Fans are only just realising why Italy play in blue ahead of their Euro 2024 qualifier against England on Tuesday.
Italy face England in a Euro 2024 qualifier on Tuesday - and will likely be adorning their iconic blue kit for their fixture. But why do Italy wear that specific colour?Luciano Spalletti's side go into the game three points behind them in second place, having lost to England in Naples on matchday one of qualification.
Their blue kit is set to be in use for the fixture, with the colour having been in use since their early international matches in the early 1910s.The real reason behind the wearing of the colour blue, as per multiple sources, is to honour the Italian House of Savoy, the country's Royal Family, which was in place when Italy was unified back in 1861.
The future of the Royal Family was the subject of a constitutional referendum after World War II, and it was succeeded by the Italian Republic in 1946.A total of 54.27 per cent of people voted for a republic, with the other 45.73 per cent voting for the retention of the monarchy. The south of Italy was largely in favour of the monarchy, with the north of Italy largely in favour of the republic.
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