andregunts Posted June 18, 2006 Share Posted June 18, 2006 what site do they tell who which jersey they will be wearing ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alphabet Man Posted June 18, 2006 Share Posted June 18, 2006 they are in media reports, briefly mentioned, depends, or you just wait till the boys walk out.... twitter.com/thebrainofMatt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sscrunner06 Posted June 19, 2006 Share Posted June 19, 2006 I'm usually not much of a soccer fan, but I have really been watching the World Cup this year. That being said, I was wondering if someone could answer a question for me: Why are Italy's jerseys blue? I'm just curious as to the significance of that, since blue isn't a color on their flag. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fred T. Jane Posted June 19, 2006 Share Posted June 19, 2006 I'm usually not much of a soccer fan, but I have really been watching the World Cup this year. That being said, I was wondering if someone could answer a question for me: Why are Italy's jerseys blue? I'm just curious as to the significance of that, since blue isn't a color on their flag. Thanks. Blue is the colour of the House of Savoy, one of the former ruling houses of Italy. Pretty much all Italian national team sports wear blue. [Croatia National Team Manager Slavan] Bilic then went on to explain how Croatia's success can partially be put down to his progressive man-management techniques. "Sometimes I lie in the bed with my players. I go to the room of Vedran Corluka and Luka Modric when I see they have a problem and I lie in bed with them and we talk for 10 minutes." Maybe Capello could try getting through to his players this way too? Although how far he'd get with Joe Cole jumping up and down on the mattress and Rooney demanding to be read his favourite page from The Very Hungry Caterpillar is open to question. --The Guardian's Fiver, 08 September 2008 Attention: In order to obtain maximum enjoyment from your stay at the CCSLC, the reader is advised that the above post may contain large amounts of sarcasm, dry humour, or statements which should not be taken in any true sort of seriousness. As a result, the above poster absolves himself of any and all blame in the event that a forum user responds to the aforementioned post without taking the previous notice into account. Thank you for your cooperation, and enjoy your stay at the CCSLC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HatCityEnforcer Posted June 19, 2006 Share Posted June 19, 2006 I'm usually not much of a soccer fan, but I have really been watching the World Cup this year. That being said, I was wondering if someone could answer a question for me: Why are Italy's jerseys blue? I'm just curious as to the significance of that, since blue isn't a color on their flag. Thanks. EDIT: Fred beat me to the punch Countries using different colors than what their flags are is kinda common....EX: Netherlands wearing orange (for the House of Orange, which is the royal family)...Japan wearing blue (it's just used with the soccer team...other sports vary it up a bit beyond the traditional red/white we'd think they'd wear)....Australia using green/gold or gold/navy instead of blue/red...New Zealand using black....The wildest one was the old West German colored jersey for soccer...for the longest time (around 1950 through I believe the 1994 World Cup..possibly the 1996 European Championships), they had a green jersey...this was done because the first team that would play Germany after WWII was Ireland. FANTASY TEAMSHousatonic U. Dragons (NCFA Basketball): 16-6 (8-4 Conf.)--National Runner-UpJersey State U. (NCFA Football): Inaugural Year - 2006Motor City Silverhawks (WArFL): 9-4 (3rd--National Conf.)Lehigh Valley Ironmen (WAmFL): Inaugural Season--2006New England Marauders RFC (RLI): 6-0-7 (6th place)Detroit Spirit (AA): 3-6 (T-4th--Patriot League)Brooklyn Atlantics (IBF): 10-5 (1st--Appalachian Conf.)Boston Mariners RFU (WRU): Coming Soon!New York Americans (SHL): Inaugural Season - 2006-07 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fred T. Jane Posted June 19, 2006 Share Posted June 19, 2006 EDIT: Fred beat me to the punch That one was easy pickings for someone who does WW1 Research like me. Countries using different colors than what their flags are is kinda common....EX: Netherlands wearing orange (for the House of Orange, which is the royal family)...Japan wearing blue (it's just used with the soccer team...other sports vary it up a bit beyond the traditional red/white we'd think they'd wear)....Australia using green/gold or gold/navy instead of blue/red...New Zealand using black....There's a reason for Oz going Green/Gold and New Zealand going all black.Australia wears green and gold because it's the colours of the Australian national flower, the Golden Wattle. The Golden Wattle is on the Australian Coat of Arms.(Link, love the humourous answer after the official one: http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2004/06/11/...l?from=storyrhs )As for the Kiwis, here's a good article on how the nickname "All Blacks" came to be. http://www.rugbymuseum.co.nz/asp/container...le.asp?IDID=138 Considering how new Zealand's most important national sides (Rugby and Cricket) use the All Blacks name and colour scheme, the rest of the national teams just follow suit. [Croatia National Team Manager Slavan] Bilic then went on to explain how Croatia's success can partially be put down to his progressive man-management techniques. "Sometimes I lie in the bed with my players. I go to the room of Vedran Corluka and Luka Modric when I see they have a problem and I lie in bed with them and we talk for 10 minutes." Maybe Capello could try getting through to his players this way too? Although how far he'd get with Joe Cole jumping up and down on the mattress and Rooney demanding to be read his favourite page from The Very Hungry Caterpillar is open to question. --The Guardian's Fiver, 08 September 2008 Attention: In order to obtain maximum enjoyment from your stay at the CCSLC, the reader is advised that the above post may contain large amounts of sarcasm, dry humour, or statements which should not be taken in any true sort of seriousness. As a result, the above poster absolves himself of any and all blame in the event that a forum user responds to the aforementioned post without taking the previous notice into account. Thank you for your cooperation, and enjoy your stay at the CCSLC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sscrunner06 Posted June 19, 2006 Share Posted June 19, 2006 Thanks guys, I never realized there was that much significance behind the colors of a team's jerseys. And I never even thought about the Netherlands, Japan, or Australia, so thanks for the info. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tommytimp Posted June 20, 2006 Share Posted June 20, 2006 There's a reason for Oz going Green/Gold and New Zealand going all black.Australia wears green and gold because it's the colours of the Australian national flower, the Golden Wattle. The Golden Wattle is on the Australian Coat of Arms."This here's the Wattle, Its the emblem of our land.You can stick it in a bottle, you can hold it in yer hand. AMEN!"-M. Python "The trouble with quotes on the Internet is that it's hard to verify their authenticity."--Abraham Lincoln Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NYBadshah1 Posted June 23, 2006 Share Posted June 23, 2006 If you want to know what jerseys each team is wearing, then search "colour" on the World Cup site. Most of the hits are the game previews, which have the "colours of the game" section, which shows what jerseys, socks, and shorts each team should be wearing. It has been accurate in most instances. I think the only time it was wrong was in the Ecuador-Costa Rica game, when they said Costa Rica would be wearing red, when they actually wore white. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazzzaf Posted June 23, 2006 Share Posted June 23, 2006 The Australian gold is based on wattle, the green is based on the colour of eucalyptus trees. The colours were originally referred to as wattle and gum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WideRight Posted June 23, 2006 Share Posted June 23, 2006 Sounds like my grandfather trying to walk and chew at the same time.Waddle & Gum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilt Posted June 23, 2006 Share Posted June 23, 2006 Every other country represents their Football Association/Federation. Poland always has been wearing their coat of arms on the shirts. This year Puma added the new logo of football association as well on the right side but I don't like it personally, the shirt looks too crowded. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theone28 Posted June 24, 2006 Share Posted June 24, 2006 i always wondered why some countries like Japan dont wear the actual colours of their country Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-kj Posted June 24, 2006 Share Posted June 24, 2006 i always wondered why some countries like Japan dont wear the actual colours of their country You might want to, say, read the rest of this thread. Some of those questions are answered already. Buy some t-shirts and stuff at KJ Shop! KJ Branded | Behance portfolio  POTD 2013-08-22 On 7/14/2012 at 2:20 AM, tajmccall said: When it comes to style, ya'll really should listen to Kev. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rb24vegas Posted June 26, 2006 Share Posted June 26, 2006 I just noticed today that England has each jersey personalized with the date and opponent on them. Kind of a nice touch if you ask me. But I had not seen anybody else make any mention of it.BeckhamI found this older photo with a better close up-England Jersey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alphabet Man Posted June 26, 2006 Share Posted June 26, 2006 I just noticed today that England has each jersey personalized with the date and opponent on them. Kind of a nice touch if you ask me. But I had not seen anybody else make any mention of it.BeckhamI found this older photo with a better close up-England Jersey similar to as mentioned above with the Dutch (flags) and Aussies (text) and a few other teams twitter.com/thebrainofMatt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilt Posted June 26, 2006 Share Posted June 26, 2006 I went through the pictires of the group stage and I notced that the following teams have their shirts personalized: England, Sweden, Portugal, Australia, Japan, France, Netherlands. I hope didn't miss anything.And the balls are different for every game as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fonz Posted June 26, 2006 Author Share Posted June 26, 2006 *edit* Italy wore white shorts today with their blue jersey. Who makes the uniform combo decisions, is it the team themselves or FIFA? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilt Posted June 26, 2006 Share Posted June 26, 2006 Italy wore white shirts today with their blue jersey. Who makes the uniform combo decisions, is it the team themselves or FIFA? I suppose you meant shorts. This is not combo . Blue jersey - white shorts - blue socks is the traditional kit of Italian team. The football teams don't have to match the shorts with the shirt and personally I hate all-white or all-yellow kits. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fonz Posted June 26, 2006 Author Share Posted June 26, 2006 Italy wore white shirts today with their blue jersey. Who makes the uniform combo decisions, is it the team themselves or FIFA? I suppose you meant shorts. This is not combo . Blue jersey - white shorts - blue socks is the traditional kit of Italian team. The football teams don't have to match the shorts with the shirt and personally I hate all-white or all-yellow kits. Ya I did mean shorts, lol, and I know Italy usually wears this colour combo, but for their first 3 games they wore all blue (which I found odd for them). Just curious as to why they did and who decided on that... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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