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Neo Pro DPS: our new gloves ready for the new season by Aaron › 10 Aug 2012

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.

Neo 2: our FA Cup Final competition winner by Aaron › 8 May 2012

Here'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

Neo 2: a closer look at our special new football by Aaron › 1 May 2012

Footballs - they're round, full of air, and you kick them into the back of the net. That's all there is to it, isn't it? Well, in one way, it is - but there's a lot of thought and innovation that goes into the creation of a football that does exactly what

Neo 2 Football: win tickets to the FA Cup Final & deliver the match ball by Aaron › 27 Apr 2012

Fancy going to the FA Cup Final and delivering the official matchball to referee Phil Dowd? To celebrate the launch of Umbro's brand new Neo 2 Pro football, we're offering one lucky fan and a friend this exciting opportunity. The FA Cup Final with Budweiser is always

FA Cup 4th Round: guess the goals to win a Neo ball by Aaron › 25 Jan 2012

It's the FA Cup Fourth Round this weekend, and once again there'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're asking you to guess

Umbro Neo Pro: win the Official FA Cup Ball! by Aaron › 5 Jan 2012

It'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're hosting a special competition over on our Facebook

FA Cup Final: our special mega-bundle giveaway by Aaron › 14 May 2011

We've had a few giveaways online over the last few weeks, but we've saved possibly the best lot for today, as we celebrate the FA Cup final between Manchester City and Stoke City. We're going to be giving away one special bundle of prixes to one very lucky person

City inspired by the past ahead of the FA Cup Final by Aaron › 12 May 2011

As they look ahead to Saturday'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's FA Cup victory has inspired the special numbers and lettering

A True Story: The Neo Ball by Aaron › 10 May 2010

Hitting the target is the key to success in football, and that’s why here at Umbro we’re very pleased to introduce our new NeoPro ball, which is built to provide a ‘truer’ flight than any of its predecessors. How can it do that? There’s a number

FA Cup Final Ball – Chelsea vs Everton by Tom › 29 May 2009

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

New Pro Goalkeeper Glove by Tom › 31 Mar 2009

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

New England Ball by Tom › 4 Mar 2009

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