{"id":1817,"date":"2026-03-21T14:22:21","date_gmt":"2026-03-21T14:22:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/8657085.xyz\/?p=1817"},"modified":"2026-03-21T14:22:21","modified_gmt":"2026-03-21T14:22:21","slug":"england-make-decision-on-woke-st-georges-cross-on-new-world-cup-kits-football","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/8657085.xyz\/?p=1817","title":{"rendered":"England make decision on &#8216;woke&#8217; St George&#8217;s Cross on new World Cup kits | Football"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <div style=\"display: grid; grid-template-columns: 300px 160px; gap: 2px; width: 460px; background: #eee; padding: 2px;\">\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u6574\u884c\u5bbd\u5e7f\u544a -->\r\n  <div style=\"grid-column: 1\/-1; width: 460px; height: 250px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876674\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n  <div style=\"grid-column: 1\/-1; 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height: 750px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876678\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n  \r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e6\" data-zoneid=\"5876682\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n<\/div><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" width=\"646\" height=\"384\" src=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/image-b667.png?w=646\" class=\"article-image wp-image-27573979\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"sync\"\/>\t<\/div><figcaption>England\u2019s new kit will be worn for the first time in their upcoming friendlies later this month\u00a0(Picture: The Football Association)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>England\u2019s kits for the upcoming World Cup will not include the multicoloured St George\u2019s Cross that represented a controversial feature of the previous strip.<\/p>\n<p>Fans will be able to purchase the kits from Monday ahead of a tournament that is due to start in June and is to be hosted by USA, Canada and Mexico.<\/p>\n<p>Promotional photographs and videos released on Friday only displayed the front of the home and away jerseys, but the Telegraph reports that the divisive purple, blue and red cross has been ditched. <\/p>\n<p>Instead, the collar will include a line from the national anthem \u2018happy and glorious\u2019 which may go some way to appeasing those who were so outraged by the augmentation of the St George\u2019s Cross on the previous kit.<\/p>\n<p>Indeed, Nike described the new home strip as a \u2018modern all-white design that honours England\u2019s heritage\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>The Three Lions\u2019 attire became something of a political hot potato ahead of the European Championships two years ago with then Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and his eventual successor, Sir Keir Starmer, asked to comment on the controversy.<\/p>\n<p>Sunak had said: \u2018When it comes to our national flags, we shouldn\u2019t mess with them because they\u2019re a source of pride, identity, who we are, and they\u2019re perfect as they are.\u2019<\/p>\n<div class=\"factbox\" data-ico=\"factbox_article\" data-track-module=\"factbox_article\">\n<h2 class=\"factbox-title\">\n\t\t\t\tYour football fix\t\t\t<\/h2>\n<div class=\"factbox-content\">\n<p><strong>Metro<\/strong>&#8216;s Head of Sport James Goldman delivers punchy analysis, transfer talk and his take on the week&#8217;s biggest stories direct to your inbox every week.<\/p>\n<p>Sign up here, it&#8217;s an open goal.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Starmer added: \u2018I\u2019m a big football fan, I go to England games, men, women\u2019s games. And the flag is used by everybody, it\u2019s unifying, it doesn\u2019t need to change. <\/p>\n<p>\u2018We just need to be proud of it. So they should reconsider this and change it back. <\/p>\n<p>\u2018I\u2019m not even sure they can properly explain why they thought they needed to change in the first place. They could also reduce the price of the shirts.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>MP Lee Anderson, meanwhile, appeared to have been rocked to his very core by Nike\u2019s \u2018playful update\u2019 describing it as \u2018namby-pamby, pearl-clutching, hand-wringing nonsense\u2019.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t<img width=\"594\" height=\"396\" src=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/GettyImages-2097683317.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=594\" class=\"article-image wp-image-20514325\" alt=\"BRITAIN-POLITICS-FBL-ENG-NIKE-SHIRT\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"\/>\t<\/div><figcaption>The St George\u2019s Cross on the old kit caused outrage (Picture: Getty)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>And so it was left to England\u2019s most successful men\u2019s team manager, Gareth Southgate, to provide the voice of reason.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018It\u2019s not been high on my list of priorities but it depends which bit it is,\u2019 said Southgate, who masterminded England\u2019s progression to two major finals.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018I don\u2019t know if the debate is about the St George flag needing to be on the England shirt because it obviously hasn\u2019t always been.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018I think the most important thing that has to be on an England shirt are the three lions. It\u2019s our iconic symbol.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t<img width=\"646\" height=\"402\" src=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/image-038c.png?w=646\" class=\"article-image wp-image-27574697\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"\/>\t<\/div><figcaption>England will revert to a red away kit at the upcoming World Cup (Picture: Football Association)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u2018It\u2019s what distinguishes us not only from football teams around the world but from England rugby and England cricket. It\u2019s the thing that when I put my kit on 30 years ago and looked in the mirror, the three lions really stood out.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Should we be tampering with the cross of St George? In my head, if it\u2019s not a red cross on a white background it isn\u2019t the cross of St George anyway.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018So it\u2019s a hard question to answer. 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