Inspired by its shield: Barcelona presented a new and exotic shirt that breaks with the traditional mold

The FC Barcelona will dispute the season 2021/22 with a kit that breaks the mold and that, given the first reactions, will open debates. The new design It is inspired by the club’s crest, with trousers with a blue side and a red side, and that the president, Joan Laporta, “likes a lot”, who stressed that it is based on the entity’s values: “I like it, it is inspired by the shield and what we makes it more than a club ”.

The shirt was presented for the first time by 221 singers from a choir, with fans, members and supporters among them, who entertained a very musical opening act at the Camp Nou, including rap, and which presented the campaign ‘Més que ‘(‘ More than ‘) and concluded with a speech by Laporta. Of course, the official models were the players Caroline Graham Hansen, Marta Torrejón, Riqui Puig and Ansu Fati.

“We are proud of our club, of what it represents, and proud of the city and the country. Joan Gamper founded this club with friends, half were Catalan and the other half were from abroad. They gave it the name of the city, Barcelona, ​​and made the decision to adopt on the shield the cross of Sant Jordi and the ‘Senyera’. This has lasted until today, and it is on the shirt ”, highlighted Laporta.

“This shirt refers to our shield, the pride of being Barça and being from the city of Barcelona, and the pride of being from Catalonia, which has welcoming and supportive people, who believe in diversity and equality, and give value to our culture. We are democracy and we believe in coexistence, this makes us grow as a club and as a society ”, said the Blaugrana president.

Also highlighted the pride of having a “own style” of play. “We like to win attacking, with the ball, with possession, with inspiration, with pressure … A style that we try to improve because we are non-conformists and this makes us grow. A style that Johan Cruyff taught us and what we want for our first team, for Barça Femení, who have won the treble with this style ”, he said, congratulating Torrejón and Graham Hansen.

“I really like this shirt. I appreciate the effort of imagination that Nike makes every year to help culers let’s put on a shirt that gives joy. And thanks to the people at the club who work so that we are always better, ”Laporta said.

The new uniform shows the Barça shield at its best. In the front, at chest level, fans will find the silhouette of the Creu de San Jordi, patron saint of Barcelona, ​​and of the ‘Senyera’, the flag of Catalonia. In the lower part, the traditional vertical stripes are maintained, which for this occasion are stylized to give a more modern touch to the layout. Everything in the Blaugrana colors.

Complete the kit the pants, half blue and half scarlet, and the horizontal striped socks in the same colors, and with the Barça name embroidered in white and the Nike logo underneath.

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