28 March 2017, 16:42 | Updated: 28 March 2017, 17:00
Mystery Hour Question
Why does the Italian football team play in blue and the Dutch in orange instead of the colours on their flags?
Oliver, Macclesfield
Answer
** Definitive **
Name: Mike, London
Answer: The Italians plays in blue because that’s the colour of The House of Savoy, their formal royal family. The Dutch play in orange because of the House of Orange. Germany plays in black and white because those are the colours of Prussia, which was the state when football first started.
