BRUSSELS: If Kevin De Bruyne goes again to his outdated haircut, he’ll make an ideal Tintin at Euro ’24 this summer time.Belgium Soccer Affiliation unveiled new house and away kits for its women and men soccer gamers Thursday. The house equipment continues with the standard crimson shade worn by the nationwide groups, whose males are nicknamed Pink Devils and girls Pink Flames. The away equipment, although, is a tribute to Belgian cartoonist Hergé and the character that made his fame: Tintin, the intrepid reporter: it has a blue jersey with a white collar, brown shorts, and white socks.In his action-packed adventures, Tintin typically wears a blue sweater over a white collared shirt paired with brown cutoff pants, white socks and brown sneakers. Tintin additionally has a trademark quiff haircut.Over time, Belgian media have typically pointed to the resemblance of Belgian midfielder Kevin De Bruyne to Tintin, significantly when the Manchester Metropolis star sported a shorter haircut.“As a big Tintin fan, I am delighted that our Red Devils will be conquering Europe in a jersey based on one of Belgium’s greatest heroes,” stated Piet Vandendriessche, the Belgium FA CEO.“We are thrilled to pay homage to a true global icon: Hergé. He not only captured my heart and my mind growing up, but that of so many generations. And that is exactly what the Red Devils, but also the Red Flames, are trying to achieve. Hopefully, Tintin will give them the inspiration to put up great performances, starting this summer in Germany.”The brand new house jersey, which encompasses a burgundy shade of crimson, shall be worn by all Belgian nationwide groups from Saturday onwards, when the Pink Devils play Eire in a pleasant as a part of their preparations for Euro 2024. The lads’s crew will debut the away equipment in a pleasant towards England on March 26.Tintin first appeared within the Brussels “Le Petit Vingtième” newspaper complement in 1929 and traveled all around the globe. His adventures have bought greater than 270 million comics worldwide and have been translated into 70 languages.Euro 2024 in Germany is scheduled from June 14-July 14.The Belgium FA introduced throughout the press convention on the Hergé Museum exterior Brussels that Pink Devils coach Domenico Tedesco prolonged his contract past the 2026 World Cup.
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