Labor leader Keir Starmer has called for the multicolored St George’s cross to be scrapped on England’s new Euro kit shirts, replacing it with the traditional red and white cross.
Nike and England removed the red and white cross on the collar and replaced it with navy, blue and purple stripes. Nike claimed that the “playful updates” are aimed at “uniting and inspiring” fans for the 2024 tournament.
The FA was reported to have said the idea was to respect the “classic color scheme of training gear in 1966” used when England won the World Cup, but Reform UK’s Lee Anderson After his and Nigel Farage’s outburst, Starmer issued a similar statement of protest. interview.
Elections are scheduled for the fall, and the opposition leader currently holds a significant lead in opinion polls. Speaking to The Sun’s political correspondent Harry Cole “I’m a big football fan and go to England games, men’s and women’s games. And the flag is used by everyone, we’re united and there’s no need to change it.
“We just need to be proud of it. So I think they need to rethink this and bring it back.”
Mr Starmer continued: “I don’t even know if they can adequately explain why they thought it needed to change in the first place. They could also lower the price of the shirts.”
The redesigned shirt, which England will wear for the first time in Saturday’s pre-Euro friendly against Brazil at Wembley, is priced at £124.99 for adults and £119.99 for children.
A Nike spokesperson said: “The England 2024 home kit disrupts history with a modern take on a classic.” “The cuff trim is inspired by the training gear worn by England’s 1966 hero, with a gradient of blue and red topped with purple. In the same color, the St. It also features a design that interprets the flag of
Earlier in the day, Mr Farage called the design “a complete joke”, adding on the GB News Channel that it “has nothing to do with St George’s Cross”.
Mr Anderson also dismissed the move in comments to the Daily Express, calling it “nonsense to appeal to virtue”.
