Brazil (Home 2013)

Actually, as we now see at the Confederations Cup, the online sellers had the number on the front all wrong! It is centered, as it should have been! Also, in my original post back in March I got my history wrong. This shirt is in no way reminiscent of the early 1980s, but rather of the shirt used at the 1990 World Cup, which coincidentally was the first one I really followed closely. I guess that’s what is burned into my brain. 🙂

My Soccer Universe

OK, for “International Monday” we are leaving Europe and have a look at two great new national team jerseys. First off, we have Brazil supplied by Nike since 1996 and probably their most prized asset. There have been up and downs but this year’s jersey has just a fabulous retro look that instantly makes it one of my all-time favorite Brazil shirts.

It is the classical yellow jersey with green collar, numbers and sleeve trims. The sleeve trims are bolder than usual, but gives them a modern look. The collar harks back memories of the early 80s when Tele Santana’s Brazil was one of the most beloved teams on the planet. Swoosh and crest are nicely placed. The placing of the number on the front shown above is actually incorrect as we saw during the Confederations Cup. Fortuantely, it is centered making for a fabulous shirt.

The back…

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