Why does Inter Milan’s away jersey look like the flag of England?

Oh my God! Why are they wearing England's St. George's flag? "When Inter Milan appeared in people's sight at the Serie A championship award ceremony last season wearing the centenary celebration away match uniform with a white background and a big red cross, many people did not understand the true meaning of this design and issued a statement. They exclaimed, “It’s hard to understand, how can such a jersey represent Inter Milan? ”

This jersey is indeed somewhat similar to the flag of England, but here, it represents another meaning-the red cross pattern on a white background is actually the symbol of the city of Milan, Italy. AD 11 In the 10th century, there was a bloody war between the nobles and the common people in the city of Milan: at that time, the nobles held the red cross coat of arms, while the civilians held the white shield. In 1045 AD, the war ended and the city of Milan returned to peace. The symbolic emblem was combined into one, becoming the symbol of the Milan Autonomous Region and a historical memory. In the early last century, when Inter Milan was just establishing the team (the team was still called "Ambrosiana"), it was used.

In fact, last summer, Inter Milan printed this city emblem on the back and neck of the new jersey. At that time, Italy was investigating the phone scandal, and their city rival AC Milan had They may be punished by relegation, so many Italian Inter Milan fans understood the meaning of this logo early: There is only one team in the city of Milan! However, looking through history, we can find that the mark of the red cross on a white background can also be found on AC Milan. : Not only do they have a similar pattern on their team emblem, but they also embroidered this white-backed red cross emblem on the left side of the chest of their home jersey during the club’s centenary celebration in 1999. The struggle between the two teams is also evident in the expressiveness of the jerseys.

In addition, behind this "cross" is the memory of the Lombard army's first Crusade in 1095. In Italy, the most famous "Crusader" is undoubtedly Parma. When the club was first established in 1913, their team uniform was white with a black cross. Although after entering the 1980s, in order to adapt to the changing trend, Parma changed the jersey to There have been a series of reforms that deviate from tradition, but in recent years, they have returned to the original style, and even the sponsor logo is "not allowed" to echo it. The club's official explanation is "to make football purer." p>

Let’s talk about Inter Milan’s new season away jersey. Although this design is bold enough, it is a pity that there are two huge ones in the first batch of this jersey launched in the world. Errors: First, the date of establishment of the club, which was originally Inter Milan founded on March 9, 1908, but March 8, 1908 is printed in the lower corner of this jersey; second, the spelling of "Blue and Black" in Italian is from The standard "NERAZZURRO" has become "NERAZZURO", missing an "R". Such a joke is not very decent on the occasion of the club's centenary celebration, although Nike has stated that it hopes to recycle the wrong version of the jersey to make up for the mistake. But this "fake" is currently out of stock in Italy...

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