it's not easy being green
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ontd_footballAlthough they were leaked months ago, the new green away kit for the German national team has officially been announced!
The back of the shirt (around the neck?) will read "1972 - der Beginn einer Erfolgsgeschichte, 2012 - ein neues Kapitel wartet darauf, geschrieben zu werden", which someone on Tumblr translated roughly as "1972 - the beginning of a success story, 2012 - a new chapter is waiting to be written".
The shirts will be officially unveiled at Germany's friendly against France on February 29th in Bremen, although it will be available on the DFB website and through Adidas as early as February 24.
In related news, here we have Schweini and Thomas Muller playing a weird retro Mannschaft version of Memory.
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ETA one more via Facebook:
When the kits first got leaked I was like "Eh...." but they've grown on me over time and now I love their retro throwback-ness (there is not enough of this in this sport, IMO) and I've been checking the various kit sites obsessively to see if these are in stock yet. People, I have worn my black Schweini 2010 away kit so much that this is what has happened to the letters:
You can see the hole in the #7 and if you click the photo to get to the bigger picture, you can see how the gold lettering is peeling off in places, e.g. around the bottom of the E, etc. (It's also not really as dusty and dirty as it looks!) I need a new shirt! Ugh, but I love the black one so much, it is my favourite of all the shirts I own.
The back of the shirt (around the neck?) will read "1972 - der Beginn einer Erfolgsgeschichte, 2012 - ein neues Kapitel wartet darauf, geschrieben zu werden", which someone on Tumblr translated roughly as "1972 - the beginning of a success story, 2012 - a new chapter is waiting to be written".
The shirts will be officially unveiled at Germany's friendly against France on February 29th in Bremen, although it will be available on the DFB website and through Adidas as early as February 24.
In related news, here we have Schweini and Thomas Muller playing a weird retro Mannschaft version of Memory.
Source
ETA one more via Facebook:
When the kits first got leaked I was like "Eh...." but they've grown on me over time and now I love their retro throwback-ness (there is not enough of this in this sport, IMO) and I've been checking the various kit sites obsessively to see if these are in stock yet. People, I have worn my black Schweini 2010 away kit so much that this is what has happened to the letters:
You can see the hole in the #7 and if you click the photo to get to the bigger picture, you can see how the gold lettering is peeling off in places, e.g. around the bottom of the E, etc. (It's also not really as dusty and dirty as it looks!) I need a new shirt! Ugh, but I love the black one so much, it is my favourite of all the shirts I own.
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Date: 2012-02-09 12:56 pm (UTC)I just realized it's coming out right around the same time as my tax return! \o/ I want Lahm! And Rolfes!
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Date: 2012-02-09 01:04 pm (UTC)Bring the black kit back! Most beautiful kit ever!
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Date: 2012-02-09 01:23 pm (UTC)I don't like it. I know they've worn green kits for many years in the past but...it just doesn't sit right in my head.
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Date: 2012-02-09 01:29 pm (UTC)so I'm still not sure what to think about bavarians in green jerseys o_O
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Date: 2012-02-09 01:36 pm (UTC)The Kaiser approves.
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Date: 2012-02-09 02:01 pm (UTC)i wanted to go but i didn't know who to convince to come with me :(
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Date: 2012-02-09 03:13 pm (UTC)You should have gone alone.
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Date: 2012-02-09 03:12 pm (UTC)I liked the older shades of green we used to wear better (this is rather bright - though maybe I only remember it being different/duller because high-definition didn't exist back then) but it's the thought that counts!
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Date: 2012-02-09 04:23 pm (UTC)The black is still my favourite, but I'll get used to these
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Date: 2012-02-09 05:32 pm (UTC)It was worn with the usual black shorts for example - which have white stripes (as always). That didn't match the black shirt, which had gold. The boys looked great (of course - they always do) but in some pictures the boys looked a little fore-shortened as a result.
There was also an inexplicable shiny black stripe along the back of the jersey It was invisible on TV, but it looks odd when you wear it (I always think to myself: what is this black stripe doing here?).
But you know - it's been proven. Stick the boys in a plastic bag and it will take on sex-appeal. I'm sure the green will look fabulous once it's been stuffed with a German boy, rolled it on the ground a few times, become drenched in sweat, come untucked etc...
I couldn't bear the new white jersey until we played Ukraine. Twenty minutes in, a few grass-stains - and damn it - the boys (and kit) were gorgeous! I was watching the kit transform from frumpy to HAWT in no time.
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Date: 2012-02-09 05:13 pm (UTC)PS: DFB. PLEASE. PLEASE. DON'T WEAR ANYTHING FROM ED HARDY.
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Date: 2012-02-09 06:40 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2012-02-09 05:25 pm (UTC)Love the jersey. Love the video. Love the boys.
Just. Love.
csb.
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Date: 2012-02-09 06:19 pm (UTC)It's not bad, but I need to see it without the shirts tucked in. Why did they do that?
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Date: 2012-02-09 06:39 pm (UTC)Poldi disappoint, too.