Beaming with Brazuca

Cut Apart

With the football mania gripping the City, FIFA World Cup has to be a part of every conversation. 

Moreover, no football enthusiast’s wardrobe is complete without the jerseys of at least one of the teams, be it the original or a replica. 

Adidas, the official sponsor of the 2014 FIFA World Cup, presents the original jerseys of three of the teams — Spain, Germany and Argentina.  

The official match ball is called ‘Brazuca’ and means the Brazilian way of life. It has undergone a testing process for over two-and-a-half years, involving more than 600 of the world’s top players and 30 teams in ten countries across three continents. Priced at Rs 7,499, ‘Brazuca’ is the most tested ball ever by Adidas. 

Argentina footballer Lionel Messi had proudly claimed, “I’ve had the opportunity to try it out and it’s great!”

The red in the Spain jersey stands for unity while the gold flashes symbolise the current golden era of Spanish football.

The new German kit is inspired by a sense of understated brilliance and the value placed in quality and hard work while the Argentina kit takes its inspiration from the first ever half and half flag.

A few more collections for FIFA from Adidas are the Adidas Originals Farm collection (Rs 1,999 onwards), Adidas Originals FIFA Fan Wear collection (Rs 1,599 onwards) and Adidas Originals World Cup Iconics (Rs 1,999 onwards). 

Salman, who is pursuing MBA at Reva Institute of Technology and Management, looked dashing in the red and gold uniform of the Spain team. The shoes he sported were Predito."

Price : Spain jersey (Rs 3,599), shorts (Rs 2,499) and Predito (Rs 4,299).

Punchline : “It’s a matter of pride to wearing the original jersey. I’m a big fan of football and my favourite team is Argentina.” 

Theertha, a third-year student of Mount Carmel College, wore the Germany T-shirt and purple ‘skorts’ (a blend of skirt and shorts) along with F5 shoes.
 Price : T-shirt (Rs 1,399), shorts (Rs 1299) and F5 (Rs 4,499).

Punchline : “This material is extremely comfortable and nice and doesn’t stick to your body.”

Abhijith, a student of third-year BBM of Acharya Institute of Technology, donned a replica of the jersey and shorts of Germany with F50 Battle Pack shoes.  

Price : Germany jersey (Rs 2,299), shorts (Rs 2,299) and F50 Battle Pack shoes (Rs 8,599)

Punchline : “I’m very happy to be wearing this jersey because Germany is my favourite team.” 

Abin Jacob, third-year student of Acharya College of Engineering, sported the Argentina jersey, shorts and F10 shoes. 

Price : Argentina jersey (Rs 3,599), shorts (Rs 2,299) and F10 shoes (Rs 5,999). 

Punchline : “My favourite team is actually Germany but I am pleased to sport this jersey. It’s very comfortable and one can freely run around in it.” 

Kalpitha, a student of Reva Institute of Technology and Management, looked cute in the girly Spain T-shirt and shorts. F5 shoes added to the look. 

Price : Spain T-shirt (Rs 1,399), black shorts (Rs 1299) and F5 shoes (Rs 4,499).

Punchline : “I watch football occasionally. This material is nice and doesn’t make you sweat.”