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For a supporter, whether or not he lives in the city of the team, the team colours are the most important symbol of his football faith, dominating any other symbol or cultural meaning such as nation, class or political party.
Indeed, when Don Revie took over at Leeds in the early 1960s he changed their kit from blue and gold to all white, modelling his new charges on the Spanish giants.
It's only a slight exaggeration to say that the Dynamo side looked like they came from Mars – they wore very dark blue tops and extremely baggy shorts with a blue band round the bottom.
The cost of replica kit – and the number of times new versions come on the market – has long been a bone of contention for football fans.
England sometimes choose to wear their red at home even though they could wear their white, as against Germany in the last match played at Wembley Stadium. The Football Association wished to invoke the spirit of 1966, when, in their finest moment at Wembley, England beat West Germany in the World Cup final wearing their red shirts.
A (relatively) affordable route into the Premiership has opened up for sponsors after the airline Emirates decided that this season will be its last as the official partner of top-flight referees....The successor will get exposure – its logo on the whistlers' shirt sleeves will be seen in 204 countries....
