A redesigned version of the Poland Nike EURO 2012 home jersey was relaunched on Friday and is now available at World Soccer Shop and Subside Sports. The first incarnation of the kit was unveiled on in early November and used for the Biało-czerwoni (white and reds) friendlies against Belarus, Italy and Hungary.
However, a well-publicized public outcry at the exclusion of Polish White Eagle (or Orzeł Biały) from the new Poland shirt led to it never being distributed to retailers by Nike and its redesign.
The updated version of the shirt was revealed on Friday by Nike Poland with the nation’s coat of arms appearing in the mid-chest area of the jersey. It should see action when the EURO 2012 co-hosts meet Cristiano Ronaldo and Portugal in Warsaw on February 29th in friendly action.
“The new jersey represents our flag and our pride to play for the White and Red. This will be the most important year in Polish football history, so the jersey will be remembered for many years to come. We will fight to play the best we can,” said Kuba Błaszczykowski, captain of the Polish National Team and the face of Nike’s “United We Fight” campaign that celebrates the unity and spirit of the team.
In a striking photo depicting the iconic Polish Eagle imprinted onto the player’s chest, Kuba celebrates the return of the national crest, introduced in response to the passion of Polish football fans after the first kit launch last November.
“We were very impressed by the movement created by fans and the strength of their voice. Nike’s mission is to inspire and bring innovation to all athletes and sport fans around the world. This time we saw how fans can inspire and influence change in the world of sport,” said Christophe Merkel, GM, Nike Poland.
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Nice all we need now is Biedronka or orange as the sponsor and this is one great jersey for polska cityunitedfc.
Nike and pzpn you killed a good shirt i will be buying the adidas host jersey instead .
The Newer design is horrible….the people designing it must not have a design education, the nike, White Eagle, and PZPN logos are all the same size, and they clutter the top of the symbolic flag on the front. There is no visual hierarchy and the proportion are all wrong. Im a really disappointed, this is another embarrassment for me as a Pole.
It’s not bad butvits very blah; We are going to be representing our selves in front of the whole world….The Husaria Winged Horseman should be on the shirt!!