The Icons signed football memorabilia shop was initially a small part of the popular personal players website of leading footballers www.icons.com. At the outset in 1999, Icons.com provided personal websites for Ryan Giggs, Dennis Bergkamp, Henrik Larsson and Dirk Kuyt amongst many others.
The idea for developing the Icons shop came from the great relationships we had with these leading players.
We realised that there was a huge demand from fans around the world for 100 per cent authentic signed football memorabilia. Over the years, we have travelled far and wide to carry out exclusive signing sessions with the world's greatest ever footballers: Pele, Diego Maradona, Eric Cantona, Cristiano Ronaldo, Kaka, Lionel Messi, Fernando Torres - the list is endless.
In 2007 we re-launched the Icons website as a standalone shop and concentrated on satisfying this demand for quality signed products from the biggest names in the game. As football fans ourselves, we want the best products from best players too.
Our aim now is simple; to provide our customers with the best range of authentic signed football memorabilia there is.
You can view our entire range on this website, or take a look at a selection of our items in Harrods, London, UK.
Name:
Edward Freedman
Job Title:
Non-Executive Chairman, Icons.com
Job Role:
Edward brings his vast retail and football knowledge to the Icons operation and is involved in all the major deals, initiatives and decisions.
Background:
Edward has over 40 years experience in the retail industry and in the late 80s was Managing Director of Tottenham Hotspur. He then moved to Manchester United and became Managing Director of Manchester United Merchandising from 1992 onwards. Over the next six years he transformed the commercial side of the club's operation and built the Manchester United into the biggest brand in world football. He was also a key player in the formation of the Premier League and was hailed by The Economist as "football's merchandising guru".
Team:
Manchester United
Favourite current player:
Cristiano Ronaldo
Favourite ever players:
Pele, Johan Cruyff, Eric Cantona
Greatest player ever seen live:
Pele in the '66 World Cup at Goodison Park when Portugal kicked him off the park
Favourite footballing moment:
Has to be winning the World Cup in '66
Playing record:
Played for London School Boys then had to go on an actually earn a living
Contact:
Phone: 020 7267 4774
Email:
edward@icons.com
Name:
Dan Jamieson
Job Title:
Managing Director, Icons.com
Job Role:
As Icons MD Dan runs business day to day; overseeing the marketing and supply operations, negotiating third party deals and planning the growth of the company.
Background:
Graduating with an Economics degree from Cambridge University, Dan has worked in media marketing for 13 years, working for the Guardian & Observer newspapers, Channel 4 and being Head of Marketing for Capital Radio. He worked at Zone, Icons' parent company, for three years as a digital strategist and developed the plan for the Icons website re-launch in 2008.
Team:
Growing up in the city in the glory years of the 70s and 80s it was inevitable that he would become a dedicated Liverpool fan.
Favourite current player:
Fernando Torres
Favourite ever players:
Diego Maradona, Ian Rush, Paul Gascoigne
Greatest player ever seen live:
Kenny Dalglish
Favourite footballing moment:
Champions League Final 2005, Istanbul
Playing record:
Dan is player-manager of Grantchester Road, a Sunday League football team entering its 12th season and is dreaming of mid-table and a possible cup run.
Contact:
Phone: 020 7446 8821
Email:
dan@icons.com
Name:
Tom Rollett
Job Title:
Operations Director, Icons.com
Job Role:
As Icons OD Tom oversees the purchasing and creation of stock, Search Engine Optimisation of the website, and site development.
Background:
Graduating from Nottingham University with a Philosophy degree, followed by a Diploma in Journalism from Cardiff University Tom worked for a variety of newspapers, magazines and websites before joining Icons in 2001. He ran the Icons network of personal player websites before concentrating exclusively on the memorabilia operation in 2007.
Team:
Tom grew up watching the legendary QPR side of Stan Bowles, Gerry Francis and Dave Thomas in the Seventies and knew then he would enjoy a lifetime of sublime football and title chases.
Favourite current player:
Lee Cook
Favourite ever players:
Paul Gascoigne, Diego Maradona, Stan Bowles, Johan Cruyff
Greatest player ever seen live:
Stan Bowles
Favourite footballing moment:
QPR v Oldham, 2003 play-off semi-final first leg. Unbelievable atmosphere.
Playing record:
Peaked aged 10 scoring the winning goal in the Scouts county cup. Early promise went unfulfilled thanks to off-field distractions.
Contact:
Phone: 020 7446 8844
Email:
tom@icons.com
Name:
Steve Ryan
Job Title:
Marketing & Affiliate Manager, Icons.com
Job Role:
As Icons Marketing & Affiliates Manager Steve is responsible for the promotion of Icons range of signed football memorabilia and the Icons brand to the adoring footballing world.
Background:
After graduating from The University of Sheffield in 2002 with a degree in Business & Marketing, Steve spent a year travelling before moving to the bright lights of London to work in International Marketing for a publishing company. Following three years in publishing Steve went on to run large-scale marketing campaigns for corporate and sports events before joining Icons in 2007 to develop their marketing and affiliate promotions.
Team:
An increasingly rare choice; Steve supports the team from the city he grew up in - the mighty Foxes, Leicester City.
Favourite current players:
Ronaldo Luís Nazario de Lima (The first and best Ronaldo) & Matty Fryatt
Favourite ever players:
Paul Gascoigne, Muzzy Izzet, Eric Cantona, Jay-Jay Okocha
Greatest player ever seen live:
Zinedine Zidane
Favourite footballing moment:
A year after falling in love with football during Italia '90, to a ten year old boy
this was magic.
Playing record:
Steve has been plying his trade for Los Bomboneras in a North London 5-a-side league for the last four years since his big money switch from Sheffield University's Rod Hull City.
Contact:
Phone: 020 7446 8823
Email:
steve@icons.com
Name:
Jacob Taylor
Job Title:
Temporary Customer Service Executive, Icons.com
Job Role:
As Icons Customer Service Executive, Jake is Icons' link to the outside world, providing support, fulfilling orders and answering queries from football fans and general gift buyers who come to Icons.
Background:
Fresh out of the University of Manchester, where he studied Anthropology, Jake worked behind the bar in a Manchester pub before setting off down the M6 to join the Icons' team and indulge in constant football banter about 'The Mighty' QPR.
Team:
Liverpool (Due to being from North Wales and counting many Scousers amongst his relatives)
Favourite current players:
Fernando Torres, Ryan Giggs (a Welsh legend despite wasting his talents at Old Trafford)
Favourite ever players:
Steve Mcmanaman, Thierry Henry, Darren Anderton (He still doesn't know why)
Greatest player ever seen live:
John Barnes
Favourite footballing moment:
Although he enjoyed Michael Owen's explosive entrance onto the international stage against Argentina in the '98 World Cup, he's had to go for this classic
Steve McManaman moment of magic.
Playing record:
Mainly taking in 5-a-side tournaments and leagues, the most recent instalment of Jake's less than illustrious playing career involved a stint at 'G-Unit FC', devastatingly cut short by his move down south. Now looking for a new club, Jake is rumoured to be having trials with Newcastle. Possibly.
Contact:
Phone: 020 7446 8823
Email:
jacob@icons.com
Unframed items - UKIn the UK all orders sent to England and Wales are sent by FedEx. We aim to dispatch all orders within two working days so you should receive your orders within three working days of placing them. You will be emailed a FedEx tracking number so you can track your order and speak to FedEx about delivery if necessary. Please give us a daytime address as all orders have to be signed for. FedEx can deliver on a Saturday but there are extra charges involved.
All unframed orders for Scotland, Northern Ireland and non-Mainland UK islands are sent by Royal Mail Signed For service in order to keep the costs down. These are dispatched within two working days and need to be signed for too. If you would like your order sent by FedEx we can arrange it but there will be extra charges.
Framed items - UK
All our framed products are sent by FedEx to all parts of the UK. The framed products take between 7-10 working days to create. Once dispatched they will arrive the next working day.
Unframed and framed items - International
All our international orders for framed and unframed products are sent by FedEx.
Once dispatched the order will take the following times to get to you
Ireland - next working day by 10am
Benelux - next working day by 10am
Mainland Europe - next working day by 10am
Non-EU Europe - next working day by the end of the business day
Eastern Europe - next working day by the end of the business day
The Balkans - next working day by the end of the business day
USA and Canada - next working day by 10.30am (to the vast majority of ZIP codes)
The Carribean, Central and South America - within 1-2 working days
The Middle East - within 2 working days
Africa - within 2-4 working days
China - within 2-4 working days
Australasia - within 2-4 working days
Again, unframed items are sent from icons.com within 2 days of the order being placed. All framed items take between 7-10 working days to create, once dispatched the times above apply.
For all international order you will be emailed a FedEx tracking code and contact details for Fedex if you need to speak to someone about your order.
Please get in touch with us on +44 (0) 20 7446 8888 or
customersupport@icons.com if your order is especially urgent and needed by a particular date or you think it is taking too long to arrive.
A signature will be required on receipt of your order, so please ensure that someone is available at the delivery address when placing your order.
We are able to deliver items to addresses other than the billing/card holder address. Please choose this option when making your order. If you would like your order to be delivered on a specified day, please just give us a call or email us and we'll do our best to arrange it for you.
US customers will not have to pay an additional sales taxes or charges after purchasing our products.
If you have any marketing queries, please call Steve Ryan on 0207 446 8823 or email
sryan@icons.com