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Tuesday, July 8, 2008

Germany UEFA EURO 2008 Away kits

EURO 2008 adidas Germany national away is based on a kit used 100 years ago in 1908. The
away shirt colour has changed several times. Historically, green shirt with white shorts is
the most often used alternative colour combination, derived from the DFB colours (and the
ones of a playing field). Other colours such as grey and black have also been used.
The last change, from black to red, came in November 2004 on the request of Klinsmann,
citing that teams in red are statistically more successful, and perceived as more
intimidating. He hoped to use the red away shirt as first choice for the 2006 World Cup
despite less than impressive results when playing in these colours (for example, the 1-4
loss in Italy), but eventually Germany played in its traditional colours.
The green away jersey comes from the fact that the DFB's (Deutscher Fußball-Bund) official
colour is green yet a very common myth associated with Germany's use of a green-coloured
away jersey is in recognition of the fact that Ireland were supposedly the first nation to
play Germany in a friendly game after World War II. This is false. Their first match after
WWII was in fact against the Swiss.



The red Germany new away EURO 2008 shirt, however, made no appearance at the tournament. Germany wore the white shirts in all matches.



Above kits: The German football team kits during the international friendly match
between Germany and Belarus at the Fritz-Walter stadium on May 27, 2008 in Kaiserslautern,
Germany. Germany first ever with new away kits.


The Germany national away kits in the replica version, with climacool label and full three stripes on sleeves.

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