“Typical German”
DFB team plays in white and pink at home European Championships
March 14, 2024, 10:12 a.m
The European Football Championship is coming up in Germany in the summer. For the home tournament, the footballers receive new jerseys from national coach Julian Nagelsmann. Now there are the first pictures of the new jerseys. The away jersey surprises with a new color choice.
The German national soccer team will appear at the home European Championships this summer with a traditional white jersey and an unusual and daring pink jersey. DFB supplier Adidas unveiled the game outfits with which captain İlkay Gündoğan and Co. will play in their games from June 14th under the motto “Typically German”. The new jerseys are to be worn in the first international matches of the European Championship year on March 23rd in France and three days later against the Netherlands. The jerseys are on sale now and cost 100 euros, in children’s sizes 75 euros. The “authentic version” worn by the players is available for 150 euros.
The home jersey is classic: with angular 3D font in the style of the nineties, black, red and gold on the shoulders and an embossing that is reminiscent of the logo of the German Football Association (DFB). A black stripe on the side is a reminder of the 2006 home World Cup, shorts and socks are white.
The official away jersey is much more eye-catching in pink-purple tones and a diamond-shaped pattern that is intended to resemble the look of an eagle’s wing. The shorts and socks are completely purple, while the two colors flow together in the jersey. “I think the away jersey is very cool! Something different and really extraordinary,” said national player Florian Wirtz: “We’re looking forward to the home European Championships, where we want to perform in both jerseys.”
“While the typically white home jersey takes up the German football DNA in a modern way, the away jersey with its pink-purple colors ensures an unexpectedly fresh appearance,” Adidas wrote in a press release. The jersey launch will be accompanied by an advertising campaign “that plays humorously with German clichés and stereotypes,” the company said. The sporting goods manufacturer wants to address the expected criticism of the away jerseys. In addition to DFB protagonists, influencers, the model Lena Gercke and the rapper RIN will be seen.