England away kit leaked: Nike shirt is navy blue with light blue trim rather than traditional red

England have only ever had five non-red away shirts

Tom Sheen
Wednesday 05 August 2015 13:48 BST
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The new England away shirt has seemingly been leaked online - and the kit is blue rather than the traditional red.

The shirt, made by American sportswear giant Nike, follows the same template as the 2015 Portugal away kit. It was revealed on the reliable FootyHeadlines website.

Rather than the traditional red, the kit is navy blue with light blue horizontal stripes - Nike's, who have a £25million-a-year deal with England, two previous efforts since taking over from Umbro in 2013 have both been red.

Umbro produced a kit with a similar colour scheme in 2010, but that was the first away shirt since the infamous Euro 96 grey shirt that wasn't red.

Before those two kits only three other kits had not been red - all light blue efforts from Umbro between 1987 and 1992.

The leaked England shirt
The leaked England shirt (Footy Headlines)

England's next qualifier is away to San Marino on 5 September - it is so far unclear if the team will wear the shirt then, although a release is expected soon.

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