England lose friendly, fans divided over controversial kit

Hundreds of England fans turned out to watch their side take on Brazil last night wearing the team’s new kit, but people remain divided over the controversial shirt.

One fan attending a friendly at London’s Wembley Stadium said the Football Association should “burn” the shirts, while another young fan dismissed the row of shirts, saying they still displayed “the same England flag”.

Previously, sportswear giant Nike redesigned the St. George cross pattern on the back of the jersey collar, replacing part of the red with purple and blue.

The company says this is not its “Deliberately offensive” after some expressed outrage over the design.

Sky Sports News understands the FA have no intention of withdrawing the kit, while England manager Gareth Southgate dismissed the controversy, saying it was not “high on my list of priorities”.

The controversy didn’t appear to have stopped hundreds of fans marching into Wembley wearing the newly released kits before kick-off on Saturday – with the most popular names behind them being Saka and Kane.

Speaking outside the stadium, eight-year-old Sully said he thought the new blue and purple crosses on the jersey “look good”.

After traveling hundreds of miles from North Tyneside to watch the game with his family, he said of the controversy: “I don’t really care because it’s still the same English flag.”

However, England fan Judith Gibbons, from Huddersfield, said the color switch “shouldn’t be done”, adding: “I don’t think you should break tradition.”

Ms Gibbons said the FA “should take back” the shirts, adding: “I think they should burn them.”

England lost the game thanks to a goal late in the second half by Brazilian youngster Ndrick.

Following the defeat, fans expressed their displeasure with X, with some taking the opportunity to criticize the jersey.

One social media commenter said they were “extremely happy” about England’s defeat because the players were wearing “disgusting kits”. The man added that he would boycott Nike as a result.

However, others mocked those who suggested the shirt had an impact on the result, with comedian Alistair Green writing: “It’s obvious why England didn’t play well… Maguire clearly missed out That header, because he’s thinking about ending fossil fuels.

“Chilwell dropped the ball because he was having Marxist daydreams. I will never forgive Nike.”

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Labor shadow attorney general Emily Thornberry He told Sky News: “It’s all very bizarre. The English flag is a symbol of unity… You wouldn’t think Nike would look at the Welsh flag and decide to turn the dragon into a kitten.”