favourite of the past decade. You&amp;#039;ve chosen these ten tops from a choice of over 100, with these shirts now going into a round of  knock-out contests]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[A Decade Of Kits: 2009-10]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[[poll id=&amp;#34;17&amp;#34;]

After nine rounds of voting, here&amp;#039;s the final set of shirts from the first round of A Decade Of Kits - our current season, 2009-10. Once again, there&amp;#039;s a bumper crop of shirts from this season to choose from, and they should be fresh in the]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Tailored In Manchester: Orphan Boy]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[For the latest instalment of Tailored In Manchester - where Umbro invites the best upcoming bands to check out what we&amp;#039;re up to down at our Dale Street studio - we&amp;#039;re introducing a group who aren&amp;#039;t actually from Manchester. However, punkish trio Orphan Boy have]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Michael Owen tells us How To...Pick A Winner]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Here&amp;#039;s the first in what we hope will be a regular series of videos featuring some of the best footballers around. How To... is all about discovering what footballers are passionate about away from the pitch, and getting them to give us a little insight. For the first one,]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[A Decade Of Kits: 2008-09]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[[poll id=&amp;#34;16&amp;#34;]

It&amp;#039;s the penultimate set of shirts for the first round of A Decade Of Kits today, and we&amp;#039;ve got another bumper crop to choose from. Sadly there&amp;#039;s no Morecambe shirts today for all the Shrimps fans that have been voting, but there&amp;#039;s]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Mud, Sweat And Beers: the story of an average five-a-side team]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[After their not-so-successful first game, here&amp;#039;s the second instalment in the story of what could be London&amp;#039;s worst five-a-side team, &amp;#039;Howard&amp;#039;s Juicebox.&amp;#039; Sadly, there&amp;#039;s no explanation of where that name has come from, but there&amp;#039;s plenty more]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[A Decade Of Kits: 2007-08]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[[poll id=&amp;#34;15&amp;#34;]

We&amp;#039;ve got an absolutely mammoth collection of shirts from the 2007-08 season for you to choose from today, so there&amp;#039;s no excuse for not having your say - thanks once again to John Devlin for providing the excellent pictures. Also, if there&amp;#039;s]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[New Kids On The Block]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Working for Umbro as a Player Recruitment Executive, James Beaumont travels around the country, looking for the best footballers to wear Umbro gear. Also, as a former player himself, he&amp;#039;s got a great eye for what makes a good prospect. With that in mind, we&amp;#039;ve asked]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Back Of The Net: the finest football things on the web this week]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[It&amp;#039;s been a pretty average week in football hasn&amp;#039;t it? Managers sacked, teams crashing out of Europe, 9-1 thrashings and clubs in financial strife - so typical, wouldn&amp;#039;t you say? There was also a fair bit of calamity around, not least in the lower leagues, which]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[A Decade Of Kits: 2006-07]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[[poll id=&amp;#34;14&amp;#34;]

Into the 2006-07 season, and the biggest news this season was the opening of the new Wembley stadium, just in time for the FA Cup Final. Chelsea would be the first winners at the new ground, beating Manchester United 1-0, but the match was far from a]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Umbro At Wembley]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[A few of us from Umbro went down to Wembley earlier this week - not just for a look around the magnificent, 90,000-seater stadium, but to play a couple of games on the pitch. To say we were extremely proud, nervous and honoured to get such an opportunity would be the understatement]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[A Decade Of Kits: 2005-06]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[[poll id=&amp;#34;13&amp;#34;]

Into the second half of the Decade Of Kits first round, and there&amp;#039;s been some interesting results so far - all the polls are still open for you to post your votes, so if you haven&amp;#039;t done so yet, please feel free to do so. Into 2005-06 today,]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Umbro Football Wardrobe: the story behind the shirts]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Umbro&amp;#039;s new Football Wardrobe is a special range for us, so we wanted to do something a little special to capture it at its best. The video above showcases the innovative way in which photographer Antony Crook and stylist Janine Trott, alongside the Manchester-based creative]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[A Decade Of Kits: 2004-05]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[[poll id=&amp;#34;12&amp;#34;]

The Decade Of Kits took a brief international break yesterday, but it&amp;#039;s back today with another strong line-up. Take a look through the kits above, expertly captured by John Devlin, and let us know which one you think is the finest. If you need]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[A Decade Of Kits: from the designer&amp;#8217;s viewpoint]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[As our ongoing poll to find your favourite kit of the decade has shown, football shirt design has changed considerably over the past ten years. No one knows this better than Umbro&amp;#039;s senior designer David Blanch, who joined the company exactly ten years ago, and has played]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[A Decade Of Kits: 2003-04]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[[poll id=&amp;#34;11&amp;#34;]

We start this week by exploring 2003-04, famous for Arsenal&amp;#039;s Invincibles campaign, where they didn&amp;#039;t lose a league game all season. It was also an important season for Leeds United, but not in a good way - they were relegated from the top]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Behind The Scenes: performance analysis at Man City]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Technology has changed lives massively over the past decade or so, and football isn&amp;#039;t immune to such changes either. The idea of performance analysis has always existed in the game, but in the past it consisted of little more than a coach or a scout relying information on]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Back Of The Net: the finest football things on the web this week]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Obviously, a lot of thought goes into football kit design: it&amp;#039;s not just the colour that&amp;#039;s got to be decided, there&amp;#039;s the materials, the trim, the way the pieces fit together...it&amp;#039;s a work of art, and a piece of finely-tuned technology. Unfortunately, it seems]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[A Decade Of Kits: 2002-03]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[[poll id=&amp;#34;9&amp;#34;]

Today we&amp;#039;re heading for the 2002-03 season, with plenty of away shirts released by Umbro. Take a look at the designs, provided here by John Devlin, and choose your favourite to go through to the next round. Voting is still open for the two previous]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[A Decade Of Kits: 2001-02]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[[poll id=&amp;#34;8&amp;#34;]

Thanks to everyone who voted on yesterday&amp;#039;s poll for the best shirt from the start of the decade - it&amp;#039;s still open, if you fancy taking a look and having your say.

Today, we&amp;#039;re looking back at the 2001-02 season. Arsenal were the champions]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[A Decade Of Kits: 2000-01]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[[poll id=&amp;#34;7&amp;#34;]

With the Noughties soon to come to a close, we&amp;#039;re excited to be looking back at Umbro&amp;#039;s shirt designs over the past ten years. There&amp;#039;s been some pretty exciting developments in shirt design over the past decade, and we&amp;#039;ll be asking]]></description>
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				<description><![CDATA[The extremely chic Vice magazine was in Manchester today, capturing a photo shoot featuring Umbro gear as you might not have seen it before. Taking place in and around Umbro&amp;#039;s design studio in the Northern Quarter, the shoot will feature in a forthcoming issue of Vice, but]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Mud, Sweat And Beers: the story of an average five-a-side team]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Most of us will have played a game of five-a-side at some point; it&amp;#039;s one of the most popular forms of football in the country, with thousands of teams across the UK - some good, some bad, and some very ugly. For the first of what will be a regular feature, we&amp;#039;re going]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[We chat to Kevin Kilbane ahead of the Republic&amp;#039;s World Cup clash against France]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[The Republic Of Ireland take on France in the first leg of a vital World Cup qualifier tomorrow at Croke Park in Dublin, a match that could go a long way towards deciding which team will make it to South Africa next summer. Both teams are packed with faces that will be familiar]]></description>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.umbro.com/en-gb/blog/we-chat-to-kevin-kilbane-ahead-of-the-republics-world-cup-clash-against-france/]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[Back Of The Net: the finest football things on the web this week]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Sponsoring a taxi is one thing, but sponsorship on shirts can be quite a contentious issue for fans - many would probably admire the route that Barcelona and Sheffield Wednesday have gone down by featuring a charity on their shirts, but the money that a sponsor brings into the]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Speciali Competition: the players pick their winners]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[After announcing our fifteen winners of the competition to customise the sole of your Specialis last week, today we&amp;#039;re very excited to announce the designs that have been chosen by Michael Owen, John Terry and Gael Clichy. All fifteen winners will get a pair of boots featuring]]></description>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.umbro.com/en-gb/blog/speciali-competition-the-players-pick-their-winners/]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[The stories behind the Specialis]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[We&amp;#039;re about to announce the designs that have been picked by John Terry, Michael Owen and Gael Clichy to feature on the soles of their Speciali boots later this year. They were chosen from a shortlist of fifteen, each of which has its own story to tell. Here&amp;#039;s where]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[It&amp;#039;s A Team Game: behind the scenes of football]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Opta will be a familiar name to many football fans, but you might be unsure exactly what the company do. That&amp;#039;s why we took a trip down to their head offices in London last week, to take a look at this stat-happy gang in action. The company has offices across Europe, but]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Umbro Industries: The Video]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Here&amp;#039;s a great video capturing the final day of the Autumn Umbro Industries event, in which the five shortlisted finalists pitched their ideas to the panel of judges, who then decided who they thought should receive the &amp;#163;10,000 bursary.



The Winter Umbro Industries]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Back Of The Net: the finest football things on the web this week]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[You&amp;#039;d think that football fans and trainspotters would be quite different, but in fact they share a few similarities: a love of statistics, a fondness for strong tea served from a flask, and an ability to stand in cold, windy places in order to observe their favourite pastime.]]></description>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.umbro.com/en-gb/blog/back-of-the-net-the-finest-football-things-on-the-web-this-week-4/]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[Staff Profile: Nathan Smith]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Name: Nathan        

How long have you been here and what do you do?

I&amp;#039;ve been working at Umbro for a year now. I&amp;#039;m the other half to the Visual Merchandising duo within the UK.

What would other people say you did?

To quote my Mum, &amp;#34;He makes things look]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Umbro Industries is open for business]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[The Winter installment of Umbro Industries opens for applicants today, offering creative types in Greater Manchester the opportunity to win up to &amp;#163;10,000 to fund a project or idea they&amp;#039;ve had. So if you&amp;#039;ve got a great plan for a gig, an exhibition, a club night]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Speciali Competition Winners Announced]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[After thousands of entries, here at Umbro we can unveil the finalists in our competition to customise the sole on a pair of Specialis. The response we had was amazing, with a fantastic range of designs from different ages and different countries around the world. These are the]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Everyone&amp;#8217;s Twittering about DB&amp;#8217;s new boots]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[This afternoon, Sunderland&amp;#039;s Darren Bent will debut a very special pair of Umbro Specialis in the game against West Ham. As you can see from the pictures featured here, Darren&amp;#039;s Specialis feature the logo from social networking site Twitter, plus the name @DBTheTruth,]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Back Of The Net: the finest football things on the web this week]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[After all the frenzied talk about Liverpool imploding last week - something that will no doubt return if the Reds lose again this weekend - it&amp;#039;s been nice to see the football world return to something resembling normality this week after their victory over Man Utd. There&amp;#039;s]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Tailored In Manchester: Ten Bears]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Tailored in Manchester is a new collaboration between Umbro and the best in upcoming Manchester talent. Basically, we invite the best new bands down to our studio in the Northern Quarter, show them what Umbro is all about, and then chat to them about all things music, football]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Umbro Industries: the winners tell us how they&amp;#8217;ll splash the cash]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Here&amp;#039;s a pair of interviews with the winners of the Autumn Umbro Industries competition, who both walked away with &amp;#163;5,000 to spend on their projects this weekend. We start with Ben, Joe and Lowell from south Manchester music collective Mind On Fire...



How did]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Kasabian&amp;#8217;s Underdog as you&amp;#8217;ve never seen it before]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Plenty of people have already been checking out the Football Hero video, so we thought we&amp;#039;d update with a little bit of information about the story behind it...

After the massive success of their West Ryder Pauper Lunatic Asylum album, Kasabian and their record label]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Phil Jagielka answers your questions]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Everton star Phil Jagielka dropped into Umbro House yesterday to chat with our team, so we grabbed the chance to sit him down for ten minutes and ask a bunch of questions that people had asked via Facebook and Twitter. A defender, sometime midfielder and even a goalkeeper on]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Umbro Industries winners announced]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Mind On Fire: Lowell, Joe and Ben



Same Teens: Jade, Ryan and Hannah

Yesterday, the first winners of the Umbro Industries bursary were announced: congratulations to Mind On Fire and Same Teens who both walked away with &amp;#163;5,000 of investment after the panel of judges]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Another take on Liverpool&amp;#8217;s situation]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Plenty has been said about Liverpool of the last few days, after defeats to Sunderland and Lyon. Ahead of tomorrow&amp;#039;s massive game against Manchester United, Umbro&amp;#039;s man on the inside James Beaumont gives his take on the current situation at the club...

&amp;#039;I was]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Back Of The Net: the finest football things on the web this week]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Unsurprisingly, a lot of the football-related comments on the web this week have centred around Liverpool: whether taking the mickey out of the beach ball incident at Sunderland or seriously questioning the club after their Champions League defeat to Lyon, you can&amp;#039;t avoid]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Umbro Industries shortlist announced]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[After two months and 80 entries, the first Umbro Industries initiative comes to a climax this weekend, with the five shortlisted finalists pitching their ideas to our panel of creative and business innovators. Aiming to fuel creativity throughout Greater Manchester, Umbro Industries]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Pro-Evolution Soccer 2010: The lowdown on the latest release]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[The battle for football gaming supremacy reaches fever pitch later this week, when the next installment of Pro-Evolution Soccer is released. PES2010 arrives in shops on Friday just weeks after its main rival, FIFA10, and has the usual bunch of updates and tweaks to the formula]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[The alternative footballer: Pat Nevin talks music and football at In The City]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[As part of the In The City music conference in Manchester, former footballer Pat Nevin appeared in conversation with friend and head of Bella Union Records Simon Raymonde. We grabbed the famously forthright former Everton, Chelsea and Scotland star for a quick chat afterwards]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[In The City: the music world arrives in Manchester]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Manchester can claim to be a healthy centre of music at the best of times, but that suggestion goes into overdrive at this time of year. That&amp;#039;s because In The City rolls into town, a conference/gig-o-thon that brings around 300 bands and plenty of music biz execs into the]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Back Of The Net: the finest football things on the web this week]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[There&amp;#039;s a million and one websites and blogs about football out there; some good, some bad, some terrible. Here&amp;#039;s a few of the better things we&amp;#039;ve unearthed this week.



Would you like to watch a match from this fetching red and yellow cage? The away end at]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[The road to South Africa: What&amp;#8217;s football like over there?]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[With just the Play Off games left to go, the World Cup suddenly seems a lot closer. Here at Umbro, we&amp;#039;re trying to build up to the main event in South Africa by getting an idea of what the country is like, starting with a look at their domestic football setup.

Most of]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[The latest kits from the Umbro archive]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[We&amp;#039;ve just uploaded another host of kits from Umbro&amp;#039;s extensive archive to our Flickr photostream, and made our best efforts to pin down exactly where and when these shirts were seen on the pitch. However, we do still need a helping hand in identifying the exact details]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Changed their Toon: How relegation has altered a club&amp;#039;s attitude to young players]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Since dropping into the second tier of English football, Newcastle United have defied many expectations by performing well, and sit at the top of the Championship ahead of this weekend&amp;#039;s trip Nottingham Forest. The team that&amp;#039;s got them there is a sharp contrast to that]]></description>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.umbro.com/en-gb/blog/changed-their-toon-how-relegation-has-altered-a-clubs-attitude-to-young-players/]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[Let&amp;#8217;s hope England&amp;#8217;s World Cup song is better than this&amp;#8230;]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[A quick link to an excellent video we discovered thanks to the Football And Music blog, unearthing a particularly cringeworthy musical moment from the German football team&amp;#039;s past. Let&amp;#039;s hope that, with plans for England&amp;#039;s World Cup song no doubt underway, the FA]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Umbro Industries: The Lowdown]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[As the closing date for the first ever Umbro Industries prize arrives tomorrow, October 10, we thought this would be an ideal time to remind people about the opportunity and to reveal a little bit more about how the project will work. 

Umbro Industries is an initiative offering]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Nedum Onuoha drops in]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Young Manchester City and England defender Nedum Onuoha dropped into the Umbro offices yesterday to check out what we&amp;#8217;re up to. Whilst taking a look around Umbro&amp;#8217;s History Room, we took a quick snap of the lightning-fast player and asked him a few questions. Here&amp;#8217;s]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Catching up with Michael Owen]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Making a brief trip from Manchester to Belfast to talk about the Umbro Speciali boots, Manchester United striker Michael Owen was given the superstar treatment on his visit to the Northern Irish capital. From the moment he stepped off the plane, Michael was signing autographs]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Last chance to grab Speciali glory]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[We&amp;#039;ve entered the final straight of our competition to customise a pair of the new Speciali boots, with this Friday October 9th the final day for entries. The competition has been a huge success so far, with over 5,000 entries - some good, some bad, and some just plain bizarre.

In]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[England&amp;#8217;s Streaming: The Changing Face Of Watching Football]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Fans wanting to watch England&amp;#8217;s World Cup qualifier against Ukraine this Saturday should prepare themselves for sitting in front of either a very small screen, or a very large one, instead of their usual place on the settee or down the pub.

That&amp;#8217;s because the match]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[A hello from Umbro&amp;#8217;s latest recruit]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Hi folks,
I&amp;#8217;ve been told to introduce myself, so here goes: I&amp;#8217;m Aaron, and you&amp;#8217;ll be hearing a lot from me here on Umbro&amp;#8217;s blog from now on. I&amp;#8217;ve just joined the team here at Umbro, and will be writing about all things football and football-related,]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Staff Profile: Becky Pead]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Name: Becky                                                                                       

How long have you been here and what do you do?

I have been in the business for 14 months working as a Visual Merchandiser within the UK team focusing on Sports Direct stores.]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Money makers or Money Drainers]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[I watched a &amp;#039;Premier League&amp;#039; under 15 game on Tuesday afternoon - partly with my Umbro scouting hat on, and partly out of curiosity as a football fan working in the football industry. At 14/15, these boys may only be a year or two from living the dream in front of a]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Design Room: What&amp;#8217;s the difference?]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[ 

As we have collected and displayed the huge Umbro kit archive here and on our flickr page, it has become very clear that our readers love football kits as much as we do. Everything from colours, prints and badges come under the spotlight but one thing that is constantly]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Notes on a sketch pad]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Blimey &amp;#8211; it&amp;#8217;s big isn&amp;#8217;t it, this Internet?  I thought that volunteering to be blasted off into cyberspace would be a pleasant affair, but once you get in front of a blank sheet of paper it becomes a bit tricky to think of what to write.  Perhaps I&amp;#8217;d be]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Derby Day]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[The tale of Cloughie clipping a fan around the ear for intruding on the pitch during a game was &amp;#8216;classic clough&amp;#8217; &amp;#8211; something that only he could do, something only he could get away with. Everyone loved him for it &amp;#8211; but Craig Bellamy &amp;#8211; well he&amp;#8217;s]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Dale St. Design Studio Staff Profiles: Stephen]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Name: Stephen

How long have you been at Umbro?

Just over 3 months officially, but I was working for about 6 weeks before that on various freelance bits and bobs for Umbro.

What do you do at Umbro?

I&amp;#039;m a bit complicated... I manage the design space on Dale St,]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[The Design Room: Kevin &amp;#8211; the man who graced the Wilmslow offices at the same time as Harold&amp;#8230;]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Continuing with our tales from the design room, this week I had a chat with Kev our product development manager. Kev has worked for Umbro for the past 37 years (the second longest time of any current employee) and was actually with the company at the time when the founder of]]></description>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.umbro.com/en-gb/blog/the-design-room-kevin-the-man-who-graced-the-wilmslow-offices-at-the-same-time-as-harold/]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[On me &amp;#8216;ead]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Hello. The Umbro blog got a bit of a facelift today.  It&amp;#039;s been a long time coming and the need was becoming ever greater with the main Umbro site looking so &amp;#039;fancy&amp;#039;. Anyway, hope you like it.  Do let us know either way.

The head in the header doesn&amp;#039;t look]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Sole to sole]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[The Speciali competition to design your own boot is nearing three thousand entries (I think we&amp;#039;re actually on 2979 but I lost count).  That&amp;#039;s a lot, which is great.  But what we&amp;#039;ve loved is seeing how the submitted designs reflect different styles, reminiscent]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[A fan driven itinerary for South Africa 2010]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[So, we (England that is - commiserations Scotland and Wales) are off to South Africa! And so far there are only two other teams in Europe booked to go: Spain and Holland (who were the first to qualify).  There are still another ten places up for grabs in Europe.  But what about]]></description>
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				<description><![CDATA[The world got another member on Tues as Tom (Mr. Umbro blog) became a dad to Flynn on Tues 8th.  &amp;#34;Welcome to Manchester&amp;#34;, Flynn :).  Well done Emma for doing the hard work!]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Final thoughts]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Ini a few hours England are playing Germany in the final of a major European tournament. The England vs Germany football rivalry is almost as old as football itself (the score is 12-10 to England) and includes, of course, the famous World Cup final in 1966. This time, though,]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[A City swept by Victory]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Last time, Charlie told us about Spain&amp;#039;s love affair with football. This time he is going to tell us about the mood of a Spanish city when its club wins a tournament - namely the Copa Del Rey. What struck me whilst reading his post is the sense of jubilation at winning the]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Homeless World Cup]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Next June will see South Africa host the World Cup - the showpiece event in the football calendar. Brimming with prestige, glamour and spectacle, the World Cup exemplifies all that is associated with the professional game. However, at the start of September another group of players]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Umbro Industries &amp;#8211; 10k Bursaries for Manchester Creative Talent]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[I have been really excited by this for a long time now and can eventually spill the beans on Umbro Industries!  This is a new initiative that awards up to &amp;#163;10,000 to the next new ideas in Greater Manchester.  If you have got an idea for a gig, a club night or creative project]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[England Women head to Quarter Finals]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[After a shaky start last week against Italy, the England Women&amp;#039;s team was back on track for a quarter final place after Friday&amp;#039;s 3-2 victory over Russia. This match included a wonderfully taken goal from Kelly Smith.

Heading into the match against Sweden a place]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Right to Dream Foundation]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[A friend of Umbro, Stanley Lumax, told us about the Right to Dream Foundation, in Ghana. Its aim is simple: to nurture underprivileged kids&amp;#039; sporting talents in Africa. The Sports Academy offers scholarships to boys across Ghana with the aim of not only developing their]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Third Kits &amp;#8211; A history of the Third Kit by John Devlin]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Third kits have been a big talking point around Umbro House, of late - mainly because of this. With this in mind, we asked our friend (and kit fanatic), John Devlin, to give us his rundown on all that is third kits. 

John is the author of a two volume book entitled True Colours.]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Staff Profile: Emma Wilson]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Name: Emma (left of image)                                                                   

How long have you been there and what do you do?

I&amp;#039;ve been with Umbro for just over two and a half years. I work in the Global Marketing team but as the UK&amp;#039;s Brand manager.

What]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[An Englishman in Barcelona]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[As of tomorrow La Liga will kick off for its new season; Barcelona will be attempting to retain its haul of trophies, Real Madrid will be showcasing its new set of Galacticos and the nation of Spain will be cranking up expectation for next year&amp;#039;s World Cup. As people looking]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Manchester City Third Kit Unveiled]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[The eagerly anticipated Manchester City third kit has been officially unveiled. We know that many City fans have been waiting for the full unveiling of the kit and we don&amp;#039;t think they will be disappointed. The kit goes back to the Seventies and is probably best described]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Is there enough water on the pitch?]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[ 

Ever experienced a match being called off due to heavy rain? Most of us would agree that water-logged pitches and games of football just don&amp;#039;t mix. However, there is a group of people in Gloucestershire who would beg to differ.

This Bank Holiday Monday the annual]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[England Women: All to play for]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Yesterday saw the start of the England Women&amp;#039;s European Championship campaign against Italy, and unfortunately for the team it started with a 2-1 defeat. Following the defeat Boston Breakers defender Alex Scott (pictured, bottom far left) reflected upon the result and looked]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Customise your Speciali]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Today we are launching a competition that can be considered anything but run of the mill. We are giving you the opportunity to customise the soles on a pair of Speciali boots. But this isn&amp;#039;t just something to do if you have a spare 30 minutes - the 11 designs judged best]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Going Global]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Top flight football attracts fans from far and wide and that&amp;#039;s reflected in the distances we&amp;#039;re willing to travel to watch our teams in action. It&amp;#039;s also reflected in how far our clubs are willing to travel to play in front of their supporters - just look at the]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Staff Profile: Helene Hope]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Name: Helene                                                                                               

How long have you been here and what do you do?

I have been here for 12 years now... and it feels like it&amp;#039;s only been 12 days! I am the Head of Brand Operations]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[White/Red Speciali to take Premier League Bow]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Last week we gave you the first look of the new white/red Speciali, as worn by England captain John Terry. As of this weekend the Premier League Speciali wearers shall be gracing the pitches in the white/reds. They have the same properties as these Speciali - and we&amp;#039;re positive]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[England Women head to Finland]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[This Sunday marks the start of the Women&amp;#039;s European Championships - with the England team taking on Italy, in its opening match, on Tuesday. Earlier in the year, we caught up with some of the England ladies to get their thoughts on the tournament. This is what they had to]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[The Design Room: The Invisible Kit]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[ 

Earlier this week we delved into our archive to bring you some kits that have made us laugh and cry. Amongst that batch was the infamous Manchester United grey kit, from the 95-96 season. Famously, after going 3-0 down, the team switched kits at HT during their match against]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Futsal comes to town]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Do you remember that goal we were raving about a few weeks ago? Well, Falc&amp;#227;o isn&amp;#039;t the only one who likes a good game of Futsal. At the end of the month, clubs from around the world are going to come together for the Umbro International Futsal Cup, in Manchester. It]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[The Season in Blogs]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[ 

Finally, the football season is in full swing and it is already providing plenty of talking points. With so much going on it can be hard to know where to go for your daily dose of football related news, analysis and comment - especially if you are looking for a little more]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Umbro Playlist]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[As has been shown over the past months, Manchester culture can pretty much be described in two words: football and music. Go a little further and the bonds between MCFC and the Manchester music scene are huge. What we also know - thanks to events such as Live from City - is that]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Football Shirt Archive &amp;#8211; The designs that made us laugh and cry]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[We are still continuing our quest to properly archive (and hopefully label) all of our past kits on flickr.  Thanks to everyone that leant us their shirts in response to this blog post about &amp;#039;the designs that made us laugh and cry&amp;#039;.  The gallery of the shirts is now]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[The Design Room: Premier League Kits &amp;#8217;09]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[This weekend the Premier League finally kicks-off. We, for one, are really looking forward to what lies ahead and, in particular, to seeing our six Premier league clubs running out in their Umbro kits. Above, you can see six of the Umbro Design Department showing off the kits]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[When England took on Aylesbury United]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Yesterday, England played Holland in a friendly and it got us, at the Umbro offices, thinking about friendlies gone by. One that came up in discussion happens to have gone down in England Internationals history.

Let&amp;#039;s go back 21 years. Sir Bobby Robson&amp;#039;s England]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Peter Crouch and the identity crisis]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[The international calendar for the England Men&amp;#039;s Senior Team officially kicks-off tonight when they take on the Netherlands in a friendly game. Friendlies have a reputation for not being the most mouth-watering of events but let&amp;#039;s face it: some of the most memorable]]></description>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.umbro.com/en-gb/blog/peter-crouch-and-the-identity-crisis/]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[John Terry to debut new Speciali]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[We&amp;#039;ve all seen these Speciali but tonight John Terry shall be showcasing the brand new Speciali colour-way. You may have caught a little look at them here but the white/red get their full debut on the pitch, against Holland, in the Amsterdam ArenA. They will be on general]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[What&amp;#8217;s so Special about the Speciali? Deco and Pepe]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[The latest editions, in out series of movies about the new Speciali boots see Deco and Pepe voice their opinions.  Deco used the boots in the Community Shield on Sunday, coming off the bench to assist Chelsea in their 4-1 penalties win over Manchester United.  If you are not]]></description>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.umbro.com/en-gb/blog/whats-so-special-about-the-speciali-deco-and-pepe/]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[Wor Bobby]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[With the season upon us, and fixtures piling in thick and fast, English football prepares to snap into action for the start of another season this weekend -  without one of its favourite sons casting his eye over the action. While the tributes and prayers continue to flow along]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Staff Profile: Elliott Smith]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Name: Elliott                                                                                         

How long have you been here and what do you do?

I&amp;#039;ve worked at Umbro for just under a year and a half, beginning by scanning in the company archive of images, cuttings]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[When we did cricket wear&amp;#8230;]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Umbro does football.

However, there was a time when we tried our hand at products for other sports, too. It seems a good while ago (probably because it was) and we feel it is time to look through the archives to refresh our memories. As we are in the midst of Ashes fever it]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[And the winner is...]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[It has already been a good week here at Umbro what with us gearing up for the start of the new football season and finally seeing some sunshine - but our week has just got a whole lot better.

Earlier last month, the &amp;#039;football tailored&amp;#039; England Home shirt was nominated]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Talented Teens tell us about the Speciali]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Here&amp;#039;s what a group of talented teens had to say after they tried out the new Speciali:]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Why are you England&amp;#8217;s biggest football fan?]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Umbro make football kits. We don&amp;#039;t usually open up our development process to others but we want to invite 2 England fans into Umbro to have a chat about football kits. You&amp;#039;ll be required to visit Umbro (all expenses paid) to talk to our design team about the kits.]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Umbro Team at the UIC]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[The end of July saw the Umbro International Cup take place and we, here at Umbro, had more than one reason to pay an interest in the tournament. We had our very own team competing in the tournament - the Umbro Corporate Cup to be exact.

The guys took their involvement very]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Speciali Zone at the Umbro International Cup]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[ 

Last week saw the Speciali Interactive Zone open up at the Umbro International Cup. It was an opportunity for the participants of the youth competitions to get a first hand look at the new Speciali boots. Actually, that&amp;#039;s a lie - they got to have a go in them on the]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Staff Profile: Mike Taylor]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[A while back, we started profiling members of the Umbro staff - we thought it was time we returned to them...

Name: Mike                                                                                     

How long have you been here and what do you do?

I&amp;#039;ve been]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Michael Owen and Ga&amp;#235;l Clichy talk Speciali]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[MCFC Away Kit available to pre-order]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Tomorrow (31/07/09) marks the start of pre-order for the brand new City away kit - which will go on general release on August 15th. As pictured above, it&amp;#039;s the black kit which references the Manchester Bee - let&amp;#039;s remind ourselves what David Blanch, the kit designer]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[The Manchester City Players Receive the Umbro Tailoring Experience]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Robino, Stephen Ireland, Vincent Kompany, Shay Given and the rest of the Manchester City team get the full tailoring experience from Umbro&amp;#039;s designers. Ensuring each player gets the best fitted kit possible.]]></description>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.umbro.com/en-gb/blog/the-manchester-city-players-receive-the-umbro-tailoring-experience/]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[The Never-ending Game]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[ 

I&amp;#039;m James and my role within Umbro is &amp;#039;Player Recruitment Manger&amp;#039;, and in a nutshell, it is my job to get as many top flight players as possible wearing Umbro boots on the field of play. My role also involves dealing with the next generation of football talent,]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Introducing Beau&amp;#8230;]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[One thing we want to do on this blog is bring you the insight of some of the Umbro staff - to see how they view the beautiful game, how it impacts on what they do. With this in mind, somebody who will provide a multitude of tales and opinions is James Beaumont. I won&amp;#039;t say]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[This time last week...]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[...We were standing in the glorious rain as we celebrated the launch of the new MCFC kit with three thousand City fans. Here are a few more images from the Live from City gig:

Once the rain stopped (and the sun had set):



Mike Pickering entertaining the crowd:



Even]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Umbro International Cup 2009]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[This weekend sees the start of the 2009 Umbro International Cup , in Manchester, and we are really looking forward to it. The tournament is now, impressively, in its 17th year and, with 24 countries represented in the tournament, there are teams travelling from as far as Saudi]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Booked: Mark Radcliffe]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[We know about football and we know what it means to us but that&amp;#039;s not really enough. We want to know how it touches others - their thoughts and memories. We also want to show that football is ingrained in everything we do and see - even in the books we read. This new feature]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[England Women prepare for Euros]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Today sees the England Women&amp;#039;s Team play its last match before the Euros kick off next month. Rachel Yankey (above) and Co. will be taking on Denmark in a friendly match. Things look good going into the competition, with the team having qualified unbeaten for the tournament.]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Arndale City store: Picture Perfect]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[As I mentioned yesterday, the new Arndale City store has just opened as a bit of a Manchester City &amp;#039;culture&amp;#039; destination. And already it seems to be getting a bit of attention. One of our friends spotted this family having its picture taken in front of the genealogy]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Speciali Boot Review No. 2 &amp;#8211; Football Pitch Environment Test]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[ 

Following from the &amp;#039;Urban Environment&amp;#039; test earlier in the week, Stephen is back with a second video and review. This test is slightly more conventional and may highlight, a little more precisely, what&amp;#039;s so special about the Speciali:

Hi, Stephen here again.

This]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[City Arndale store re-opens]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[On Saturday the City Store, in the Arndale Centre, officially reopened. We provided a couple of shots last week but we held some back so you could personally go and see what the new store is about. As those who have visited have seen, it isn&amp;#039;t your average football store.]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Speciali Boot Review No. 1 &amp;#8211; Urban Environment]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[We recently asked some guys to test out the new Specialis and give us their verdict on how they performed. Here&amp;#039;s the first of the reviews and footage:

Hello.                                                                                                           

My]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[The Design Room: MCFC Kit part 5]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[ 

As promised, here is David Blanch on the City crest and how it has been re-mastered:

&amp;#34;Every stitch on the crest has been specifically drawn. From the beginning, we knew we wanted to create the best looking City crest ever. The aim was to make the crest look so technically]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Live from City as it happened!]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Thanks to everyone that has let us know what they thought of the gig.  It seems like everyone had a great time! Being the office nerd, I was following the gig on twitter in the rain (that is my excuse for a few spelling mistakes!).  Please continue to let us know what you thought]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[What&amp;#039;s a bit of rain?]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[ 

The build up to the home kit launch came to a conclusion yesterday with the Live from City gig. We accounted for the acts, the crowd but not the weather... The rain fell hard and we got worried.

Our worries were unfounded though. The City faithful turned up in big numbers]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[The view from the ground]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Albeit slightly partial...

We spent a bit of time talking to people coming to the gig tonight, those who&amp;#039;d bought shirts and those mingling around the shop and the general consensus was that the kit rocked, a big improvement on the last few years.  We&amp;#039;d do a worldle]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Be a part of our flickr group!]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Just in case you have missed it: to mark the launch of new Man City kit we, alongside the club, have organised a gig at the stadium. Live from City will be the first opportunity for many of the fans to wear the new home kit, and they&amp;#039;ll do so listening to some of the best]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[The Design Room: MCFC Kit part 4]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Today, David Blanch (MCFC kit designer) is going to talk us through the thinking behind the away and third kits. There&amp;#039;s plenty to get through so let&amp;#039;s jump straight into it.

There have been those who have asked about the away kit and its link to the Manchester Bee.]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[DJ competition winner announced]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[ 

Recently a competition was launched to find the best amateur DJ in the Manchester area to play a set at this week&amp;#039;s Live from City gig. After much listening and deliberation by the panel, including Gareth Brooks and Mike Pickering, a winner was chosen.

The individual]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[The Arndale City Store &amp;#38; Graphic tees]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[ 

If you have been to the Arndale Centre recently, you may have noticed that the City Store has been closed due to refurbishment. However, to coincide with the release of the home kit, the store will be back up and running from 9am on Saturday 18th July - all kit and associated]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Umbro House]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[A few weeks back we moved into our brand new offices. We are still based in Cheadle, infact the new building is virtually next door to the previous one. However, the new place is much larger and features a gym and a canteen serving full English breakfasts for &amp;#163;3 amongst]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Interview: Mike Pickering]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[ 

In the lead up to the Live from City gig we caught up with one of the acts, Mike Pickering (pictured above, right, with Badly Drawn Boy). He is an icon of the 90s &amp;#039;Madchester&amp;#039; acid house movement. He is a former DJ at the Ha&amp;#231;ienda nightclub and has been previously]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Video Footage: Marking the kit launch]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[As we have mentioned already, Umbro and MCFC teamed up with three Manchester grafitti artists to mark the launch of the new City kits in the run up to the Live from City gig. Above is a time lapse, from our youtube channel, of the guys creating the album artwork.]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[The Design Room: MCFC Kit part 3]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[ 

As promised in my last post, here&amp;#039;s David Blanch&amp;#039;s explanation of the tailoring of the new City kit.

Let&amp;#039;s follow on where we left off and think about the fit:

&amp;#34;One of our ideas was to combine both innovation and technology with tailoring to give]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Artists at work]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Yesterday we posted about the street art that has appeared in the lead up to the gig and the official shirt launch. We didn&amp;#039;t think the images quite did the whole story justice so we grabbed a few minutes with the artists behind the work to give us their take on the whole]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[The Design Room: MCFC Kit part 2]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[After yesterday&amp;#039;s introduction and home kit chat, today David is going to share some insight on sizing, material technology and player/replica kits.

To set the scene, this conversation started with me putting forward the claim that due to the new football tailored approach]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[The Art of Football]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[ 

In the run up to the Live from City gig this friday, Umbro and MCFC (with the help of the City Council) have teamed up with some of Manchester&amp;#039;s most talented street artists- known by the names Krek, Mers and Skotch (their tags are under each picture). Their objective]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[The Design Room: MCFC Kit part 1]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[ 

We have been swamped with questions about the new City kit, from release dates (have you ordered yours yet?) to more technical questions about design. With only a few days to go we thought it about time you got the story on how they were created. So who better to go to than]]></description>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.umbro.com/en-gb/blog/the-design-room-mcfc-kit-part-1/]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[The Best Goal Ever?!]]></title>
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				<title><![CDATA[Get creative.]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Ok, so we&amp;#039;re a little late with telling you about this but rather now than never, right? Over at the Love Blog a competition was launched to design an album sleeve to mark the release of the new Man City kits. As pictured above, there are already designs doing the rounds]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[What&amp;#8217;s so Special about the Speciali?  What did the amateurs think?]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Following on from the movie of the England under 21&amp;#039;s giving their reaction to the new Speciali boots, we caught up with some amateur players to get their view.  During the Wembley competition day last month, we gave some of the lucky competition winners a pair of Speciali]]></description>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.umbro.com/en-gb/blog/whats-so-special-about-the-speciali-what-did-the-amateurs-think/]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[Live from City - More Tickets Released!]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Due to incredible demand the club is delighted to announce that they are able to release another 1,000 tickets for the exclusive free &amp;#8216;Live from City&amp;#8217; gig on July 17th. So, if you thought you missed your chance to pre-order your shirt and get tickets for the gig -]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Made in England.]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[ 

Umbro is proud of its roots and more importantly its role in football. Over the years, the company has had the privilege of kitting out some of the greats of the game - not least, some who have been &amp;#039;made in England&amp;#039;.

We don&amp;#039;t seem to be the only ones proud]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Win the Chance to play at Live from City!]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Manchester City are giving one lucky amateur dj the chance to play a half an hour live set at the Live from City gig on Friday the 17th July.  You will be playing to a crown of around 5000 people alongside Doves, Twisted Wheel, Mike Pickering, Kid British and The Answering Machine.]]></description>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.umbro.com/en-gb/blog/win-the-chance-to-play-at-live-from-city/]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[The designs that made us laugh and cry]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[On Friday we launched our new Umbro.com web site with new information on the Speciali boot and Manchester City kits amongst other features. We have also left a placeholder for &amp;#8216;Shirts that made us laugh and cry&amp;#8217;. In this section we would like to create a gallery of]]></description>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.umbro.com/en-gb/blog/the-designs-that-made-us-laugh-and-cry/]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[The Other Everton.]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Here at Umbro we love an interesting football story and here&amp;#039;s one about one of our newly acquired teams.



The 09/10 sees Umbro manufacturing the kits of South American team Everton de Chile. Ok, as interesting as that may be there&amp;#039;s more. Everton de Chile play]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[What&amp;#8217;s so Special about the Speciali?]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[We hooked up with England Under 21 players Joe Hart , Michael Mancienne, Andrew Taylor, Nedum Onuoha, Craig Gardner, Scott Loach and Fabrice Muamba before the European Championship and asked them what they thought of their new boots.


This is the first of a  number of movies]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[MCFC. Music. The city. Part Two.]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Where were we? Ok, so last time we looked at City and the music scene up to the end of the Eighties. Let&amp;#039;s pick things up from the formation of the Premier League...



By 1992 there was a much more positive air around City. MCFC was part of the founding teams of the]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[City crest stitching footage]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Pre-orders for the new home shirt are in full swing and with that we are inching closer to officially seeing the kit in all its glory. July 18th may seem an awfully long time away so we have some new footage - related to the kit - to share with you. As I have posted on previously,]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[MCFC. Music. The city. Part One.]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[We all know that Manchester is enveloped in two big passions, music and football. We know how MCFC has left its mark in the city and how the music scene has shaped the city and beyond. With the Live from City gig in mind, I got thinking about how the two histories look side by]]></description>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.umbro.com/en-gb/blog/mcfc-music-the-city-part-one/]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[Speciali&amp;#8217;s in Pro Evolution Soccer 2009]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[As regular readers of the blog are no doubt aware, we have some big fans of Pro Evolution Soccer in the office.  So we got very excited when we got the fist renders of the new Umbro Speciali boots in the game (below).  Konami send over the designs to check that they look realistic]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[MCFC kit update]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[It&amp;#039;s been almost a month since the new, Umbro tailored, City kit was officially launched and it&amp;#039;s probably about time we updated you on some of the burning questions concerning the shirts.

Firstly, the home kit will be available to pre-order from July 1st (yes, that&amp;#039;s]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Pro Evolution Soccer Goals Competition Round 5]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Thanks to everyone that entered our Pro Evolution Soccer Goals Competition over the last two weeks. Here are the finalists. You can vote for your favourite below and the one with the most votes at midnight on Thursday 2nd July wins an Umbro shirt of their choice.

The next]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[The Doves Receive their Umbro and MCFC Blue moon T-Shirts and talk about the Live from City Gig]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[The Doves recive their Blue Moon T-shirts from Umbro and Manchester City and talk about playing the Live from the City gig.]]></description>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.umbro.com/en-gb/blog/the-doves-receive-their-umbro-and-mcfc-blue-moon-t-shirts-and-talk-about-the-live-from-city-gig/]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[&amp;#039;Live from City&amp;#039; MCFC and Umbro Gig]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[So, you are patiently waiting for the new City kit to come out, to finally see it in all its glory. We know it has been a long few weeks and that it isn&amp;#039;t going to get any easier as the anticipation builds. For that reason, Umbro and MCFC see it as only fair to reward the]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[New kit launch posters]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Any regulars to this blog (and MCFC forums) will know about our Blue Moon artwork to mark the launch of the home kit. However, it isn&amp;#039;t the only new Manchester City strip to be coming out. Therefore, it is only fair that each of the new kits (including the drill top) gets]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Blue Moons Spread]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Slowly, but surely, Blue Moons are beginning to appear across Manchester. Have you spotted them?  Gareth Brooks, Xfm DJ and big City fan, has joined the cause and has been kind enough to send us pictures of his efforts.



Remember to  send in your pictures if you see or]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[City Crest Follow up]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[ 

Following on from the post on the MCFC club crest, I have a big thanks to say to those of you who filled in the gaps in my information (it appears there were quite a few). The comments concerning trademark issues were particularly interesting to read. I knew the City Crest]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Pro Evolution Soccer Goals Competition Winner 4]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Congratulations to RangerChalk4 on winning our PES 2009 competition for the last two weeks with the goal below.  Don&amp;#039;t forget, you can enter this weeks competition to win an Umbro shirt of your choice by recording your goals and uploading them to youtube with &amp;#8216;Umbro]]></description>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.umbro.com/en-gb/blog/pro-evolution-soccer-goals-competition-winner-4-2/]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[Producing the England Kit - Some pics from the Factory]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Following on from the blog post about the News of the World article earlier in the week, one of the guys that works in our department responsible for managing the supply of the products sent over some pictures of the Tuntex factory.  They say a picture paints a thousand words,]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Football Shirt Archive &amp;#8211; Some Classics from Blog Readers!]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Since we launched our quest to photograph and name all of the classic Umbro football shirts from yester-year, we have been inundated with people sending pictures of their collections.  I have picked out some of my favourites below.

Firstly (and topically), thanks to bluegutten]]></description>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.umbro.com/en-gb/blog/football-shirt-archive-some-classics-from-blog-readers/]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[Help spread the word.]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[OK, so we&amp;#039;ve just held a little discussion. The Dale Street poster saboteurs have made us realise that we need the help of the City fans, living/working in the Manchester area, to spread the word of the kit launch. If you work, or know, somewhere that you can place a blue]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Blue Moon t-shirt]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[We, here at the Umbro blog, have been doing our best not to succumb to this year&amp;#039;s helping of Big Brother. The results have varied and usually we would be annoyed for allowing ourselves to be sucked in. Though, this year it&amp;#039;s different because it means that one of the]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Update: Poster Search]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[A few days ago we told you about posters going up around Manchester for the launch of the City kit. You may have to look harder for them as it appears we may have sparked something between the blue and red halves of Manchester.

A handful of posters were put up outside the]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Producing the England kit - A response]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Over the weekend, the News of the World newspaper published an article about the production of the new England kit.

Here at Umbro, we are committed to producing the England kit under fair working conditions. I&amp;#039;ve included our response to the article below:

The cost]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[City and its Crest]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[One talking point has remained throughout the City kit launch and it doesn&amp;#039;t seem to be going anywhere anytime soon. The club crest has been the source of much discussion and opinion and so I&amp;#039;ve decided to give you a quick rundown on the badge. Let&amp;#039;s start from]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Umbro Fives Update]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Last weekend saw the conclusion of this year&amp;#8217;s regional finals in the Midlands. All successful teams will now be looking forward to this weekend&amp;#8217;s national finals at Wembley.

This week will also see the draw for the Lucky 8s competition. This will involve 8 teams,]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Gareth Barry in Drill Top]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Last Thursday, Gareth Barry was officially unveiled as Manchester City player. However, this wasn&amp;#039;t what got us at Umbro talking. It was more a case of what he was wearing -- the new drill top to be exact.

Image from Getty Images.]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Band on the Wall]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[At the music industry launch of the new City kit, I met a couple of guys from the Northern Quarter institute Band on the Wall. Just as football is seen as part of the fabric of Manchester -- the same can be said of music, too. A way of bringing the masses together and allowing]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Poster Search]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[After last week&amp;#039;s flurry of activity surrounding the new City kit launch, we are now gearing up for the release. In and around Manchester, posters will be appearing in order to mark the event. We&amp;#039;ve put a few up and are hoping that you can help us track them down. If]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Pro Evolution Soccer Goals Competition Winner 4]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Thanks to everyone that entered our Pro Evolution Soccer Goals Competition over the last two weeks.   Here are the finalists.  You can vote for your favourite below and the one with the most votes at midnight on Thursday 18th June wins an Umbro shirt of their choice. 

The]]></description>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.umbro.com/en-gb/blog/pro-evolution-soccer-goals-competition-winner-4/]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[England Training Session]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Congratulations to Alex Cornes who won our competition to attend the England training session and see the team wearing their new training kit ahead of the World Cup qualifier against Andorra this evening.   Alex is a budding photographer and took some excellent pictures of his]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Kid British help to launch new City kit to the media.]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Thursday afternoon saw members of the media invited for their first look at the eagerly anticipated, new Manchester City kit. Before the grand unveiling they were treated to the sounds of Manchester band, Kid British. Their performance buoyed those gathered and certainly set]]></description>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.umbro.com/en-gb/blog/kid-british-help-to-launch-new-city-kit-to-the-media/]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[Noel Gallagher poses with drill top.]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Here&amp;#039;s Noel posing with the drill top, on Wednesday night. What do you think to it?

(Photographer: Sebastian Matthes)]]></description>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.umbro.com/en-gb/blog/noel-gallagher-poses-with-drill-top/]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[Manchester music scene has its say.]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[On Wednesday night, after the first showing with the City fans, Umbro and Manchester City gave a sneak preview of the shirt to some the biggest hitters in the Manchester music industry -- who also happen to be massive City fans. Just to name-drop, we had the likes of Noel Gallagher,]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Fan launch for City strips.]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Earlier in the week there was a special launch with fans for the brand new MCFC kit. The fans were given the very first look at the new strips and opinion on it appeared to be very positive. Some of the City dedicated forums and blogs have since been busy discussing the merits]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Umbro and Manchester City brand partnership announced.]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[So, today sees Umbro and Manchester City announce a 10 year brand partnership. Most importantly, it marks the launch of the new City home kit which will be available from July 18th. A lot of excitement has surrounded this announcement, but why? What is it, exactly, about the]]></description>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.umbro.com/en-gb/blog/umbro-and-manchester-city-brand-partnership-announced/]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[Football Archive &amp;#8211; The Best Yet!]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[For anyone following this blog, you will know that we have been trying to photograph and label all of our kits from years gone by. Every now and again we come across something special like this Manchester United shirt. I am guessing this is goalkeepers and by the &amp;#8216;snazzy&amp;#8217;]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Introducing myself&amp;#8230;]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[For those of you who are regulars to this blog, you will know Tom has been doing a great job bringing you various Umbro related tidbits. Well, over the next couple of months I will be here helping to deliver even more. I&amp;#039;m pretty much governed by football, fashion and music]]></description>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.umbro.com/en-gb/blog/introducing-myself/]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[Win The Chance to attend the England Training Session!]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[The England team are currently busy training for their World Cup qualifiers over the coming weeks. We are offering one lucky blog reader (and a friend) the opportunity to go and watch the team train on Monday 8th June. Access to the training ground is restricted to only a handful]]></description>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.umbro.com/en-gb/blog/win-the-chance-to-attend-the-england-training-session/]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[Pro Evolution Soccer Goals Competition Winner 3]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Its Pro Evo goals competition time again.  Thanks to everyone that entered this week.  We are trying to make the judging process a little fairer this week.  I have picked my best three and added a voting system to this post.  Please vote for your favourite below.  The goal with]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[FA Cup Final Ball &amp;#8211; Chelsea vs Everton]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[The FA Cup final match ball arrived yesterday which will be used to kick off the game tomorrow. Congratulations to David Greenwood who won our competition with Talksport to present the ball to the referee before the game.

We have produced 100 of the numbered, limited edition]]></description>
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				<description><![CDATA[Two exciting things have happened yesterday. Firstly Stuart Pearce has announced his squad which will include 7 players wearing Umbro boots. Secondly their boots arrived in the office..

The seven players are:
Joe Hart - Manchester City
Michael Mancienne - Chelsea
Andrew]]></description>
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				<description><![CDATA[JACK TWO&amp;#039;s fantastic shot of Brazil&amp;#039;s first football pitch caught our eye this week.  We take it on his authority that this is where Charles Miller kick-off (&amp;#039;scuse the pun) football in Brazil before going on to form their first football league.]]></description>
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				<description><![CDATA[I grabbed five minutes with Simon who is one of our top boot guys to try and find out a bit more about how a pair of boots are developed, from ideas and initial designs through to when John Terry or Michael Owen first get their new boots and begin testing them. In particular]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Umbro Fives Update]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Last weekend witnessed the start of this year&amp;#8217;s FA Umbro Fives regional finals, with both the North West and North events taking place in Bury and Leeds respectively. The regional heats will continue to run over the next three weeks as the elite five-a-side teams from each]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Win the Chance to Present the FA Cup Final Match Ball]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Another competition..  we seem to have a lot recently!  We have teamed up with our friends over at Talk Sport to give away the chance to present the Umbro Dynamis FA Cup ball to the Ref at the FA Cup final.  To be in with a chance to win, click here to enter. ]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[It&amp;#039;s more than just a game...]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[The Guardian have been doing some great things with football lately. They&amp;#039;ve given us all the kind of Pro-Zone stats that previously only top managers had access too.  See:



And through their charity work in Uganda, in the village of Katine, they&amp;#039;ve realised that]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[New Blackburn and Sunderland Club Kits]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[The last couple of weeks have seen the release of two new 09/10 club shirts. Sunderland Home and Blackburn Away. 





The shirts have had some interesting comments over on footballshirtculture - Blackburn, Sunderland   The Rovers kit is this first time that Blackburn have]]></description>
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				<description><![CDATA[I found this picture on flickr last week and thought it is worthy of a blog post!  I am always scanning for nice football images and this one caught my attention because it has the same style as this Subbuteo pic that I posted last year.  From that image&amp;#039;s comments I learnt]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Wembley Competition Winners Announced]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Congratulations to Frenford Senior FC who are the lucky winners of a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to play at Wembley Stadium.

To celebrate the launch of the new England kit, we teamed up with Club web site to offer one lucky team the full Wembley experience - a guided tour]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Pro Evolution Soccer Goals Competition Winner 2]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[It&amp;#039;s Friday afternoon and it&amp;#039;s Pro Evo goals competition time again!  We have spent some time going through all of the entries today and some excellent goals among them.  I have had some assistance from our resident Pro Evo expert (and also sometimes product designer)]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Big in Japan]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[As our previous post on Brazil mentioned, Umbro teams around the world are starting to blog.  This is fascinating to us because whilst we get news and highlights from some of the European leagues for example through C4&amp;#039;s Football Italia football in the rest-of-the-world]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[The new England kit: What do the womens team think?]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[A couple of weeks back, we caught up with the England women&amp;#039;s football team for a photoshoot and had the opportunity to talk to them about the new kit.  In the movie below we talk to Lianne Sanderson, Rachel Yankey and Casey Stoney.



The next time to see the girls]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Big in Brazil]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Umbro, as you probably know, started out in Manchester (well, in Wilmslow to be exact) and has gradually become known internationally for making football kits.  Now we find ourselves in Brazil and the Umbro team in Brazil has a blog where they talk about lots of the things we]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[An evening with a design brain]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[[caption id=&amp;#34;attachment_1574&amp;#34; align=&amp;#34;alignnone&amp;#34; width=&amp;#34;202&amp;#34; caption=&amp;#34;Aitor (right) with Marino from Drapers &amp;#34;][/caption]

A few of us went to an Aitor Throup &amp;#039;do&amp;#039; on Wednesday night. Aitor is one of the designers of the new England]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Tailored by England in Manchester]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[We&amp;#039;re doing a photographic exhibition in Manchester in the next couple of days (8th and 9th May) around the &amp;#34;Tailored by England&amp;#34; campaign you may have seen.  The free exhibition, taking place at Great Northern Amphitheatre Manchester from 9am-9pm, aims to celebrate]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Pro Evolution Soccer Goals Competition Winner 1]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Well after an exciting morning of watching all of the Pro Evolution goals entered into our Pro Evo Competition over the last two weeks, we have eventually decided on a winner!

Congratulations to NeoKubrick for this awesome compilation of goals.  It was the Rhonaldiho flick]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Football Archive &amp;#8211; More Shirts!]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[We here at Umbro are continuing our quest to properly archive (and hopefully label) all of our past kits on flickr.

Some more have emerged recently from cupboards, and some bought in from staff personal collections.  So as always we have put them onto flickr and are currently]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Capello T-shirts]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Following on from the post on the &amp;#039;England inspired&amp;#039; t-shirt accompanying the announcement of the partnership of Umbro and Fabio Capello last week, we have had a lot of people asking about the t-shirts and writing a lot of nice things about them!


Umbro &amp;#34;Capello&amp;#34;]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Umbro Trainer Garden]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[I was taking a look through flickr this weekend and stumbled across this great pic taken by Jeff Croft. I am sure this wasn&amp;#8217;t the usage that the designers here had in mind when they created the trainers, but the picture looks great all the same! I love finding this kind]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Win A signed Women&amp;#039;s England Shirt!]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Following on from the post yesterday about the England Womens football team (who incidentally won 3-0).   Is you were paying attention during the short movie, you will have seen Casey Stoney signing a new, size 12 women&amp;#039;s England Shirt.  For your opportunity to win this]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Umbro Announces Long-Term Partnership with Fabio Capello]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[We are incredibly proud to announce that England&amp;#039;s man at the top, Fabio Capello has announced an eight-year partnership with us here at Umbro!


Capello&amp;#8217;s vision for the England team and his football philosophy are closely matched to that of what the Umbro Brand]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[England vs Norway Womens]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Last Friday, we did a photoshoot with some of the England Women&amp;#8217;s football team in the new Kit. At the shoot, we got five mins with Lianne Sanderson, Rachel Yankey and Casey Stoney to have a quick chat ahead of the their friendly with Norway this evening.



This is]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Return of an Old Favourite]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[A couple of you may have noticed in the recent England games that John Terry, David James and Phil Jagielka all wore a limited Edition Speciali to commemorate the launch of the new England home shirt.  Above is a short movie that one of our guys shot on his phone of the players]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Gurning Winners!]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[We have had an unprecedented response to our facebook competition to pull your most revolting gurn. We have been really impressed by the elasticity of some of your faces and just plain disturbed by others.

Anyways, the competition has now come to a  chose and we are proud]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Our attitudes to Ethnicity as seen through Football]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Umbro&amp;#8217;s Tailored by England campaign has been an exploration of the nature of Englishness and English culture. Part of the advertising campaign was a Nationalities execution that brought together 200 of the various ethnicities and nationalities that live in England today.]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Tailored by England &amp;#8211; The Ghetto Cricketers]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Our &amp;#8216;Tailored by England&amp;#8217; campaign, which has followed how different groups have adopted a little bit of Albion in their lives has led us to Compton, Los Angeles&amp;#8230; and its emerging Cricket team, namely the Compton Cricket Club.



The club uses the ideals]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Pro Evolution Soccer &amp;#8211; Game Goals]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[As you probably know we worked with Konami to release the England kit in Pro-Evolution Soccer 2009 on the 28th March, the same day as the &amp;#039;real&amp;#039; kit was released at Wembley against Slovakia.  The download was a first to be offered outside of the transfer windows and]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[TAILORED HEROES &amp;#8211; 10) CHIPMUNK]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Having a MOBO award at 18 is pretty good going. Especially if it comes in conjunction with having played alongside the biggest names in rap, like Lil Wayne and Dipset, as well as holding it down on the home front with grime&amp;#8217;s biggest names Wiley, Kano, and Dizzee backing]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Tailored by England &amp;#8211; The Chinese Punks]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Our &amp;#039;Tailored by England&amp;#039; campaign, which has followed how different groups have adopted a little bit of Albion in their lives has led us to China... and its emerging punk scene.  Pictured below are two bands: &amp;#039;No Name&amp;#039; and &amp;#039;Gum Bleed&amp;#039;. The music]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[TAILORED HEROES &amp;#8211; 9) GOLDIEROCKS]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[For a self-taught DJ, producer and MC, Goldierocks has done a pretty solid job of getting her face all over the place. From performing at almost every festival you can think of, to garnering a solid reputation on the, some would say, saturated London DJ scene, to commanding her]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[TAILORED HEROES &amp;#8211; 8) JAMES TANNER]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[London is like a huge seething cauldron of portfolio-carrying, paint-smattered pretty young things. But Crystal Vision, the south London art collective, stands out from the crowd. Tanner, an avid Tottenham fan, is one of the driving forces behind it. United by a universal interest]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Katers 17 and Daveyboyz Post Match Report]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Following on from this post, we asked two youtubers that we like to cover the release of our new kit at the Engalnd vs Slovakia game.  We weren&amp;#039;t quite sure what to expect... especially when considering that one of them had never been to a football match before...

They]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[TAILORED HEROES &amp;#8211; 7) KATE MOROSS]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[By 21, illustrator and graphic designer Moross had done campaigns for Sony and Cadbury, had worked with bands like Klaxons and the Mystery Jets, and last year had her own line of clothing released in Topshop. On top of all that, she runs her own record label, Isomorph, and a]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[TAILORED HEROES &amp;#8211; 6) DANIEL BRERETON]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Having moved to London in 2001 to study graphics, Brereton became involved in directing music videos. In 2006, he got the chance to direct his first video for Best Fwends and has, since then, worked with Late of the Pier, Metronomy and These New Puritans. He is one of Warp Films&amp;#8217;]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[TAILORED HEROES &amp;#8211; 5) LILY LOVELESS]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Lily Loveless plays the strong-minded activist in cult Channel 4 series Skins. Nurtured in the football-saturated climes of Highbury, Lily has sweet, if a little worrying, memories of gambling with her father over the outcome of north London derbies. When she isn&amp;#8217;t acting]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[TAILORED HEROES: 4. SAM KILCOYNE]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Since he was 14, Kilcoyne, the founder of the incredibly popular tween festival scene has been booking bands and making the most of his time while older people were trying to work out what flavour of pop to sell &amp;#8220;the youth&amp;#8221;. He went one further than opening live music]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[TAILORED HEROES: 3. MAHTA HASSANZADEH]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[MAHTA HASSANZADEH

Like Preddie, Mahta&amp;#8217;s work involves spreading a positive message to those that need it most. She is the editor of Live magazine, a publication aimed at educating and illuminating the minds of Britain&amp;#8217;s youth. From explaining why voting matters,]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[TAILORED HEROES: 2. LEWIS CHAPLIN]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Following on from the Tailored Heroes post last week, today we look at Lewis Chaplain.



Though still at school, Lewis has shot for the Observer Music Monthly, Dazed &amp;#38; Confused and Vice magazine. Since getting his first camera after a school trip to New York, he has]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[198 Nations &amp;#8216;Tailored by England&amp;#8217; in Greenwich Park]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[At 8am on a winter&amp;#039;s day earlier this year, 198 different nationalities, all resident here in England, met at Greenwich Park - on the meridian line, the centre of the Earth, to take part in the shooting of one of the key images of the new Tailored By England campaign.

We]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[TAILORED HEROES: 1. CHRIS PREDDIE]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Through the years, English football and popular culture have become inseparable. From Lowry&amp;#8217;s 1953 painting, Going to the Match, to the enduring Football Casual fashion aesthetic and Nick Hornby&amp;#8217;s best-seller, Fever Pitch, football has infiltrated and shaped all areas]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[April Fools Football Kits]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[I found a few blog posts yesterday that made me chuckle with April fools kit launches. 

Firstly there was Wigan&amp;#8217;s new red and white kit on their web site link

Crew Alexandra wearing &amp;#8216;Palmero Pink&amp;#8217; link

And my personal favourite is Lewes FC&amp;#8217;s new]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Gurning Update]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[We have had an unprecedented response to our facebook competition to pull your most revolting gurn to celebrate &amp;#34;Tailored by England&amp;#34;. As a discussed earlier in the week, Gurning contests are a rural English tradition, orginaiting in cumbria in the 13th centruy where]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[&amp;#8220;You&amp;#8217;ve got to let the robot fear you&amp;#8221;]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[While Peter Crouch has previously admitted being too afraid to do his trademark robot dance in front of coach Fabio Capello, he showed no such qualms last night. After hooking in England&amp;#039;s opener, Crouch could not resist indulging in a new jive,

James Corden&amp;#8217;s Comic]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Numbers]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[The kit gets another outing tonight. This time the team will be reverting to the kit with the numbers on the front. We were asked by a few people why there was no number on the front and this was because we decided with the FA to keep the shirts as simple and classic as possible.]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Worn by you...]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[The kit hits the shops today and for those that pre-ordered it should have been delivered today.  Hope so.  Who&amp;#039;s got it?  We&amp;#039;d love know what you think of it because whilst we can bang on about the process of design and the hard work that went into it, and show you]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[New White Umbro Speciali Football Boot!]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[If you were watching the England vs Slovakia game at the weekend you may have noticed John Terry and David James wearing our new white Speciali boot. 283 pairs of the Limited Edition England Speciali boots have been produced by Umbro to mark the launch of the New England home]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Pitch Side Photography Competition Winner]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Ian Parkhurst, one of our winners from our photography competition, run via the Umbro Facebook page has written a diary of his weekend which we thought would be nice in a blog post. His prize was tickets to the match, a brand new camera (and tripod), and more importantly, a pass]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Rooney&amp;#8217;s 3rd (and best) goal of the week]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[[caption id=&amp;#34;attachment_1218&amp;#34; align=&amp;#34;alignleft&amp;#34; width=&amp;#34;300&amp;#34; caption=&amp;#34;Virtual England&amp;#34;][/caption]

In amongst all the excitement around the launch of the New England kit, one thing was bothering me. It was going to be at least 24 hours from kick]]></description>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.umbro.com/en-gb/blog/rooneys-3rd-and-best-goal-of-the-week/]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[Tailored Legends]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[You may soon start seeing a few old faces donning the new England kit in 442 from this week. As part of &amp;#039;Tailored By England&amp;#039; we wanted to look at how English football and English culture has influenced the world and vice versa. And when it comes to football, there&amp;#8217;s]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Facebook Competition Winners]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[We were joined at Wembley on Saturday by Piers Garland and Ian Parkhurst, the two winners of our photography competition, run via the Umbro Facebook page. Their prize was tickets to the match, a brand new camera (and tripod), and more importantly, a pass giving them access to]]></description>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.umbro.com/en-gb/blog/facebook-competition-winners-2/]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[New Pro Goalkeeper Glove]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[To support the release of a new England goalkeeper kit, we here at umbro would like to introduce to you our new pro glove (worn for the first time for the England International against Slovakia on Saturday).



This glove is different from what you would perhaps consider]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[The new England kit: The making of...]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Over the past few weeks on this blog, we&amp;#039;ve been revealing, bit by bit, the story of how the new England kit was designed, from the early influences to the involvement of Aitor Throup and then finally the tailoring.

You can now see some of this story in video form, in]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[GURN FOR YOUR COUNTRY]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[For the launch of the new England shirt, we are celebrating all things taliored by England from classic Bulldogs to Punks in China, Cricketers in Compton to... Gurning!

Gurning contests are a rural English tradition, orginaiting in cumbria in the 13th centruy. The English]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[The New England Kit: A New Kit for the Keepers]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Not only have the Umbro design team been creating a new England football kit for the outfield players, but they have also designed a stunning new strip for the goalkeepers. Here Senior Designer David Blanch tells journalist Chris Hunt all about the special kit crafted for England&amp;#8217;s]]></description>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.umbro.com/en-gb/blog/the-new-england-kit-a-new-kit-for-the-keepers/]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[The new England kit - Your reactions]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Well, the new England kit has been revealed to the world at the England vs Slovakia match, and we got a good result too: 4-0. You can&amp;#039;t get a much better result for the first outing of the kit than that.



Over the past few hours, we&amp;#039;ve been following your comments]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[The New England Kit - All White on the Night]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Senior Designer David Blanch tells journalist Chris Hunt about the reasoning behind England&amp;#8217;s all-white kit.

Chris: Is that why the new England kit is all white?

David: &amp;#8220;Yes. England have often played all in white, but other than a couple of games at Mexico]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Pro-Evo to go&amp;#8230;]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[The new England kit is now available to download in Pro-Evolution Soccer 2009.  As we mentioned before the kit is available for free to download on the Xbox, Playstation 3 and PC versions of the game.  This is the first time Konami (the publishers of Pro Evo) have made a kit]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[The New England Kit: Revealed!]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[The new England kit will be officially revealed in just over an hour at 5:15, when the England team walk out onto the pitch at Wembley for the England vs Slovakia game.

However, as promised, we&amp;#039;re revealing it here and on the Umbro.com website a little bit early.

So,]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Kit Launch Day!]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Well, the big day has arrived. Today&amp;#039;s the day when we officially reveal the new England kit.

Team Umbro have travelled down to Wembley, where the England team will be walking onto the pitch in the new kit at 5:15 PM for the England vs Slovakia friendly. We&amp;#039;re not]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Katers17 and Daveyboyz join us at Wembly!]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Football seems to be always covered by ex-footballers or football pundits and, from what we can see, it&amp;#8217;s all quite formulaic. That&amp;#8217;s cool, it works. Banter on Sky Sports and Football Focus and all the other programmes is nice&amp;#8230; but we thought it&amp;#8217;d be good]]></description>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.umbro.com/en-gb/blog/katers17-and-daveyboyz-join-us-at-wembly/]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[The New England Kit: Martin Prothero - A Kit to Turn Heads]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Umbro&amp;#8217;s Senior Vice President Of Football tells journalist Chris Hunt just how important the new England strip is to Umbro.



Chris: How big a part has the Football Association played in the development of the new England kit?

Martin: &amp;#8220;The FA has been a hugely]]></description>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.umbro.com/en-gb/blog/the-new-england-kit-martin-prothero-a-kit-to-turn-heads/]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[Tailored by Umbro for Shoreditch]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[On March 29, Umbro will open the doors to its new concept store at Village Underground in London&amp;#8217;s trendy Shoreditch for a two week period.

It will be the first ever dedicated space to showcase the new England kit, between it&amp;#039;s grand reveal during the England vs]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[The New England Kit: Three Lions on a Shirt]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Umbro&amp;#8217;s Creative Consultant Aitor Throup tells journalist Chris Hunt about how the design team went in search of motivation.

Chris: Where did the search for inspiration begin?

Aitor: &amp;#8220;It was really a visit to the National Football Museum in Preston that proved]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[The New England Kit: Let&amp;#8217;s Hear it for the Anthem]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Not only did bespoke tailor Charlie Allen play his part in the design of the new England shirt, he was also responsible for the smart new Anthem Jackets that the players will wear for the pre-match presentations. He tells football journalist Chris Hunt how proud he will feel]]></description>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.umbro.com/en-gb/blog/the-new-england-kit-lets-hear-it-for-the-anthem/]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[Facebook Competition Winners!]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Thank you to everyone who entered our Facebook competition to be the official Umbro pitchside photographer at England Vs Slovakia on Saturday.

We asked you help us celebrate the unveiling of the new England kit by inviting you to upload inspiring photos to our Facebook page]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Free England Kit Download for PES 2009]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[There&amp;#8217;s a hardcore of gamers in the office and over the last few months they&amp;#8217;ve been badgering us to get involved in gaming and in particular Pro-Evolution Soccer.  For the uninitiated Pro-Evo (as it&amp;#8217;s known) is a football game for the Xbox, Playstation 3, PC]]></description>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.umbro.com/en-gb/blog/free-england-kit-download-for-pes-2009/]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[The New England Kit: Going Public]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[As a huge football fan brought up on the terraces of Burnley&amp;#8217;s Turf Moor, Creative Consultant Aitor Throup tells journalist Chris Hunt just how thrilling it has been to be involved with the design of the new England kit.



Chris: What was the first England kit that]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[The New England Kit: Charlie Allen &amp;#8211; Tailor Made for England]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[As a big football fan, bespoke tailor Charlie Allen was delighted when Umbro asked him to consult on the design of the new England kit. But as he tells journalist Chris Hunt, there aren&amp;#8217;t too many football fans in the rarefied world of fashion.



Chris: You&amp;#8217;ve]]></description>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.umbro.com/en-gb/blog/the-new-england-kit-charlie-allen--tailor-made-for-england/]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[The new England Kit - Story so far..]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[The design work for the new England strip has been covered in a few posts now but they are easily lost, so we thought we would re-cap. Here&amp;#8217;s what we&amp;#8217;ve covered:

1. Martin, the &amp;#8220;Senior Vice President&amp;#8221; of Football at Umbro (no, there&amp;#8217;s no Junior]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[The New England Kit: Team Uniformity]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[In creating a timeless new kit, the Umbro design team has taken inspiration from icons of yesterday, as well as from Fabio Capello&amp;#8217;s vision for a reinvigorated England team. Here creative consultant Aitor Throup explains to journalist Chris Hunt how the process has been]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[The New England Kit: Tailored By England]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Here are the first in a series of movies detailing the development process of the new England kit. They include footage and interviews with key design personnel such as David Blanch, Aitor Throup and Charlie Allen as well as the reactions from some familiar faces from the England]]></description>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.umbro.com/en-gb/blog/the-new-england-kit-tailored-by-england/]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[The New England Kit: The Fit is Everything]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[After spending so long developing a stunning new kit, the last thing that Umbro&amp;#8217;s design team wanted was for the England team to turn up in the dressing room on matchday and be given either a small, medium or large. As Senior Designer David Blanch tells journalist Chris]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[The New England Kit: Measuring Up]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[As the new England shirt has been crafted by top bespoke tailors, based on bodily contours and the aesthetics of the anatomy, we have changed the way our sizing works&amp;#8230;

Small, Medium and Large are a distant memory as we move into the realms of chest sizes.  Having the]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[The New England Kit: Made to Measure]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[When bespoke tailor Charlie Allen got involved in the design and development of the new Umbro England shirt it was a completely new experience for him. His clients in the past have included former England defender Sol Campbell, but he&amp;#8217;s never had to measure a player for]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[The New England Kit: David Blanch on Attention to Detail]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[In keeping with the concept of &amp;#8216;Football Tailored&amp;#8217;, and the desire to give this ultra modern performance garment a classical appearance, the new England kit utilizes a fabric that has the look and feel of cotton. It also boasts some stylish design flourishes that]]></description>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.umbro.com/en-gb/blog/the-new-england-kit-david-blanch-on-attention-to-detail/]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[The New England Kit: Working Inside Out]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[One of the brightest design talents in the UK, Aitor Throup came to the attention of Umbro in 2005 when he won the company&amp;#8217;s bursary prize at the Royal College of Art. It was the innovative way he looked at garment design and his fascination with anatomy that interested]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[The New England Kit:  A Design for Life]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[With David Blanch leading the design of the new England kit for Umbro, one of the first people that they brought onboard was innovative young designer Aitor Throup, whose work is critically acclaimed in the fashion industry for his non-comformist conceptual design processes and]]></description>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.umbro.com/en-gb/blog/the-new-england-kit-a-design-for-life/]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[Facebook Competition Update]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[We have had an unprecedented response to our Facebook competition to be the official Umbro pitchside photographer at England Vs Slovakia next Saturday.

We asked you help us celebrate the unveiling of the new England kit by inviting you to upload inspiring photos which illustrate]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[The new England kit: Tailor Made for England]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[As a big football fan, bespoke tailor Charlie Allen was delighted when Umbro asked him to consult on the design of the new England kit. But as he tells journalist Chris Hunt, there aren&amp;#8217;t too many football fans in the rarefied world of fashion.

Chris: You&amp;#8217;ve admitted]]></description>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.umbro.com/en-gb/blog/the-new-england-kit-tailor-made-for-england/]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[The Secrecy Around the England Shirt]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[The ground-breaking new England shirt has been many months in the making. But from early concepts and &amp;#039;design hothousing&amp;#039;, to finally putting it in front of The FA, the process has been one of top secrecy!

New product design and innovation is the business advantage]]></description>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.umbro.com/en-gb/blog/the-secrecy-around-the-england-shirt/]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[Football kits archive &amp;#8211; update]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[We here at Umbro are continuing our quest to properly archive (and hopefully label) all of our past kits on flickr as they carry on emerging from under desks and behind cupboards!

The rest of the staff and I have been trying our best to name them all.  However, we have produced]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[The new England kit: The Confidence of Bobby Moore]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[There were many historic images that provided Senior Designer David Blanch with inspiration during the design of the new England kit, but one of the most influential was an iconic image of Bobby Moore. Here he talks to journalist Chris Hunt about the impact of that image.

[Unfortunately,]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[The new England kit: Please wear white for the occasion]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[If you&amp;#039;re going to the England v Slovakia game on 28th March and received your ticket through the post, then you should have seen an invitation to the reveal of the new England kit and also a call to wear white for the game (see below).
We want to make the occasion truly]]></description>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.umbro.com/en-gb/blog/the-new-england-kit-please-wear-white-for-the-occasion/]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[The new England Kit: An Outside Pair of Eyes]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Design Director Devon Burt was seconded from Umbro&amp;#8217;s parent company Nike to consult on the design and development of the new England shirt. As he explains to journalist Chris Hunt, he provided a little outside perspective during the early days of development.
 

Chris:]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[The History of the England Shirt]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Last Friday we launched our new website umbro.com.  On the site there is now a complete history of the England home kit from 1872 to the present day.  There are some real classic shirts if you go back through the history.  In particular the one from 1872 looks more like a woolly]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[The new England Kit: Working with Capello]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Umbro&amp;#8217;s Senior Vice President Of Football answers a few quickfire questions from football journalist Chris Hunt about the process of developing the new England strip.
 

Chris: How did the development of the new England kit begin?

Martin: &amp;#8220;We decided to challenge]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Staff Profile: Aimee, Footwear Product Coordinator]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Following on from Neil, Rob and Amanda, today Aimee is at the end of the staff blog questions..

Name: Aimee

How long have you been there and what do you do?
Hmm I think it&amp;#8217;s nearly 3 years or maybe more!  It has flown by though.   I am the Footwear Product Coordinator]]></description>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.umbro.com/en-gb/blog/staff-profile-aimee-footwear-product-coordinator/]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[New England Ball]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Yet again, our blog readers are one step ahead!  Yes, the ball pictured in the image in the previous post is the new England ball so I thought it be good to write a post with a bit more information.



It is named the LSR Ceramic Ball and will be used for the first time in]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[The new England Kit: How it all began]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[This blog post is part of a series looking at some of the people behind new England kit, ahead of its launch on 28th March. Today, Chris Hunt talks to Umbro senior designer David Blanch about how the design process got started.  Although David is in his tenth year of involvement]]></description>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.umbro.com/en-gb/blog/the-new-england-kit-how-it-all-began/]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[The history of Umbro part 1: Harold Humphreys]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Here at Umbro we&amp;#8217;ve decided it&amp;#8217;s time to tell the history of how the company got to where we are today. As well as creating an archive of all our old football shirts, we&amp;#8217;ve begun to collect information about how the company was founded and its early development.

The]]></description>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.umbro.com/en-gb/blog/the-history-of-umbro-part-1-harold-humphreys/]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[What does football mean to you?]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[We would like to find out what football means to our consumers and in exchange we are offering a money can&amp;#8217;t buy prize, to be Umbro&amp;#8217;s official pitch side photographer at the England vs Slovakia at Wembley on the 28th March. 

The competition is being run through]]></description>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.umbro.com/en-gb/blog/what-does-football-mean-to-you/]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[Football kits archive &amp;#8211; update]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Since posting up the photos of our archive football kits last week, we&amp;#8217;ve been happy that several of the &amp;#8216;unidentified&amp;#8217; kits (where we didn&amp;#8217;t know which team or season it was for) have been identified, thanks to your comments.

Special mention goes to]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[The Umbro Diamond]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[You may have noticed the new Umbro logo in the top left of this blog.  This is our new company identity which will be on some of our product and advertising from next month.  Inspired by this blog post which details the logo evolution of dozens of famous companies, I decided]]></description>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.umbro.com/en-gb/blog/the-umbro-diamond/]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[Staff Profile: Amanda, Marketing Manager]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Name: Amanda

How long have you been there and what do you do?
1 month. I brief/chase/hassle/beg agencies. 

What would other people say you did ?
Advertising 

How is Umbro changing?
I haven&amp;#8217;t really been here long enough to answer that

Where would you like]]></description>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.umbro.com/en-gb/blog/staff-profile-amanda-marketing-manager/]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[Classic Football Kits]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Over the years, Umbro have made thousands and thousands of kits.  Unfortunately though, we have been very bad at keeping track of them all!  Most of the shirts in the image below have been under people&amp;#8217;s desks or in the back of cupboards.  However, we are now looking at]]></description>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.umbro.com/en-gb/blog/classic-football-kits/]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[England Away in Seville]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[For the next few months, we&amp;#039;ve invited a guest blogger to contribute to this blog. Chris Hunt is a journalist who used to write for Four Four Two, The Times, Ice, Uncut and The Sportsman and has also written a number of books on football including World Cup Stories and The]]></description>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.umbro.com/en-gb/blog/england-away-in-seville/]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[Staff Profile: Rob, Product Line Merchandiser]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Following on from our previous profile of Neil, today I put the staff profile questions to Rob:

Name: Rob

How long have you been here and what do you do?
11 years &amp;#8211; Product Line Merchandiser

What would other people say you did  ?
depends who you speak to !

How]]></description>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.umbro.com/en-gb/blog/staff-profile-rob-product-line-merchandiser/]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[John Terry&amp;#8217;s Boots]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[I saw this pair of boots for John Terry in the office today and thought they might make a good blog post! Our footwear guys reliably inform me the boots he is currently wearing for Chelsea are our top spec SX Valour 2 in Navy/White/Royal. The only customisation on the boots is]]></description>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.umbro.com/en-gb/blog/john-terrys-boots/]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[Recruiting players]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Hi, I&amp;#039;m James, a &amp;#039;Player Recruitment Executive&amp;#039;. I&amp;#8217;m going to be contributing to this blog when I can, so thought I should introduce myself. So what do I do? Well, my job title suggests big desks and briefcases, but it actually revolves around motorway miles,]]></description>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.umbro.com/en-gb/blog/recruiting-players/]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[Not the Art of Deco &amp;#8211; The FA Cup Final 1965]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[As an antidote to the last post featuring some post production work, I found this image whilst browsing through our archive.  This image was in the National press in 1965 featuring two girls wearing the shirts of both Umbro teams in the FA Cup final (Liverpool and Leeds United).]]></description>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.umbro.com/en-gb/blog/fa-cup-final-1965/]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[&amp;#8216;The Art of Deco&amp;#8217;]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Mike, our design manager sent over this great insight into how our advertising images gets put together: These before and after shots show a quick glimpse into the polished world of the professional Photoshoppers! It&amp;#8217;s not always as easy to capture these stars naturally]]></description>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.umbro.com/en-gb/blog/the-art-of-deco/]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[Staff Profile: Neil, Equipment Co-ordinator]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Occasionally on this blog we plan to profile some of the many different people who work here at Umbro. To kick things off I roped in Neil, who dropped by this afternoon, to answer some questions&amp;#8230;&amp;#8221;

Name: Neil

How long have you been here and what do you do?
My]]></description>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.umbro.com/en-gb/blog/allow-myself-to-introduce-myself/]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[Good Luck Lads!!!]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Just like anyone in the office will tell you, it&amp;#039;s great to see our players doing well and coming through the ranks in the international setup. So it was good to see this shot of Michael Mancienne alongside John Terry, Darren Bent and Curtis Davies in the paper this morning.

Michael]]></description>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.umbro.com/en-gb/blog/good-luck-lads/]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[1967 Umbro Advert]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Laura from our marketing department has been working with the archive for about one and a half years and has been scanning in some of the old imagery. This advert is one of her favourites. Back in 1967 we sponsored a lot of great football teams, and this advert used a jigsaw]]></description>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.umbro.com/en-gb/blog/1967-umbro-advert/]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[England vs Kazakhstan in Subbuteo?]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Marc Aspland from The Times sent across this pic from the England vs Kazakhstan game at Wembley last month.  Is it me or does it look a bit like a toy game of football from so high up?]]></description>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.umbro.com/en-gb/blog/subbuteo/]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[Blackburn Rovers Ladies Training]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[On a cold, wet night in Blackburn, two of our designers Dan and Lee visited a Blackburn Rovers ladies training session. They spent the evening talking to the players from the 1st team and reserves and watching them train.  This insight is used when developing their new kits.]]></description>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.umbro.com/en-gb/blog/blackburn-rovers-ladies-training/]]></link>
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