Spain starts his way in the German Euro Cup. The selection trained by Luis de la Fuente you will see each other’s faces Croatia in their first match of the group stage, in a clash that could be transcendental for the interests of the national team players. A victory in the debut is very important, since the league is only three games long, so doing a good job from the start seems very useful for all teams.
There are many details to take into account that draw attention to the Spanish team. One of the most important is closely related to the color of their kits. Especially the first, in which red predominates significantly. In fact, in recent times, one of the main nicknames used to refer to Spain is known as ‘The Red’.
1920, the date of origin of the kit
To know the beginning of the use of the color red in the kits of the Spanish team, we must go back to the year 1920when the ‘everyone’s team’ competed in the Antwerp Olympics. At that time, said elastic was used, which was combined with white pants. The ideologue of this measure was the president of the Spanish Olympic Committee and Marquis of Villamejor, Gonzalo de Figueroa y Torres.
Just a year later, the red was changed to white, but this decision did not last, since in 1922, the original color range was recovered to play the matches. After the outbreak of the Civil War, red disappeared again of the national team’s jersey in two matches, since for political reasons, it was not considered appropriate to use this concept in the kit of the Spanish national team.
After the completion of war conflictthe winning side made the decision that the blue It was the color that the Spanish team would use at that time. “According to news at the meeting of the National Sports Council, it was agreed that the players of the Spanish soccer team wear a navy blue shirt and white pants and on their chest, the national shield with their colors,” noted the newspaper Arriba. Definitely, in the year 1947through General Moscardó, the decision was made that red would be the official color of the team’s kits, a measure that has been maintained to this day.
Luis Aragonés, key to the nickname ‘La Roja’
Another of the most important elements that are related to the Spanish team is the nickname ‘La Roja’. To know the history of the origin of said nickname, you must go back to 2004. At that time, the coach of the time, Luis Aragonesultimately a key figure for the recent successes of the national team, wanted to give the squad an identity, something recognizable to society.
“I would like the team to have a name, an identity. Just as Brazil is the Canarinha or Argentina is the Albiceleste, I would like Spain to be La Roja,” stated the late coach about the team he led at that time. As time went by, this idea endured and ended up being the most used nickname to know Spain.
Spain will play in red and blue in the Euro Cup
In the last World Cup in Qatar, Spain dressed completely in red, but this time they will combine their main color with the blue of the pants. The kit also has color details yellowcolor of the second kit of Luis de la Fuente’s team.
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