Is this the best England shirt ever?

The new England kit was unveiled with great fanfare on Saturday as the national team thumped Slovakia 4-0 at Wembley. Opinions on it vary - some like the clean styling and lack of fuss, some think - however hard Rio Ferdinand stares in the promotional shots - it looks like a 10-year-old's PE Kit.

Either way, it's the shirt that England will wear to the 2010 World Cup finals, which it looks very much like England will be travelling to, topping their group with a 100 per cent record as they do.

And it's the shirt that in years to come, if England should win the World Cup collectors like us will be getting signed by the heroes of the hour.

So which is your favourite England shirt? Here are Icons' favourites:

5. The 2006 version. The one David Beckham scored his free-kick against Greece in. Subtle red cross. Nice.
4. The 1982 Admiral version. Looked perfect with a perm.
3. The 1996 version. No red on this design, but it evokes an incredible summer when football came home.

2. The 1990 umbro version, which Gazza wiped his tears on.
1. The classic red 1966 England shirt. For obvious reasons really.

Man Utd 1 Liverpool 4 - Torres shirts reduced

It's maybe an exaggeration to say that Liverpool's 1-4 win at Old Trafford blew the title race open, but at the very least it gave the Merseyside faithful some bragging rights.

Fernando Torres took his goal superbly to level the scores after Cristiano Ronaldo's penalty and you have to wonder how many points the Anfield side would have accumulated had El Nino been fit all season.

Liverpool FC achieved the result wearing their grey away shirt and any fan wishing to remember the great day should act quickly to bag themselves one of our limited-edition signed Fernando Torres Liverpool away shirts.

To mark the victory we've knocked £14 - yes, that's ONE FOUR - off the price. Fernando signed only ten of these at our last session with him, so these signed shirts are a fantastic item of sports memorabilia.

Usain Bolt should just have come to icons

The fastest man in the world, Usain Bolt, is going to have to come all the way to Manchester from Jamaica just to get a signed Cristiano Ronaldo shirt. And not only that, according to the Daily Telegraph, he's going to have to give C Ronaldo running lessons.

It would have been so much easier if he'd just visited the icons shop, where he could have bought himself a signed Cristiano Ronaldo Man United home shirt for just £199.99; representing a massive saving on a standard transatlantic air fare.

With the money he'd saved he could have even got himself some signed Ronaldo pictures and any other number of football collectables.

If anyone knows Usain, then tell him about us. He's a massive fan of sports memorabilia
apparently, and as he builds his collection, we could save him a fortune.

Deco sets the right example

It's good to see one Chelsea footballer using his fame for good, even if his team-mates seem determined to court publicity of a different kind. While Ashley Cole has been garnering more unwanted press with his recent arrest, Deco has been trying to draw attention to his charitable organisation, The Deco Institute.

The institute aims to help children in the Brazilian city near Sao Paolo where Deco grew up. “We really wanted to change something and if you want to do that, you have to start where you live,” he said in the Times. “All countries have social problems, but in Brazil they live in a place with many difficulties — they are offered drugs at 10, 11. This gives them the chance to be someone.”

Deco may have had a frustrating season with a series of niggling injuries, but as the season nears the business end, and with Chelsea still in contention in the Champions League and FA Cup, the stage is set for him to recapture the early season form that saw him make such an impact at Stamford Bridge.

Chelsea memorabilia signed by Deco is available at the Icons shop, including the 2008-09 home shirt and 2008-09 away kit. If you prefer signed football photos then take a look at Deco's First Goal For Chelsea, or Deco In Action For Chelsea.

King Eric completes fourth memorabilia session for icons

Last week Icons completed its fourth private signing session with Manchester United legend Eric Cantona.

Icons travelled to Paris to meet with the mercurial Frenchman, where he signed a new range of shirts and photos for us.

Le King put his name to a replica 1996 FA Cup final shirt commemorating the May day when his solitary strike sent arch rivals Liverpool to 1-0 defeat at Wembley.

He also signed two new photographs for our Cantona range. The first shows him, arm aloft, having inspired Manchester United to a vital win over Wimbledon. Newcastle led United by 12 points and this victory began the fightback as they defied the odds to claw back the deficit.

The second is from the same season, and shows Cantona and Roy Keane celebrating Eric's sixth-minute strike against Manchester City in April that year which put United neck and neck with Kevin Keegan's Newcastle. The Geordies crumbled under pressure and Fergie's young side went on to achieve an incredible double.

Fergie had offloaded Mark Hughes, Paul Ince and Andrei Kanchelskis in the summer leading Alan Hansen to remark famously that "You'll never win anything with kids." But a youthful team including Ryan Giggs, David Beckham, Paul Scholes, Nicky Butt and the Neville Brothers spectacularly proved him wrong.

Check out the icons shop now to buy these superb items of sporting memorabilia.

Mourinho rates Giggs the best ever

So Jose Mourinho reckons that Ryan Giggs is the greatest ever Premiership player, better than Thierry Henry, Alan Shearer and Eric Cantona.

The Special One should know a thing or two given the number of trophies he won with Chelsea and the way his Inter Milan side are running away with this year's Scuddeto.

But is he right? Here is Icons' top five Premiership players:

5. Steven Gerrard. They say that no player is bigger than the team. Have they not heard of Stevie G?
4. Frank Lampard. Still holds the record for an outfield player of 164 consecutive appearances. A phenomenon.
3. Eric Cantona. Turned Manchester United into the all-conquering force they are today.
2. Alan Shearer. 260 Premiership goals. Will anyone ever beat that?
1. Ryan Giggs. Well no-one ever won an argument with the Special One did they?

We've had our turn. Now it's yours...