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Italy's blue kits.....no blue on their country's flag?
Posted on 6/17/16 at 10:02 am
Posted on 6/17/16 at 10:02 am
Is Italy the only team that predominantly wears a color that is not part of their homeland's flag ?
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Posted on 6/17/16 at 10:03 am to HoustonGumbeauxGuy
We don't have black.
Posted on 6/17/16 at 10:04 am to HoustonGumbeauxGuy
NEDERLAND'S urnch kits
See Dutch flag, heredy, heredy, heer
See Dutch flag, heredy, heredy, heer
This post was edited on 6/17/16 at 10:05 am
Posted on 6/17/16 at 10:05 am to HoustonGumbeauxGuy
Arruzi, mate - it's their tradition - blue on their crest, innit?
Posted on 6/17/16 at 10:06 am to HoustonGumbeauxGuy
Italy calls their national team the Azzurri.
Posted on 6/17/16 at 10:07 am to HoustonGumbeauxGuy
Old Italian monarchy. Same reason the Dutch wear orange.
Posted on 6/17/16 at 10:14 am to hendersonshands
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Italy calls their national team the Azzurri.
That's because they wear blue. Unless I am way off base, I would assume the nickname came second.
The only other nation I can think of other than the two mentioned is Japan. Flag is red and white, but they wear blue.
Posted on 6/17/16 at 10:15 am to HoustonGumbeauxGuy
It's a tribute to the House of Savoy, which used blue as its color. It pays homage to old Italy and its monarchy. It's similar to the Netherlands which wears orange to honor the House of Orange.
Also, though slightly antiquated, most European nations wear blue in international competition as part of older Olympic conventions. Each olympic ring represents a continent (Americas are one) and each continent has a representative color. I believe it goes:
Americas: Red
Australia: Green
Asia: Yellow
Africa: Black
Europe: Blue
Though countries don't stick to that standard as much anymore, often you'll see countries incorporate its continent's color in olympic uniforms, even if the continental color is inconsistent with the national flag colors.
Also, though slightly antiquated, most European nations wear blue in international competition as part of older Olympic conventions. Each olympic ring represents a continent (Americas are one) and each continent has a representative color. I believe it goes:
Americas: Red
Australia: Green
Asia: Yellow
Africa: Black
Europe: Blue
Though countries don't stick to that standard as much anymore, often you'll see countries incorporate its continent's color in olympic uniforms, even if the continental color is inconsistent with the national flag colors.
Posted on 6/17/16 at 10:19 am to MetArl15
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Asia: Yellow
Africa: Black
Posted on 6/17/16 at 10:21 am to GeauxColonels
Northern Ireland Flag:
Northern Ireland Football:
Australia Flag:
Australia Football:
New Zealand Flag:
New Zealand Football (known as "the All-Whites":
Northern Ireland Football:
Australia Flag:
Australia Football:
New Zealand Flag:
New Zealand Football (known as "the All-Whites":
This post was edited on 6/17/16 at 10:32 am
Posted on 6/17/16 at 10:22 am to GeauxColonels
I believe the convention was introduced in the early days of the modern Olympics, pre WWI. So yeah, it was almost certainly racist.Posted on 6/17/16 at 10:29 am to GeauxColonels
Thanks for all the replies.....
Posted on 6/17/16 at 10:30 am to HoustonGumbeauxGuy
quote:
Thanks for all the replies.....
It's not terribly common, but it happens. Some places just have "national colors" that don't appear on national symbols like their flag.
Posted on 6/17/16 at 10:39 am to HoustonGumbeauxGuy
Lots of white in the German flag
Posted on 6/17/16 at 10:55 am to StraightCashHomey21
Don't be a dumbass
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