The Netherlands 2008/10 Home Football Shirt / 2008/10 Away Football Shirt

The 2008/10 Netherlands Home Shirt is sponsored by Nike.  The shirt has been worn by legends of football, with the number 14 worn by Johan Cruyff, while current players such as Arsenal striker Robin van Persie and Ruud van Nistelrooy will be hoping to impress at the 2010 World Cup. The 2008/10 Holland Home Shirt features the colours of the Dutch flag on the collar and the Royal Netherlands Football Association badge is also present on the left chest.

The Netherlands Home Shirt 2008/10 is in their traditional colour of orange. The shirt is worn around the world by Netherlands fans who are easily distinguishable in their waves of bright colour. Orange is the colour of the Dutch Royal Family, with the historic historical national colour originating from the coat of arms of the Dutch founding father William of Orange-Nassau. Today the colour symbolises a broader national pride of being Dutch and is synonymous with the country of Holland.

Netherlands Home Shirt 2008/10 available for £29.99 from Kitbag (Save 25%)

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For the first time the colour that has been chosen for the Netherlands away shirt is Nassau Blue, a colour that a long with orange has a link to the Dutch Royal Family. For the kit designs Nike got most of their inspiration from the Amsterdam canals, the Rotterdam cube houses and the water realm landscape. The inside of the collar also features the first lines of the Dutch national anthem called “The Wilhelmus”. Whilst the Netherlands away shirt is made of Nike Dry-FIT material with a ventilation panel on the back, which help the shirt remain cooler and lighter.

Netherlands Away Shirt 2008/10 available for £24.99 from Kitbag (Save 38%)