The new alternative jersey of the Argentina national team for the Qatar 2022 World Cup: purple, inspired by gender equality and with national symbols.
In May 1901, Argentina and Uruguay played. White shirt for ours, blue and red for the Orientals. In April 1910 the Uruguayan River faced the Brown Alumni, the two teams were taken as selections. Both kits were reddish-white because the Orientals adopted the mythical Celeste. In August the official teams play for the Lipton Cup and the Uruguayan blue remains there and the Argentine albiceleste debuts. At the 1930 World Cup, the national team wore the classic, made by Gath & Chaves and with a laced collar. Thus began the story of the great residents of River Plate.
And now, on both banks of the river, bitter controversy has arisen over the uniforms that the two teams will wear at the World Cup in Qatar.
Argentina will have their purple alternative. Quite a novelty. According to Adidas, it’s in support of “gender equality” because purple identifies that movement. In the networks they are not happy. Most say purple is not representative of Argentina. “It was, is and will be albiceleste,” wrote one flat user on Instagram. A phrase that summarizes the protests.
Other users of the networks have another version, also as an echo of what has been circulating in some local football circles since it became known that the second shirt would be purple. That “blue is mufa”. Mufa? If with that color England were won on the day of the Hand of God. That’s true. They also missed the finals of Italy 90 and Brazil 2014, both against Germany and dressed in blue. In 1986 he won the final of the albiceleste against the Germans in green. Green? We will see…
In Uruguay they are also protesting against the “new Celeste” presented by Puma. But there are no problems with colors, but with design. All teams dressed by that brand will have the same design in Qatar.
If anyone believes that Brazil has always been bitter green, they are wrong. Her original clothing was white. Up to the Maracanazo. The defeat caused a social disaster. There have been known suicides. And there was no shortage of people who called the white t-shirt mufa. Additionally, some claimed it was not representative because it did not have the colors of the flag. Brazil remained two years without playing after goals from Schiaffino and Gigghia. The leaders did not know which path to choose and the Federation accepted the proposal of the daily Correio da Manha and launched a tender. The model of a 19-year-old boy, Aldyr Garcia Schlee, was chosen. The garoto is the father of clothing that still remains and has been five times world champion. Surprising stories of national team jerseys abound.
It is unclear whether Peru copied River’s red band. It is known that he first wore one with vertical stripes, which he changed to white in a friendly match with Paraguay, to avoid confusion. Peru played in the red armband at the 1936 Olympic Games and thereby became South American champion in 1939. It has remained ever since. The alternative, invert the colors.
The rest of the South American teams generally use the national colors or the predominant colors of the flag. Mexico reproduces its flag: green jersey, white shorts and red socks: the famous Tricolore.
Why or how did the various federations choose colors and designs for their national teams?
If the Italian flag is red, white and green, why are you using the Azzurra? Football was already played at the time of the kingdom and the Savoy family reigned, whose color in heraldry is blue or light blue. Something similar happens with the Netherlands whose national teams wear orange for the House of Orange. Black, red and yellow. They are the colors of Germany. But the shirt is white. Before being Germany, the country was the Weimar Republic, whose color is white. A certain kinship in history with the Italians. And the green alternative to the final 86? It’s because the Federation logo has that color. England, more than color, is distinguished by the shield of the three lions. Her shirt is white as well as her socks and shorts are blue but, curiously, in the 1966 final in which she hosted at Wembley, she came out dressed in red. It is the only major international achievement of those who invented football
Daniel Lagares
Source: Clarin
