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6 unusual facts about Umbro


2002–03 Brescia Calcio season

Brescia's kit was manufactured by British sports retailer Umbro and sponsored by Banca Lombarda.

Gary Etherington

Etherington has been a regional sales manager for soccer equipment and clothing companies, including Umbro.

Manchester United Premier Cup

In 2003, to coincide with Nike replacing Umbro as kit sponsors of Manchester United, the tournament was re-branded as the Manchester United Premier Cup.

Peter Kenyon

Kenyon was a director and chief executive of sportswear firm Umbro.

Simeon Jackson

On 1 June 2011, it was announced by Umbro that Jackson had signed an endorsement deal following the new partnership between the English sportswear company and the Canadian Soccer Association, making Jackson one of the few Canadian players to have an endorsement deal.

Staten Island Vipers

The team colors were blue and white, with shirts sponsored by Toyota and the kit supplied by Umbro.


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1992–93 Manchester City F.C. season

City retained the previous season's kit, manufactured by English company Umbro and sponsored by Japanese electronics manufacturer Brother.

1992–93 Sheffield United F.C. season

The kit was manufactured by British apparel company Umbro and sponsored by English timber merchant Arnold Laver.

1993–94 Manchester City F.C. season

Umbro and Brother remained the kit manufacturers and sponsors respectively.

Bartolomeo di Tommaso

Bartolomeo di Tommaso was a painter who flourished in the early part of the 15th century, and was of Umbro-Sienese school.

Junior International Quadrangular Tournament

The Junior International Quadrangular Tournament (most recently known as the Umbro Trophy for sponsorship reasons) is an football tournament held on an irregular basis between junior representative teams from Northern Ireland, the Republic of Ireland and Scotland and the Isle of Man national team.

Sophie Chandauka

Since qualification, Chandauka has worked on a number of high profile transactions including the attempted hostile takeover of the London Stock Exchange Group by the Macquarie Group; the acquisition of the The Body Shop by L'Oréal; Nike, Inc.’s acquisition of Umbro; and the initial public offering (IPO) of Ferrexpo as the first Ukrainian company to be listed on the London Stock Exchange.


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