| Formation | 1976 |
|---|---|
| Headquarters | St. Albans |
Region served | United Kingdom |
Founders | Michael and David Gilbert |
Parent organization | Focus Group Holdings |
The Focus Group was founded in 1976 and has become one of the leading companies in the UK for the design, sourcing and distribution of branded and own brand footwear, apparel and accessories.
It holds a number of third party licences and also designs and sources product from a number of sports and fashion retailers.
The company is 49% owned by JD Sports parent company.
In May 2007, Manchester City Football Club agreed a deal with the group that saw the club kitted out by French manufacturers Le Coq Sportif. [1] In May 2009, Everton Football Club followed suit. [2]
Chelsea Football Club is an English professional football club based in Fulham, West London. Founded in 1905, they play their home games at Stamford Bridge. The club competes in the Premier League, the top division of English football. They won their first major honour, the League championship, in 1955. The club won the FA Cup for the first time in 1970, their first European honour, the Cup Winners' Cup, in 1971, and became the third English club to win the Club World Cup in 2022.
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Robert Louis-Dreyfus was a French businessman who was chief executive officer (CEO) of Adidas and Saatchi & Saatchi. He was a majority shareholder of the French football team Olympique de Marseille, and during his tenure they re-emerged as a major European football club.
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