[mookhead]

Correct me if I'm wrong, or if this is old news.
Is Germany not using the green jersey anymore? If so when was the last time they used it? I always liked the story on why they chose green for their away jersey. However, I really like their new red jersey.

[blazsovszkyc]

They don't use it anymore, since then they had the black away jersey and now the red. Me personaly I liked the green

[PileD]

Originally Posted by blazsovszkyc

They don't use it anymore, since then they had the black away jersey and now the red. Me personaly I liked the green

No question the was good and the black, but the red buaaah.

[auf Amerika]

i hate the red, because it makes them look like spain. they should stick with white, black and green.

[benztown]

Originally Posted by auf Amerika

i hate the red, because it makes them look like spain. they should stick with white, black and green.

Even worse, it makes them look like England...

[mcweiss]

Originally Posted by mookhead

Correct me if I'm wrong, or if this is old news.
Is Germany not using the green jersey anymore? If so when was the last time they used it? I always liked the story on why they chose green for their away jersey. However, I really like their new red jersey.

The last competition that the NationalElf used the green away jersey was Euro 2000. The away kit then morphed into a dark grey for WM 2002 and black for Euro 2004. Now they use the red kit, which IMHO sucks...

Also, there are many stories regarding the use of the green jersey as the away kit, however there is only one official version. I wrote the DFB when we were discussing this in the past on these boards, and the official reason is...the DFB colors are green and white.

Hope this is helpful.

[mookhead]

Posted by Mcweiss:The last competition that the NationalElf used the green away jersey was Euro 2000. The away kit then morphed into a dark grey for WM 2002 and black for Euro 2004. Now they use the red kit, which IMHO sucks...

Also, there are many stories regarding the use of the green jersey as the away kit, however there is only one official version. I wrote the DFB when we were discussing this in the past on these boards, and the official reason is...the DFB colors are green and white.

Hope this is helpful.

So the whole story about how the Irish were the first team to play them after WWII, and as a gesture of good will Germany took on green for their away jersey is not true?? Thanks for your answer to my question.

[benztown]

Originally Posted by mookhead

So the whole story about how the Irish were the first team to play them after WWII, and as a gesture of good will Germany took on green for their away jersey is not true?? Thanks for your answer to my question.

I read on some English page (bbc or guardian) that they checked the Ireland story and it was true and as far as I know, the away jersey of Germany was red before the war. But if you check the official DFB page, the first game after the war was against Switzerland in 1950. In 1951 there was another game against Switzerland, then against Turkey and then one against Austria. Only then came the Ireland game. You could ignore the Austria game, since they were on the same side as Germany during the war (actually they were part of Germany) and maybe even Switzerland, since they were neutral and share the same cultural heritage, at least to some degree. I don't know if Turkey was actually fighting during WWII but I'm pretty sure that they joined the Allies, so they were the first of the former enemies to play Germany. The only argument that could be made is that Turkey played Germany in Germany, while the Ireland game was in Ireland (the first away Game for Germany against a former enemy). It would be interesting to know what colors Germany used against Austria in their third game after the war, since that game took place in Austria and Austria's colors are white as well.

[Stivie_J]

germany away wc 2006 design will be red again? it is new color but i prefer black or green.

[prymetyme]

Im a big fan of there new white jerseys can we get a picture of the green ones ive never seen them...