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Italy's national team wears blue despite the country's flag being green, white and red. What is the historical reason for the blue kit colour?

Q: Which country's national team is nicknamed 'Les Bleus' (the blues), reflecting their traditional home kit colour?

France. France's national football team is nicknamed 'Les Bleus' (the blues), a reference to the team's traditional dark blue home kit. If you are asking which national team is called the blues, there are two well-known answers: France (Les Bleus) and Italy, whose nickname 'the Azzurri' also means the blues.

Q: Which country's national team is nicknamed 'the Oranje' (orange), a colour tied to the country's royal House of Orange-Nassau?

Netherlands. The Netherlands' national football team is nicknamed 'Oranje' (orange), a reference to the royal House of Orange-Nassau rather than the country's flag, which does not feature orange.

Q: Which country's national team plays in an all-white kit and is nicknamed 'the Socceroos'?

Australia. Australia's national football team is nicknamed 'the Socceroos', a portmanteau of 'soccer' and 'kangaroo'.

Q: Which country's national team is nicknamed 'the Indomitable Lions', one of African football's most storied sides?

Cameroon. Cameroon's national football team is nicknamed 'the Indomitable Lions', reflecting the country's status as one of Africa's most successful football nations.

Q: Which country's national team is nicknamed 'the Super Eagles', reflecting the country's status as an African football power?

Nigeria. Nigeria's national football team is nicknamed 'the Super Eagles', reflecting the country's status as one of Africa's most successful football nations.

Q: Which country's national team is nicknamed 'the Black Stars', named after the star on the country's flag, symbolizing African emancipation?

Ghana. Ghana's national football team is nicknamed 'the Black Stars', reflecting the black star on the country's flag, a symbol of African freedom adopted after independence.

CORRECT ANSWER

It represents the House of Savoy, Italy's former ruling royal family

Italy's blue football kit honours the House of Savoy, the country's former ruling royal family, whose heraldic colour was blue (Savoy blue).

ALL OPTIONS

AIt was chosen randomly by the federation

BIt matches the colour of Rome's ancient banners

CIt was inherited from a sponsor's branding

✓It represents the House of Savoy, Italy's former ruling royal family

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Italy's national team wears blue despite the country's flag being green, white and red. What is the historical reason for the blue kit colour?

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