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New Scotland kit, with a firsthttp://www.scottishfa.co.uk/news.cfm?newsid=2239NEW SCOTLAND KIT LAUNCHED TODAY Thursday, 24 Aug 2006 The Scottish FA and Diadora are delighted to unveil the new Scotland home kit today. It will be worn for the first time in Scotland's opening Euro 2008 qualifier against the Faroe Islands on Saturday, 2 September. The new kit has been designed and developed using revolutionary new fabrics and the latest Diadora design techniques combined with classical Italian styling, to ensure that the team have the very best playing and training apparel available. Among the features on the shirt is the inclusion of the word `Alba' (Gaelic for Scotland) on the backs of the shirts. Colin Banks, SFA Marketing Manager, explained: "This was added in response to numerous requests from our fans, including the Association of Tartan Army Clubs. It is done in recognition of Scotland's Gaelic heritage, and we believe we are the first Scotland national team in any sport to make this gesture." Diadora, the famous Italian sportswear manufacturer, recently signed a new four year deal with the Scottish FA to extend their relationship as the Official Kit Manufacturer for the Scotland National Team. Under the new deal, Diadora will continue to design and manufacture all official SFA apparel and equipment and for the first time supply the official match balls. Peter Terry, Managing Director of Diadora UK, commented: "The new home kit we have designed not only looks great but is at the cutting edge of kit technology and we look forward to watching Scotland wearing it as they bid to qualify for Euro 2008." The home kit is available from the Scottish FA's merchandise partner at www.officialscotlandshop.com either online or by phoning 0845 073 1873. It is also now on sale at Intersport outlets and Greaves Sports shops around Scotland. |
| Morph |
This is a very positive step for the Gaelic language. An example is that recently i was in a pub and a Spanish born man, who is a regular, asked me about what Alba was and was very interested once i told him. This may raise the languages profile internationally . |
| RadgeJougal |
I'm hoping it will raise it nationally too!!! |