National Football Museum

The National Football Museum in Manchester, located in Urbis - a building created in 2002 by architect Ian Simpson. The museum was once located in Deepdale in the city of Preston, but it was moved to Manchester in 2012. The National Football Museum collection includes approximately 140,000 items.

The idea of creating a museum devoted to football arose in 1994 - then the company Baxi Partnership bought Preston North End Football Club. This idea has grown to this day, attracting hundreds of thousands of visitors to Urbis every year. In 2003, as part of this initiative, the International Football Institute was established, conducting research on the historical, social and cultural aspects of this popular sport.

One of the most interesting exhibits in the museum include ball from the 1966 World Cup final, the world's oldest football kit for women from the 19th century, or souvenirs from the world's first official football match in 1872 (Scotland-England).