Nike Football Great Britain

Super Mario smashes it

DonJulio — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 14:44:54 GMT

Sometimes you witness the precise moment a promising talent moves up several gears into the major league.

For the man they call Super Mario, it happened in just 48 minutes. Last night, Balotelli scored two, created one and won the penalty for another. He even had to be dragged away from taking the spot kick by the regular penalty taker. Balotelli is not lacking confidence.

Watch the video to see how Balotelli hones his touch and dribbling.

Will his skills and growing confidence be enough to book him a ticket to South Africa?

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Pain is temporary. Defeat is permanent.

gareth.nettl — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 14:12:51 GMT

They taunt you and they hack you. But you know what you need from the game.

Three points. A performance to keep your place. To crush your fiercest rivals.

So when you’re brought down again, for the seventh time – that’s when you get up, rise above it and turn the game.

Feared Far and Wide

DonJulio — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 08:00:00 GMT

Black, brooding and with a V for victory slashed across its chest, Man U’s new strip has been engineered to inspire the away win – before a ball’s even been kicked.

Like the home strip, this kit is rooted in a century of history, with elements taken from the very first Old Trafford season of 1909/1910. It’s been designed to intimidate, with a blue chevron; black shirt, shorts and socks; and ‘The Theatre of Dreams Since 1910’ woven onto the inside label. It’s dark, menacing, and readies the team for another electrifying season.

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The Buzz is back

gareth.nettl — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 09:05:39 GMT

Celtic have swarmed all over the Scottish Premier League title in recent years. Their hunt for further success sees the return of the famous bumblebee stripes to the new club kits for 2009/10.

While the classic home strip remains untouched, the team’s new away kit has the familiar bumblebee colours – volt green and black hoops wrapped around the shirt. On the waistband of the black shorts, a single star symbolises the team’s historic European win, and the 1888 date recalls the year the bhoys began.

The international kit has a white shirt with Celtic tartan shoulder panels; a pattern that also appears on the shorts and socks delivering a shot of national pride as they march into Europe in the new season

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The Stars of Italy

DonJulio — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 07:34:49 GMT

There’s no one like Inter. The only club to have never dropped from the country’s top tier, it’s been a century since they won their first major trophy. And they’re not finished yet.

The classic blue and black stripes of the new home shirt – unaligned from back to front – echo the design worn during the 1965/66 season when the club won their tenth Scudetto. The star earned as a result sits proudly above the club’s crest, which itself is enclosed within the Italian flag – an honour only granted to the country’s reigning champion.

The same details are included in the away kit. Only the colours are different – a white polo collared shirt with a black and blue royal band. Inside, both strips display a woven label reading ‘Inter Centenario Del Primo Scudetto’ – Centenary of the First Scudetto. Here’s to another unstoppable 100 years.

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Give everything

gareth.nettl — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 13:00:45 GMT

Many things make the difference in a game. But there’s one thing that turns games in a second.

You can’t touch it, you can’t teach it.

Watch the video for more.

Tradition Reborn

DonJulio — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 12:49:25 GMT

The 1980s. Juventus won 11 trophies in a single decade. Back then the shirt was black and white, but with narrower stripes than in recent years. This season the look returns, giving the club a striking appearance and a reignited passion for success.

On the inside of the home shirt, the label proudly shows off the Italian flag with a single lone ‘J’ woven into the centre. The away kit is just as simple: silver shirt, black and white sash, black shorts and Juventus stamped onto the calf of the white socks.

It’s all here in black-and-white. The Old Lady stands rejuvenated, ready for the launch of another glorious season.

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Fit for Champions

gareth.nettl — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 10:30:17 GMT

No club intimidates like Manchester United. The new home strip 2009/10 is designed to do exactly that, as well as celebrate the Old Trafford ground’s centenary year.

The kit echoes the strip from the very first Old Trafford season: 1909/1910. A black chevron slices across the shirt’s red chest. The club’s red devil dances on the waistband of the white shorts. And inside, the label reads ‘The Theatre of Dreams Since 1910’. An iconic strip ready for another legendary football season.

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More than a club

DonJulio — Fri, 22 May 2009 10:15:42 GMT

The shirt label says it all: “More than a club”. FC Barcelona’s new 2009/10 home and away kits have been designed to inspire the kind of football the club’s famous for – spirited, passionate and oozing Catalan pride.

The home kit flies the club’s famous colours – the Atlantic blue with deep red vertical stripes now bordered with a thin yellow stripe. The Catalan flag, the Senyera, is stamped onto the back of the shirt collar, while the socks have ‘Barça’ emblazoned on the calf.

The away kit is designed to reflect the gleaming Mediterranean. The shirt is bright mango, the shorts that familiar blue. Made to order for a team that fields some of the world’s most dazzling players.

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When the nation calls

gareth.nettl — Wed, 20 May 2009 18:03:37 GMT

Villa have contributed more players to our national team than any other club in history

England has always demanded the best talent around. Aston Villa has always stepped up and supplied it.

With more England internationals to its name than any other club in history – the Villans represent when it comes to homegrown talent. From old school legends Peter Withe and David Platt to rising stars like Gabby Agbonlahor and Ashley Young, Villa keeps the bar rising.

The new Aston Villa away kit is inspired by the club’s hugely impressive heritage and its dedication to the nation.

It’s not just about club pride. It’s about pride for your country.

See it first at www.whenthenationcalls.com.

Razor sharp

DonJulio — Wed, 20 May 2009 16:53:41 GMT

Arsenal’s line-up may be continental, but the team has London coursing through its veins. With a pinstripe woven into the fabric, the shirt reflects everything the club stands for: dignity; style; class. Football the way it should be.

The shirt is midnight blue with a lighter pinstripe. The polo collar harks back to the shirts worn by Arsenal’s all conquering side of the 1930s. A label featuring the club motto, ‘Victoria Concordia Crescit,’ – ‘Victory Comes from Harmony’ – is stitched into the seam. And stamped onto the waistband is the club’s calling card – the Arsenal cannon.

The strip means business. It demands respect. And it boldly launches the team into the new season.

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Relentless We March

gareth.nettl — Fri, 15 May 2009 15:38:05 GMT

Always one more. One more point needed, one more result to nail, one more title earned in sweat. And then one more final to own, one more stage to dominate, one more cup to lift.

What’s one more to a reigning champion? Everything.

Own a limited edition part of history – exclusively available at NikeStore.com.

Breakfast of champions

gareth.nettl — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 16:09:13 GMT

As the red half of Manchester knows, being first is everything. First in Europe. First in the Premier League.

And if you’re among the first visitors to Manchester’s NikeStore for the launch of the new Man Utd 1969 inspired 3rd kit, you’ll be rewarded with a free slap-up breakfast and the chance to kit yourself out for what promises to be another epic season at Old Trafford.

Come down to the Nike Store at 39, Market Street, Manchester from 8.00am Tuesday 16 September. Get your hands on the latest kit and hang out with the Nike team over a free breakfast.

See you there.

Hit the BootRoom

gareth.nettl — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 04:07:47 GMT

If Fabio Cannavaro says ‘My boot is an extension of myself’, you know it’s worth dropping into the new BootRoom at London Oxford Street’s NikeTown to design personalised footwear to match every aspect of your game.

Get measured for the right width fitting, pick a sole plate to match your surface, then select your material, colour and embroider your unique iD.

Presto. A pair of boots made just for you – because they were created by you.

Want to give your whole team the edge? Drop by for a session on the Digital Team Builder and design anything from a 3-a-side kit to full squad apparel, right down to the cut of the cloth, your club crest and sponsor.

Because every player is different. And every one deserves the best.

Become Legends

gareth.nettl — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 11:59:49 GMT

The 2008/9 season will be the 20th anniversary of the famous night at Anfield when Arsenal went to Liverpool, on the last day of the season, needing to win 2-0 to snatch the title. Liverpool seemed destined to succeed, but against all the odds, Arsenal won the league. This season's new away kit commemorates this and challenges the new Arsenal squad to step up and become legends.

On www.becomelegends.com hear legends from the 1989 winning side Michael Thomas, Paul Merson, Steve Bould, Alan Smith meeting with the current squad Fabregas, Walcott, Adebayor, Van Persie, Gallas, Almunia and Toure to share the spirit and inspiration that is needed to ‘Become Legends’.

Download images of the legends and current squad and relive the drama and tension as described by those that were there on the famous night at Anfield. Also, listen to the opinions of the legends on the talent and potential of the current squad, as well as their aspirations for the forthcoming season.