Nike Reveals World Cup England Kits

Nike has revealed its new home and away kits for the England team, which Steven Gerrard’s men will wear in Brazil for the FIFA World Cup this summer. 

According to the sportswear brand, Nike looked to the past for inspiration with the shirt baring similarities to the all-white kit worn by Sir Alf Ramsey’s defending champions in 1970. 

Steven Gerrard, Joe Hart, Wayne Rooney, Daniel Sturridge, Jack Wilshere all modeled the new home kit, while Ross Barkley, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain and Raheem Sterling joined the line-up for the away shirt. 

Nike Football’s global design director, Martin Lotti added: ‘Two references really stood out during the design process for the home kit. That stunning all-white kit England wore in Mexico in 1970 and the idea of the armour of English Knights.’

The new white shirt sports an old-school V-neck, while the red away kit has been designed with a round neck, rather than the collar Nike provided England with for their debut away effort last year.

Nike became England’s new kit supplier last year, ending the Football Association’s 30-year partnership with Umbro, who are owned by Nike.

On the new kit, forward Wayne Rooney said: ‘I’m always proud to put on the England kit and with these ones it’ll be no different. I can’t wait to get to Brazil and play in them this summer.’

Nike has also collaborated with the renowned English typographer Neville Brody to create a new font for the names and numbers on the back of this England jersey.

‘The core inspiration was to focus on the intersection between flair and workmanlike reliability,’ added Brody.

The new home kit – available for pre-order at nike.com and on general sale worldwide from 3rd April – will debut in the friendly with Peru at Wembley on 30th May.