{"id":41271,"date":"2012-08-28T14:45:11","date_gmt":"2012-08-28T18:45:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/footballfashion.org\/wordpress\/?p=41271"},"modified":"2012-09-03T09:10:40","modified_gmt":"2012-09-03T13:10:40","slug":"nike-to-become-englands-kit-provider","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/footballfashion.org\/wordpress\/2012\/08\/28\/nike-to-become-englands-kit-provider\/","title":{"rendered":"Nike to Become England&#8217;s Kit Provider?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>UK newspaper The Daily Mail has released an exclusive article featuring details regarding the English Football Association signing a kit deal with Nike. Here is the full body of the feature.<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-2194408\/Nike-replace-Umbro-England-kits.html\" target=\"_blank\">The Daily Mail<\/a><\/p>\n<p>American sportswear giant Nike are on the verge of signing the deal to be the official kit provider for the England football team.<\/p>\n<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n<p><script src=\"http:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/all.js#appId=104764252947919&amp;xfbml=1\"><\/script><fb:like href=\"http:\/\/footballfashion.org\/wordpress\/2012\/08\/28\/nike-to-become-englands-kit-provider\/\" send=\"true\" width=\"450\" show_faces=\"false\" font=\"\"><\/fb:like><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/farm9.staticflickr.com\/8022\/6962159118_b561b06264_b.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-src=\"http:\/\/farm9.staticflickr.com\/8022\/6962159118_b561b06264.jpg\" alt=\"Umbro Launches the St. George Collection\" width=\"350\" height=\"258\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Nike are believed to be launching a new England away strip as early as next spring, despite the fact the existing deal with Umbro was supposed to run until 2018.<\/p>\n<p>Consumers eager to wear the current strip may have to fork out for another new England kit, though Nike&#8217;s plans are not yet clear.<\/p>\n<p>The move, which will earn the FA millions, will be seen as a fightback after German rivals adidas dominated the Olympics by supplying Team GB.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/farm6.static.flickr.com\/5104\/5890787843_2d6fef3de8_b.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-src=\"http:\/\/farm6.static.flickr.com\/5104\/5890787843_2d6fef3de8.jpg\" alt=\"England Umbro 2011\/12 Away Football Kit \/ Soccer Jersey\" width=\"350\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>FA officials were last week ready to announce that a relationship with Manchester-based manufacturer Umbro was about to be terminated.<\/p>\n<p>And while the FA refused to comment last night, Sportsmail understands an agreement has been reached for Nike to take over.<\/p>\n<p>Umbro&#8217;s link with England dates back to the 1950s, and their \u00a320million a year deal runs until 2018.<\/p>\n<p>It stipulated that only Umbro could supply the England team. But Nike announced in May their plan to sell Umbro &#8211; having bought them in 2007 for \u00a3285m &#8211; and made a proposal to the FA that the governing body seem ready to accept.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/farm5.static.flickr.com\/4076\/4947751683_f468dbed9c_b.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-src=\"http:\/\/farm5.static.flickr.com\/4076\/4947751683_f468dbed9c.jpg\" alt=\"England Umbro 2011\/13 Home Kit \/ Jersey\" width=\"350\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>In a move first mooted in Sportsmail&#8217;s Sports Agenda column, Nike offered the FA the chance to sign a lucrative new deal or stay with a company facing an uncertain future, given how important the England contract has been to the brand for so many years.<\/p>\n<p>Nike have also taken over the contract Umbro had with Manchester City. It was only in 2009 that the English champions signed a 10-year deal with Umbro, worth \u00a36m a year.<\/p>\n<p>City will wear Nike shirts from next season, and Nike England away shirts are due in spring.<\/p>\n<p>The home strip was launched only in February and for two years, but the Nike &#8216;swoosh&#8217; is likely to replace the Umbro badge on that kit as well next spring, which may not impress fans.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/footballfashion.org\/wordpress\/category\/201213-kits-jerseys\/\">Check out our Kits and Jerseys section for more of the latest soccer shirts<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/scripts.affiliatefuture.com\/AFClick.asp?affiliateID=132648&amp;merchantID=739&amp;programmeID=3052&amp;mediaID=15786&amp;tracking=&amp;url=http:\/\/www.worldsoccershop.com\/shop-by-team-england-national-soccer-team.html\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-src=\"http:\/\/farm8.staticflickr.com\/7103\/7165244249_644dfb6ab3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"fb-comments\" data-href=\"http:\/\/footballfashion.org\/wordpress\/2012\/08\/28\/nike-to-become-englands-kit-provider\/\" data-num-posts=\"20\" data-width=\"500\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>UK newspaper The Daily Mail has released an exclusive article featuring details regarding the English Football Association signing a kit deal with Nike. 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