Although reported by Quenonino, this story was originally announced on todosobrecamisetas.blogspot.com, it seems Uruguay has finally settled on the official World Cup jersey they’ll wear in the 2010 World Cup. Puma is still the brand the Celeste will slap on their shoulders… but it seems to me a retro-design inspired by the jersey, Uruguay wore in the 1990 World Cup?

I actually have a replica jersey (well more like a knockoff) of the 1990 Jersey which I bought on Ebay for $15 ––– nothing special about it, in fact the AUF logo is falling off, I wore the jersey when I went to see Uruguay play England at Liverpool in 2006. Approached by Sky News who wanted to profile a Uruguayan Supporter, I obliged… although they had no way of knowing if I was Uruguayan, I guess my dark Latin looks betrayed me (yet again!). So there I was right smack in the middle of an impromptu interview with Sky News, I was only 1 of 3 Uruguayans they could scrape up at short notice. I took off my coat to show the jersey, probably the dumbest thing I have ever done, since the temperature that day was freezing point!

So the Reporter asked me to sing a chant used by Uruguayans to spur their team on, of course I broke into the “Soy Celeste” chant but after the reporter decided it was rubbish he decided to ask me about the game instead. I told him I thought England was going to win the match despite Forlan’s inclusion. The interview came to an end, I put my coat back on then saw England defeat Uruguay 2-1 (at the 90th minute though). I remember Diogo having a good game, some deranged Uruguayan parading a giant Flag of Uruguay around the City and trying to find a cab to take me to my motel after the game was over — which took me over an hour, I was lucky enough to find one but then the cab driver proceeded to bore me with his uninspiring travel tales to China, and I remember it snowed that night. The next day my wife and me hightailed it back to London. Liverpool a distant memory.

What about the 2010 Jersey? I don’t know, a red Puma on it? and Tibetan inspired Suns on the actual Jersey? Kind of cheesy if you ask me. I always preferred the “Mundialito” Kit designed by Adidas in 1980. Simple and to the point. Uruguay in 1990 also wore the infamous bad luck “White Jersey” — I just hope Uruguay doesn’t wear white shorts to go along with the 2010 jersey… which I think they might since Italy is wearing black shorts this year (?) and Puma is also Italy’s jersey-maker.

   

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