Champions League - United to wear all white

Eurosport - Wed, 27 May 19:16:00 2009

Manchester United will play in an all-white strip when they face Barcelona in the Champions League final on Wednesday, just as they did when they beat them in the 1991 European Cup Winners' Cup final.

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United are designated as the 'away' team at the Stadio Olimpico which meant Barcelona had first choice of strip and opted to play in their traditional blue and red kit.

As United's first strip is red and their second is blue, they decided to play in all-white, the colours of Barcelona's arch-rivals Real Madrid.

Ferguson laughed when he was reminded at a news conference on Tuesday that the last time Barcelona faced a team wearing all-white they beat them 6-2 - the margin of Barcelona's victory over Real on May 2.

"That was not a defeat, that was an annihilation," responded Ferguson.

"We had to change our strip and our first two strips clashed, but we are very happy to be wearing white - very happy - and we are better than Madrid," he joked.

United wore all-blue when they won the European Cup in 1968 and their traditional red-and-white kit when they won in 1999 and last year.

Barcelona wore an all-orange kit when they won in 1992 and their traditional kit when they beat Arsenal in 2006.

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  1. up the barcelona down with the man u s.c.u.m

    From markhowell75, on Wed 27 May 7:58PM

  2. YOU'VE GOT TO WEAR THE LEEDS KIT TO DO IT HAVE YOU­ HAHAHAHAHHAHAHHAH. YOU WILL ALWAYS BE MANC SCUM­ BA***ARDS

    From Deep Sea Diver, on Wed 27 May 6:01PM

  3. Koppite 1973
    In the first half of that match United­ wore grey and shipped three goals. In the second half­ they wore blue and white, didn't concede any more­ goals and scored one back to finish 3-1. It seems to me­ thay hit the nail on the head about the grey strip.

    From Gearoid, on Wed 27 May 12:06PM

  4. PHILIP C
    F*CK OFF you @#$%

    From Gearoid, on Wed 27 May 12:04PM

  5. GOOD STRIP.. WHITE IS FOR PURITY... FOR ABSOLUTE­ POWER.. FOR GREATNESS.. FOR
    INVICIBILITY.. FOR­ ETERNITY..FOR......WHAT..ELSE???????? THESE ARE­ QUALITIES THAT
    MAN UNITED HAS. GLORY...GLORY..GLORY..­ TO-NIGHT WE WIN BACK TO BACK THE CL

    BEL pa zed

    From Brian, on Wed 27 May 10:10AM

  6. GOOD STRIP.. WHITE IS FOR PURITY... FOR ABSOLUTE­ POWER.. FOR GREATNESS.. FOR
    INVICIBILITY.. FOR­ ETERNITY..FOR......WHAT..ELSE???????? THESE ARE­ QUALITIES THAT
    MAN UNITED HAS. GLORY...GLORY..GLORY..­ TO-NIGHT WE WIN BACK TO BACK THE CL

    BEL pa zed

    From Brian, on Wed 27 May 10:01AM

  7. GOOD STRIP.. WHITE IS FOR PURITY... FOR ABSOLUTE­ POWER.. FOR GREATNESS.. FOR
    INVICIBILITY.. FOR­ ETERNITY..FOR......WHAT..ELSE???????? THESE ARE­ QUALITIES THAT
    MAN UNITED HAS. GLORY...GLORY..GLORY..­ TO-NIGHT WE WIN BACK TO BACK THE CL

    BEL pa zed

    From Brian, on Wed 27 May 10:01AM

  8. GOOD STRIP.. WHITE IS FOR PURITY... FOR ABSOLUTE­ POWER.. FOR GREATNESS.. FOR
    INVICIBILITY.. FOR­ ETERNITY..FOR......WHAT..ELSE???????? THESE ARE­ QUALITIES THAT
    MAN UNITED HAS. GLORY...GLORY..GLORY..­ TO-NIGHT WE WIN BACK TO BACK THE CL

    BEL pa zed

    From Brian, on Wed 27 May 10:01AM

  9. WILL HAVE A DRINK WHEN YOU WIN TONIGHT UTD!...GO GO GO.

    From L H, on Wed 27 May 9:23AM

  10. Just a quick one, but how come the Defending Champions­ get designated "the Away Team"...
    Did that­ dodgy little French @#$% Platini have anything to do­ with it?

    From Bealzebozo, on Wed 27 May 9:02AM

  11. LIVERPOOL END OF SEASON FANCY DRESS PARTY
    NO PRISONER­ OR RED DEVIL COSTUMES WILL BE ALLOWED IN THE­ ESTABLISHMENT
    DROUGHT BEER
    BODINGTONS, TETLEYS, JOHN­ SMITHS,WORTHINGTON, [SORRY NO TROPHY]
    LAGERS
    FOSTERS­ ,HEINEKEN, XXX, [SORRY NO CARLING PREMIER]
    SPIRITS
    NO­ DOUBLES OR TREBLES WILL BE SERVED
    TITLE WINNING­ VINTAGE RED WINE [20 YEARS OLD !!!]
    ALL DRINKS TO BE­ SERVED IN GLASSES [NO CUPS]
    STARTERS
    CHICKEN­ [BIN]DIPPERS
    MAIN COURSE
    32 OZ PREMIER LEAGUE TITLE­ STEAK [RARE]
    RED HOT DEVIL STEW
    DESSERT
    HUMBLE­ PIE
    SOUR GRAPES
    ALL DISHES WILL BE SERVED BY OUR FAT­ SPANISH -WAITER
    RAFA WILL END THE EVENING WITH HIS­ FAMOUSE PARTY PIECE
    [MAKING £200 MILLION DISAPEAR INTO­ THIN AIR]
    CLOSING SONG WILL BE QUEENS WE ARE THE­ CHAMPIONS!!!
    FREE TAXI HOME TO ANYWERE IN EUROPE [ROME­ NOT INCLUDED]

    From john, on Wed 27 May 7:54AM

  12. COME ON!!!!

    Let's make it back to back in England­ and Europe!!

    From United!!, on Wed 27 May 7:13AM

  13. it is even better english team win the champions­­ league...5 consecutive years english team in­ final..its­ bad for arsenal (2006) and liverpool­ (2007)...hopefully­ next years another english team in­ final...english­ league is the best in the­ world...c'mon­ united..

    united fans, glory3 united

    From Hussein S, on Wed 27 May 4:52AM
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    From sexyfish1dff, on Wed 27 May 4:18AM

  15. Comment #11, were u sleeping during uefacl final 07?

    From Farhan, on Wed 27 May 3:47AM

  16. glory glory man­ united.................................................­ ...............................

    From Christiano Sean, on Wed 27 May 3:45AM
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    the last team to wear white in a champs lge­ final?...Milan, in 2005! Not such a lucky colour! Oh­ dear, Mancs...still at least you arent wearing that­ grey strip you had when you got spanked at the Dell!!!

    From Koppite 1973, on Wed 27 May 2:50AM

  18. 2 all MAN U fans we shall rejoice above d sky heaven­ afta d match

    From kunlebello, on Wed 27 May 2:29AM

  19. Angelos no need to swear you must be a manc to reply­ like that.

    From PHILIP C, on Wed 27 May 1:39AM

  20. "....and we are better than Madrid, he­ joked." Actually he didn't joked..... He said­ the truth :):):):):)

    From Vadim, on Wed 27 May 1:03AM
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