Osborne bull Osborne bull The Osborne bull () is a high black silhouetted image of a bull in semi-profile. Nowadays the conservation of the bulls is handled by the family of Félix Tejada. The Osborne sherry company (founded by Thomas Osborne Mann in 1772) erected large images of bulls starting in 1956 to advertise their "Brandy de Jerez". The images were black (with the brand ""Veterano"" in red on it) advertising boards located near major roads throughout Spain. The original image was smaller and slightly different in design. The current larger image was created to comply with a law that prohibited advertising
History of the Germany national football team History of the Germany national football team The history of the German national football team began in 1908, when Germany played its first international match. Since then, the German national football team has been one of the most successful football teams, winning four World Cups and three European Championships. Between 1899 and 1901, prior to the formation of a national team, there were five unofficial international matches between different German and English selection teams, which all ended as large defeats for the German teams. Eight years after the establishment of the German Football Association (DFB), the first official match of