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    tagli teli New Member

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    The Italian flag is Green,White and Red....

    So why do Italy play in Blue and White ???

    .... no we haven't googled for the answer
     
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    why do austrlalia play in green and gold? nt
     
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    To do with the sea and sky nt
     
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    RE: why do austrlalia play in green and gold? nt

    good point well made...

    but it does not answer my question
     
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    Why do england play in white shirts and navy shorts? nt
     
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    RE: To do with the sea and sky nt

    surely you'd be looking at a blue and blue situation.... or if you're in Venice - a dirty mucky green
     
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    Azzurri - it's to do with the royal colours from years ago
     
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    RE: Why do england play in white shirts and navy shorts? nt

    red white and blue.... the union jack theme - god save the queen and all that
     
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    But we're England not Great Britain

    So that argument doesn't stack up.
     
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    yep.... guy at work cracked and googled

    correct.... if googless... i salute you..... obvioulsy this only applies to this one specific answer!!!!
     
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    RE: But we're England not Great Britain

    so why do we play the national athem at england games?
     
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    RE: But we're England not Great Britain

    Cause England doesn't have a seperate national anthem
     
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    RE: But we're England not Great Britain

    thats my point.... we use the Great Britian anthem.... and the Great Britian colours

    personally give me red and white and Jerusalem anytime ......
     
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    I'm sure the England colours have nothing to do with Great Britain

    I would have actually thought that they are used to match the colours of the 3 lions.
     
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    How do you know...

    ....the three lions badge wasn't influenced by the Union Jack?
     
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    I've just been looking on Google

    And all I can find is a bit about the England Rugby team. The white shirts and shorts have nothing at all to do with flags or anything like that.</p>

    The white shirts and shorts were due to it being easier to boil wash the kits. I would assume that as football and Rubgy split after the days at Rugby college this is the true reason why the shirts are White. </p>

    Maybe the Football selected blue shorts to be different from the Rugby team??? But that is a wild stab in the dark.</p>
     
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    And the 3 lions come from....

    <font face="Arial">the Three Lions came into existence through the reign of Richard I, the Lionheart, around the turn of the twelfth century, as the official Royal Coat of Arms of England, and remained so for the next 140 years.</font>
     
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    who knows Terrence.....

    .... Would still prefer red shirts whites shorts home
    white shirts red shorts away
     
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    It's the colour of their national flower, the golden wattle

    and most Aussies don't know that!
     
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    Royal colour of italy thought that was common knowledge
     
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