Dark gray with neon numbers |
What were those Bayern jerseys?
This Bayern dress was not known before…
In the first home game against VfL Wolfsburg (2-0), the record champions did not play in red and white as usual, but in dark gray with neon numbers.
Some fans will have asked themselves what kind of jerseys they were.
The answer: It was Bayern’s new Champions League jersey!
Bayern’s Schafkopf jersey. The card symbols in the diamonds are clearly visible
On Thursday, the record champions presented the special kit, on Sunday FC Bayern wore the jersey in public for the first time for the first home game against Wolfsburg. The color of the shirts is dark grey, there are red stripes on the shoulders and the Bayern logo and the advertising of sponsor Telekom are also red.
“FC Bayern has all the trump cards in their hands with this jersey,” says the statement from Munich about the new look.
Because the jersey was designed based on the Bavarian card game “Schafkopf”. Means: The symbols of the leaf colors acorn, grass, heart and bells are worked into the offset diamonds.
Bayern star Thomas Müller (32) likes the dress: “Schafkopf belongs to Bayern – and with a shirt like that, the Bayern heart is trump! We’ll have good cards in every game.” It is known that the national player, like sports director Hasan Salihamidzic (45), is an enthusiastic sheephead player.
CEO Oliver Kahn (45) also explains the connection between Munich and the card game: “Generations of Bayern players, starting with Sepp Maier, Gerd Müller, Uli Hoeneß and Bulle Roth through Klaus Augenthaler and Manfred Schwabl to Philipp Lahm and Thomas Müller have always played Schafkopf here. It has a wonderful tradition – in our club and also among our fans.
Lustig: Bayern’s Champions League jersey was already available in the fan shop on Wednesday for fans in a hurry, despite the presentation on Thursday.
But the “Schafskopf” jersey is lucky
