Nike Unveils World Cup Jerseys

This week, Nike unveiled the new official world cup jerseys for several countries like Brazil, Portugal, the US, and so forth. They put a lot of pride in that they used recycled material, and how light the fabric is.

I’ve already expressed on humble opinion on the US jerseys, but I’ve come to find out that there was a method behind the madness. The “sash” theme, or pageant style as I call it, took its inspiration from the jerseys of the 1950 USA World Cup team. (source: footballshirtculture.com) This team recorded an infamous victory over England, in what was likely the greatest embarassment England felt from the Americans after the War of Independence.

The Colonies Win Again

For those interested, I stumbled across a promotional video on Team Korea’s jerseys starring Bolton Wanderers winger Lee Chung-Yong.

For more information on your particular country’s updated kit, please visit footballshirtculture. You can get your kits there for the World Cup, as well as the Nike Store.

 

Oranje!

Check out Nike Football’s new Oranje promo. The Orange defeated Team USA 2-1 yesterday, but there wasn’t much hope for the Americans from the beginning. Not only were Holland favored, but Team USA was missing Sochaux attacker Charlie Davies and Fulham veteran Clint Dempsey. I was excited to watch Bolton’s rising star Stuart Holden, but he was taken out early through a rough tackle. Owen Coyle will not have his American playmaker for another six weeks, which is a blow considering Holden’s impressive debut two weeks ago. I’m sure Coach Bradley wasn’t pleased either. Team USA needs to get all their players fit and ready for the World Cup if they want to show the world how much they have improved. Speaking of which, Landon Donovan is set to return to MLS soon, and I believe his next game is supposed to be his last with Everton.