This is the new Portugal away shirt 2014/15, Portugal’s new change strip for the forthcoming World Cup in Brazil. A predominantly white shirt paired with blue shorts and white socks is the combo for Cristiano Ronaldo and co. for select games on the road this season. Ex Chelsea medio Raul Meireles is here seen modelling the kit
Smart for Nike.
A bit boring to be a Portugal jersey, but it is nice and simple though.
More suitable for England kit though..
it doesn’t look like a Portuguese jersey at all. i don’t understand why they couldn’t have used green instead of blue – but as usual, i like the simplicity of the design.
The only decent thing about this is Meireles’s epic beard
IS THAT CAPITAL CITIES WEARING THE JERSEY??? Lol
Great jersey, good colours. Especially because the white and blue are noticable in the logo and for being a nation that ruled the oceans back in the days…
I agree, why go for blue? i was expecting green or red the colours they always use
When will it be available ?
The white and blue is for the islands of acores I think
@Creosote
Portugal’s first flags (11th & 12th century) were white with a blue cross.
Portugal’s flag during the 19th century were blue on the left and white on the right.
Read history.
White and green is so Algeria and so Nigeria
Nice kit, plain without being boring. I agree that green would be more appropriate than blue but this is Nike – the blue probably represents Portugal’s sea-faring history, or balderdash of such ilk.
@pg13
you could have also added that this isn’t the first time they’ve subscribed to a white/blue combination for their away kit. they’ve done it on a regular basis, in fact, so i was misinformed to believe that this is an unusual appearance particularly regarding their kit history – information that can be casually dispensed for mine and anyone else’s benefit without any obnoxious piddling involved, so calm down.
as for everyone else who responded to my first comment, thank you for enlightening me to the colours’ historical reference. apparently this palette was last used in 2004 before it was temporarily discontinued – a good thing then given its apparent significance that it has been re-introduced to mark the team’s centenary year in the sport.
@Paulie
true.. i can understand their need to capitalise on their kit designs as major players in a competitive marketing industry just before a high-profile tournament, but some of the kit descriptions (their endorsement of the Brazilian blue kit is an infamous example) can be needlessly saccharine and transparent.
why blue? not even in their flag
@fredddddo
before 1910 it was Blue and White
Except Portugal is perhaps the oldest country in Europe,at least the one with the oldest borders define that are still the same today,and its original color flag was white and blue, just like Finland…and it remained white and blue for centuries. The red and green one is the Republic flag..when republic was installed back in 1910,its only about 100 years old.
Strange to see Portugal wear this colour strip but it’s brilliant
Haha Mereiles’ hair im dying
Portugal going back to their roots using white & blue colors 1095-1830 awesome.
I have absolutely no problem with it at all.
I love Nike’s plain and simple designs.
@Haakon Guys, we portuguese undertand it! Blue and white were the colours of our flag when we conquered half of the world, including Brasil! It makes all the sense! We love our away kit, more than the Home kit! Check the flag on wikimedia commons