{"id":42919,"date":"2012-10-23T11:21:44","date_gmt":"2012-10-23T15:21:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/footballfashion.org\/wordpress\/?p=42919"},"modified":"2012-10-23T11:24:15","modified_gmt":"2012-10-23T15:24:15","slug":"english-fa-unveils-150th-anniversary-crest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/footballfashion.org\/wordpress\/2012\/10\/23\/english-fa-unveils-150th-anniversary-crest\/","title":{"rendered":"English FA Unveils 150th Anniversary Crest"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The\u00a0English Football Association has unveiled a brand new crest in recognition of its 150th anniversary in 2013.<\/p>\n<p>According to the FA website: The Football Association looked to the past when it began devising a new logo that would help celebrate and elevate the organisation\u2019s 150th anniversary in 2013.<\/p>\n<p>Although the traditional Three Lions crest has been retained, it has been presented for the first time in gold to underline the significance of The FA\u2019s landmark year.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/farm9.staticflickr.com\/8185\/8116346801_07e4dde3fa_z.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-src=\"http:\/\/farm9.staticflickr.com\/8185\/8116346801_07e4dde3fa.jpg\" alt=\"Englsh FA Unveils 150th Anniversary Crest\" width=\"425\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The last refresh of the crest occurred three years ago, with an updated design giving it greater visual impact in the digital age.<\/p>\n<p>But this latest version goes a step further with the addition of a new 150-specific mark underneath.<\/p>\n<p>A key element of the wider brand was also to reflect the handwritten rules from the original FA Minute Book which is still in The FA\u2019s possession.<\/p>\n<p>It contains the laws of the game penned at the very first meeting at The Freemasons\u2019 Tavern, near Holborn in central London back on 26 October 1863.<\/p>\n<p>All of organised football in the world can be traced back to that momentous occasion.<\/p>\n<p>The tagline \u2018Supporting football since 1863\u2019 also affirms The FA\u2019s commitment to growing the game from grassroots and to providing the framework for everyone to enjoy it.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/farm9.staticflickr.com\/8334\/8116339703_5ce5eaa670_z.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-src=\"http:\/\/farm9.staticflickr.com\/8334\/8116339703_5ce5eaa670.jpg\" alt=\"Englsh FA Unveils 150th Anniversary Crest\" width=\"425\" height=\"239\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>FA Chairman David Bernstein said: \u201cIt is a great honour to be Chairman of The Football Association as we head into our 150th year.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is incredible to think how the game has developed from that very first meeting at the Freemasons\u2019 Tavern in October 1863.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThose founding fathers had real foresight to bring order and organisation to the game.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cStill, despite their sporting values and vision, no-one could have foreseen what football would come to mean for the nation.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt truly is the national game and one in which we should all take tremendous pride.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere can scarcely be a family in England that is not touched by football in some way and we at The FA take our responsibility to support the game very seriously.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/scripts.affiliatefuture.com\/AFClick.asp?affiliateID=132648&amp;merchantID=739&amp;programmeID=3052&amp;mediaID=15786&amp;tracking=&amp;url=http:\/\/www.worldsoccershop.com\/shop-by-team-england-national-soccer-team.html\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-src=\"http:\/\/farm8.staticflickr.com\/7242\/6963404482_a7476e1dc2_z.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"222\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"fb-comments\" data-href=\"http:\/\/footballfashion.org\/wordpress\/2012\/10\/23\/english-fa-unveils-150th-anniversary-crest\/\" data-num-posts=\"20\" data-width=\"500\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The\u00a0English Football Association has unveiled a brand new crest in recognition of its 150th anniversary in 2013. 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