Leaked England Shirt Probably Is Fake

March 3rd, 2009 | by: Rob | View Comments

Yesterday the new Three Lions Logo was revealed, along with the new logo for the FA. You’ll notice that the FA logo features the darker blue we’ve been used to on the logo, and the new England one has a lighter blue. Both badges have had the lions redesigned and the Tudor Roses look a bit more accurate.

The idea of the new logo, which takes influence from the late 40s era, is to “stand out in the digital age”. Which is lovely if they let us digital age people use it.

Nevertheless, they do serve for one thing, and thats to convince me that perhaps that godawful leaked kit that we’ve been complaining about in fact isn’t the real one.

If you have a look at the leaked kit, you’ll note that that badge on the kit appears to be carrying the old three lions logo, the darker blue is the big giveaway. Surely Umbro/The FA wouldn’t release and England kit with an out-of-date logo would they?

Although obviously the away kit is going to be carrying the old logo untill that gets a redesign this time next year. But I suppose that was always going to happen with the national teams change-one-of-the-kits-every-year-mentality.

The other thing the lighter blue suggests is a lighter blue trim on the shirt perhaps. Not sure this is the best way forward to be honest, but as long as it looks alright I shouldn’t complain too much.

So the logo change has set my mind slightly at ease. I just hope it doesn’t turn out to be something even worse…