Thu
01
Jul
2010
World Cup Fever!!
World Cup 2010 Official Logo
Brunei, along with the rest of the world, is overtaken with World Cup fever! Everywhere I look, it's World Cup this and World Cup that. Watch Astro, see World Cup adverts. Check Facebook, World Cup statuses. Log into Twitter, World Cup updates. Go to work, World Cup talk. World Cup, World Cup, World Cup!
(Try saying 'World Cup' five times in fast succession and hear whether you are saying 'Were Kap' at the end of it. :P )
I'm no fan of football and I don't think I'd ever be one. But you know what they say. If you can't beat 'em, join 'em.
After doing a bit of research on the World Cup football shirts, I realised that there is much thought and effort that goes behind the design of the shirts. These shirts do not merely offer comfort and ease for the sake of optimum performance, but also symbolizes pride and glory of each country. Not to mention, the marketing value behind the designing labels.
With 2.2 billion people who had watched the games of the 2006 World Cup, the World Cup is the largest stage in the world. As such, the presentation of the participating countries is as important as the sport football they play. Sports labels companies Nike, Adidas, Puma and Umbro invest heavily in designing football shirts to not only market their brand, but also making the football players look like the hotties they are.
Argentina
Argentina is hoping to bring back their glory of 1986 with their World Cup 2010 Home Adidas football shirt, which offers a retro-inspired look. According to sources, the design was inspired by the legendary shirt worn by the Maradona in the World Cup '86 in Mexico.
Features the Adidas ClimaCool technology for moisture control.
England
England's World Cup Away shirt features white cuffs and round collar, and its red design is reminiscent of the England Away shirt from thw 1966 World Cup. The shirt also features the England Three Lions crest above the heart with a red star to identify England's one World Cup Final victory.
Ultra lightweight front body (80% poly, 20% cotton)
Breathable back body mesh (100% polyester)
Italy
Italy are the current World Cup holders and are the second most successful country after Brazil, with 4 World Cup titles to Brazil's 5. Italy's World Cup Home Shirt is one of the most recognisable in the football world. The colour of the shirt is azure blue, a colour traditionally linked to the royal dynasty.
100% polyester, circular knitted, double knit, Jacquard.
Portugal
A jersey with a bold and patriotic dash inspired by the Portuguese flag, a vertical band runs down the center to empasize the belief and national pride of the team. Inside the jersey, on the back of the Portuguese federation's crest and, symbolically above the heart, is the inspirational message 'A Equipa de Todos Nos' (Our Team).
Body: Dri-FIT 100% recycled polyester. Rib and mesh: 100% polyester.
Holland
The Holland soccer jersey is one of the best known kits in the world with it bright orange colour and is inspired by those of the Dutch soccer teams of the 1974 and 1978 World Cups, when the Netherlands appeared in consecutive tournament finals. The main colour of the Holland World Cup shirt is the traditional bright orange colour with some blue and white detailing.
Made of Nike's advanced Dri-Fit fabric. 100% recycled polyester with venting mesh.
It was interesting to know that each crest, badge and colour in the shirt design is always inspired by the respective nation's historical pride and glory.
As for the sports brand company behind the jerseys, I've got to give kudos to Nike, whose World Cup jerseys are made out of recycled polyester. Each shirt designed by them is produced from up to eight recycled plastic bottles. Way to go, Nike!
And as for the World Cup itself, although I'm not a football fan, you just can't help getting caught up in all the hype and excitement. There're even spawns of jokes on the World Cup that trickled into my inbox! Specifically, jokes about the England football team. Remember the match between Germany and England last Sunday? Well, just to clear things up...
The ball was clearly NOT behind the line.
LOL!
Have an awesome World Cup Fever, everyone!
Support your favourite national football team by purchasing a World Cup jersey from FES-Retro! FES-Retro has been providing original football jerseys within and outside of Brunei since 2008. You can get up-close and personal with a wide selection of football jerseys, T-shirts and soccer memorabilia at the RED Shop located next to London Kebab (Casbah) in Kg Lambak.
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