hello, i'm an italian football fan and i'm interested at the origin of football teams could you tell me about the origin of the French clubs shirt? why a club adopted its colours? thanks. Gianfranco
Marseille: white and sky blue Colours of the city of Marseille since the 12th century. Paris: blue and red Colours of the city since 1358. Lyon: red, blue and white Red and blue are the colours of the city. The red is the colour of the Kingdom of Bourgogne in the High Middle Age. The blue is the colour of the King of France. The white was the colour of FC Lyon that played the Cup final in 1918. Bordeaux: navy blue and white with a scapular The colours come from a local club, l'Argus Sport, that merged with the Girondins in 1919. The scapular appears in 1938 when it was fashion. Monaco: red and white Traditional Grimaldi family's coat of arms. The cesura was designed by princess Grace herself. Auxerre: white To spend less money in lighting. Guy Roux powa. ^^
yes, most french clubs use the traditional colors of their city. besides the above examples, the coats of arms for lille, nantes or nice provided inspiration for kits too. lens colors are a reminder of the city being under spanish rule in olden days: http://www.rclens.fr/club/memoire_couleurs but we seem to have few really interesting stories like atletico madrid or boca juniors... here's an article you may find interesting: http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2005/nov/23/theknowledge.sport
But PSG has three colours: red, blue and white. Red and blue the City of Paris, and I've read somewhere the white came from the municipality of Saint-Germain.
In http://www.wysjg.com/ I saw most of the physical map. French club and national team football shirt does not stay open blue. I think the blue for France should have a different meaning!