By Ledion Veshi
TIRANA, Feb. 1 – The Albanian Football Association has revealed the new jerseys which will be worn by the national football side in the UEFA EURO 2016 tournament.
The new kit dubbed ‘Triumph’ is a product of Macron, and is part of a lucrative sponsorship deal which links the Italian sportswear label with the Albanian national team for the period 2016-2021.
Macron replaces German sportswear giant Adidas as Albania’s technical sponsor, with the new contract netting the Albanian Football Association a record figure of Euro 6 million.
The main feature of the uniforms will be the double-headed eagle realized in sublimated print on the front side of the jerseys. The symbol will also feature on the national team logo embroidered on the chest close to the heart.
Meanwhile, the shirt’s collar bears the inscription “Ti Shqiperi me jep nder” , which roughly translates in English as “You Albania give me honor” a motto during Albania’s national awakening period and thought to serve as an inspirational phrase for the players wearing it.
The home jersey will be in red like the Albanian flag, the away jersey in white and the third jersey in black.
