It lasted just four and a half games. Late
in the 1995-96 seasons, Manchester United travelled to Southampton
and wore what has become a notoriously infamous kit. Adidas
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strip only permitted after the Premier League relaxed the rules regarding what
colors could and could not be worn - Alex Ferguson became increasingly
frustrated as the home side tore through his title-chasing team to head into
the half-time break leading 3-0.
Storming into the dressing room, the
manager bellowed "Get that kit off - you are getting changed" at his
players, who quickly switched into the club's white-and-blue third strip. They
may not have salvaged the match - eventually losing 3-1 - but they would win
every game that followed until the end of the campaign, finishing the season as
champions and, after winning the FA Cup against bitter rivals Liverpool ,
landing the domestic double.
The grey kit was "retired" two
days later and never seen again, but it is far from the only instance in which
the club's colours have been at the centre of controversy. Cheap
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them. This point was further highlighted by United fans' 'Green and Gold'
protest, and rows over designs and colours are clearly nothing new. Just a
short distance away from Old Trafford, Liverpool have become embroiled in a far
more sensitive issue as they launched their 2012-13 shirts in early May.
A decision by their new kit manufacturer to
return to a retro-style badge is at the centre of this argument. best
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reminiscent of the one that adorned the famous red kit throughout the glorious
1970s and '80s, when the club was the undisputed king of Europe, they have
moved the two 'justice flames' - which have become part of the club logo in
honour of the victims of the Hillsborough tragedy - onto the back of the shirt.
This raised concern among the campaigners supporting the families of those
affected, with the Hillsborough Justice Campaign (HJC) calling the decision
"insensitive" and complaining about the lack of consultation, going
on to say the club had once again "chosen to ignore the HJC and their
families".
Perhaps more than any other this summer
seems to have forced the issue to the very forefront of fans' minds and nowhere
is this truer than among Cardiff
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The problem is far from a uniquely British
one, however, and Cardiff may find an unlikely ally in supporters of Serie A
giants Inter. Famous for their blue and black striped shirts, the Nerazzurri
have decided to make their away shirt red to, according to NikeStore.com,
"honour the team with bold colours and symbols". Already reeling from
seeing their treble-winning side of just two years ago broken up as they
attempt to make the drastic cuts necessary for them to fall in line with UEFA's
Financial Fair Play regulations, the new colour has quickly become a public
relations disaster for a club with a rich history of such gaffes.
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like the Cardiff switch, the Inter shirt has been given a poor reception,
largely because teams on the peninsula are known by 'their' colours, with most
club nicknames - from the Azzurri (blues) of Napoli to the Bianconeri (white
and blacks) of Juventus - merely an extension of this. As soon as it was
launched, fans took to message boards and forums, quick to cite the words of
founder Giorgio Muggiani.
The letter in its entirety can be found on
their website, but its main points are as follows: "It is an insult to our
history and traditions. That colour belongs to another team. It's a real punch
in the eye and another in the stomach that has left us breathless. For us, red
should appear only on the jersey combined with green and white in order to
identify us as the champions of Italy or, as in the case of the centenary,
representing a cross superimposed on white, which is the colours of our city's
coat of arms.
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