Published: July 17, 2009
Nike Unveils New Inter Milan Uniform for the 2009/2010 Season
Last night, Nike unveiled the new 2009/2010 Inter Milan soccer kit at
The Montalban Theater in Hollywood in front of hundreds of fans and
celebrities. The event featured a blue carpet arrival by team players
and dignitaries as well as a runway show displaying the history of the
team kit.
This year, Inter Milan celebrates the 100th anniversary of
its first national championship and the kit draws inspiration from the
glorious past of the blue and black club. The reigning Italian League
champions will wear the new uniform next season as well in the much
anticipated World Football Challenge Tournament in the US that will see
the squad go up against other soccer giants including Club America,
Italian rivals AC Milan and Chelsea. The team is in Los Angeles where
they will face Chelsea on July 21st, 2009.
Those in attendance included Jose Mourinho, Inter Milan Coach; and
players such as Ibrahimovic, Materazzi, Toldo, Thiago Motta, Cambiasso
and Muntari.
"We are very proud to have Inter Milan, one of the premium soccer clubs
of Europe and the world, as part of the Nike family," said Bert Hoyt,
VP/GM Global Football/Soccer for Nike. "We look forward to seeing the
club win many more championships during the next 100 years."
About the kit
The cut and design of Nike's new jersey reflects the care and elegance
of Italian tailoring, especially of that found in Milan, bringing the
style and passion for detail from the runways to the soccer pitch.
The uniform is made with Dri-FIT fabric, a cross-category and successful
versatile, sweat management fabric resulting from years of research and
testing. Nike Dri-FIT apparel is designed to keep players drier, cooler
and lighter by drawing sweat from the body to the fabric's surface; the
three-dimensional structure creates air space around the skin, reducing
clinging and making athletes more comfortable on the field.
The first jersey is a crew-neck, instantly recognizable by its famous
black and royal blue stripes, and features contrasting black with white
piping at the neck and arm bands. A special detail sees the stripes on
the front and back of the jersey not. On the front, the central stripe
is black while on the back, it is the opposite color.
The design draws inspiration from the jerseys worn during the 1965/66
season that had a star above the club's crest. That year Inter won its
tenth national championship and its second Intercontinental Cup. The
Internazionale Football Club crest that celebrates the 100th anniversary
of the first title is enclosed in a circle with the colors of the
Italian flag.
Inside the back collar is the Milan city crest, a classic red cross on a
white background, while a label on the side seam reads "100th
Anniversary of the First Inter National Championship 1909/10".
The matching shorts are black and have the Milan city crest on the back
center of the waistband. The shorts' draw strings have end-caps with
"Inter" written on them, while the socks are black with a thin royal
blue stripe and "Inter" written along the calf.
The second jersey is mostly white, with a white collar and a band of
blue-black at the center of the chest. This away-game uniform has
matching white shorts with a blue stripe up the side, and white socks
with a blue-black band and "Inter" written along the calf.
For more information including event imagery please visit www.nikemedia.com.
About Nike
NIKE, Inc., based near Beaverton, Oregon, is the world's leading
designer, marketer and distributor of authentic athletic footwear,
apparel, equipment and accessories for a wide variety of sports and
fitness activities. Wholly-owned Nike subsidiaries include Cole Haan,
which designs, markets and distributes luxury shoes, handbags,
accessories and coats; Converse Inc., which designs, markets and
distributes athletic footwear, apparel and accessories; Hurley
International LLC, which designs, markets and distributes action sports
and youth lifestyle footwear, apparel and accessories; and Umbro Ltd., a
leading United Kingdom-based global football (soccer) brand. For more
information, visit www.nikebiz.com.
NIKE, Inc.
New York Media Relations, 212-367-4447
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