The World Cup, Italy was nicknamed "Azzurri", the Netherlands is called "orange azzurri",Two teams of jersey‘color like the bright flags have been well known.But who know that the color they choose is related to the national royal family?
More national teams are the mass-tone attune to flag as jersey design inspiration,Brazil's yellow jersey, Argentina's blue and white striped shirt, and black and white Germany jersey incredibly is also related to the national flag,originally associated with 19th century Prussia kingdom's black and white flag.The most surprising is Japan jersey's blue comes not from historical tradition, turns out to be related to the superstition.
In fact, almost every national team has its own traditional jersey color that has carried on nearly hundred years, the color became the player's totem, even blood symbol of the team.How much you know about jersey color source?
Brazil
Selecao home kit is yellow, away kit is blue, this choice is derived from the yellow and blue two colors on the flag of Brazil.Among them, the home yellow shirt is most familiar, it is called as "Amarelinha" by country's fans affectionately.This most successful team's home kit in the world, embodies the vibrant sense of national pride, generally easy to identify, as Brazil flag.
But in fact, Brazil's home kit was not always use yellow, until the 1950 World Cup, the selecao has been a white shirt .At that time, Brazil as the host country, suffered a terrible defeat on the World Cup final.The defeat became a national disaster, many people think that white shirt for Brazil brings bad luck.
To restored morale, Brazil held a jersey design competition nationwide, demand new national team's jersey must use all 4 colors of Brazilian flags: yellow, green, blue and white.In the end, the competition finally have the results, a 19-year-old illustrator's works stand out, he designed the yellow shirt, blue shorts, white socks and neckline cuffs from green dot, and this Brazil soccer kit has been in use today.
Over the years, despite the selecao uniform experienced a change in the shirt sponsor, shirt details also have many changes in years, but the yellow has not changed.
Argentina
Blue as the sky and white as the cloud, become the symbol of the national flag of Argentina, is also their home jersey's color.
Argentina is a representative of the South American soccer, the style of elegant and comfortable, believe in the personal space of playingstyle, emerge in endlessly of stars, two precious World Cup Venus brings countless fans for them.At the same time, their blue and white jersey, with its elegant, beautiful style, conquered many fans.
But Argentina's blue and white stripe jersey, the first is not put on by the players, but related to the war.When Argentina was brewing at independence in the 19th century, the country's soldiers wearing the blue and white striped uniforms against Spain and Britain's colonists, the blue symbolizes justice, white symbolizes belief, pure, honest and noble, and finally, they in the capital Buenos Aires to annihilate the enemy in the battle.So, in order to commemorat the battle of victory, the independence movement leader Manuel Belgrade, with reference to the soldier's uniform color, designed the flag of Argentina, in February 1812.
Therefore, the shirt brings victory for Argentina continues down, and become the national team's jersey, has become the traditional colour of Argentina, lead them in the competition in the world.
Italy
Italy's classic blue has been recognized by the fans all over the world, the Italian team got the nickname "Azzurri" in their country (blue, Italian).
However, the Italian flag is composed of green, white and red three color, not blue, so, why their shirt is blue?This blue color in fact was deposed in 1946 of the Italian royal family of color.
At the beginning of the 20th century, Italy wore a white jersey in the first few games, then adopted the color of royalty and until now their chest still has the royal shield emblem.Italy's first international was on May 15, 1910 in Milan, against France, they determined the blue shirt on December 30, 1910 (national team the third game).
Today, although the shirt style change many times in the time, but the blue, has been a symbol of Italian soccer.
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