Umbro Gets Extended Deal with Football Association

Every country in the world has football teams from Canada to England to India and back again. Umbro has been, since its inception, a very football oriented company. Most of their shoes and other sporting gear are football specific and as such, they are an excellent choice for the FA (Football Association) to make as their official sporting goods company. While Puma, Adidas, and Nike all make equipment and shoes for football, Umbro is the leader in this type of product. What may be surprising, though, is that the FA has extended its sponsorship contract with Umbro until at least 2018. It’s not often that a contract is signed for this long, and speaks volumes about the quality of Umbro’s product and brand within the football world.



Umbro will be supplying all 23 of England’s FA football teams with a gear kit. In addition to this, they will be providing free Umbro kits and equipment to amateur teams every single year to support the FA Chartered Standard Clubs programme, to the tune of 4000 units per year. That’s a huge commitment, but that isn’t even all that Umbro is doing in their partnership with the FA. They will also be investing in 3000 County FA courses each year of their deal with the FA which will, in turn, train approximately 60,000 coaches, players, and referees each year.



Not only are Umbro in their field to make money, but they are clearly interested in sowing the seeds of interest in football for future generations. The new kit Umbro designed to incorporate the traditional St. George’s cross symbol for England’s football team was launched on the third of September this year during England’s Euro 2010 qualifying match against Bulgaria. You probably already saw the new gear during this game, and be on the lookout for new stuff in the future. Umbro is your football choice.