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Italy's new jersey sticks to traditional blue
ROME (AP) -- The jersey Italian players will wear during the World Cup in France will be the same shade of royal blue that made the shirt famous."The less we change the traditional color, the better," said the president of the Italian soccer federation, Gianfranco Nizzola, as he presented the new jersey at a news conference today.
Italian players are nicknamed the "azzurri" (the blues) after the color of their jersey, which will make its official debut at the exhibition match Italy will play with Paraguay on April 22.
The jersey carried the logo of Nike, which designed and produced it.
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