[1] Other currently produced beverages sold by McDaid's include Pineapple, Creamy Cola and American Ice Cream Soda.
However, since 2014, all of McDaid's products are now made and bottled for them by Maine Soft Drinks Ltd in Ballymoney, County Antrim.
[citation needed] Football Special is one of McDaid's oldest and most distinguished products, winning two awards for excellence in 1984 and 1989 from the London Beverage Society.
[2] They created a drink which has a beer-like foamy head and named it 'Football Cup', which later was changed to Football Special.
Football Special is found most commonly on sale throughout County Donegal, where it was originally produced and it is often considered "The best drink in Ireland" by those who consume it.