{"id":449320,"date":"2011-06-28T11:39:00","date_gmt":"2011-06-28T11:39:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/2011\/06\/28\/in-pictures-arsenals-thomas-vermaelen-models-new-125th-anniversary-away-kit\/"},"modified":"2011-06-28T11:39:00","modified_gmt":"2011-06-28T11:39:00","slug":"in-pictures-arsenals-thomas-vermaelen-models-new-125th-anniversary-away-kit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/06\/28\/in-pictures-arsenals-thomas-vermaelen-models-new-125th-anniversary-away-kit\/","title":{"rendered":"In Pictures: Arsenal&#8217;s Thomas Vermaelen models new 125th anniversary away kit"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n<h4>28 Jun 2011 12:39:00<\/h4>\n<\/p>\n<div readability=\"76.1709870389\">\n<div>\n<h4>Related Links<\/h4>\n<h4>Teams<\/h4>\n<h4>Players<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<p><span readability=\"48.7946107784\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.goal.com\/en-gb\/teams\/england\/94\/arsenal\">Arsenal<\/a> have released pictures of their special 125th anniversary kit, available for pre-order today June 28.<\/p>\n<p>The navy blue and turquoise shirt, modeled by Thomas Vermaelen pictured and Samir Nasri, features a celebratory crest, featuring one of the club&#8217;s first recorded mottos &#8211; &#8216;Forward&#8217; &#8211; and the anniversary dates of 1886 and 2011 on either side.<\/p>\n<p>The back of the shirt is entirely navy blue, with one sleeve navy and the other turquoise blue.\u00a0 A stripe runs down each sleeve, broken into three parts to further represent the Dial Square sundial.<\/p>\n<p>The away shorts are navy blue, as are the socks, which have the year of Arsenal\u2019s foundation &#8211; 1886 &#8211; printed in white on the back of each calf.<\/p>\n<p>The kit, designed by Nike, is made of recycled water bottles, taking up to 13 of the plastic containers to make the shirt and shorts.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"c4\" src=\"http:\/\/u.goal.com\/135000\/135072_news.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"250\" \/>The kit is likely to get its first outings during Arsenal&#8217;s pre-season fixtures, but could also be worn when the Gunners travel to Old Trafford to face Manchester United, with the clash set to take place on August 27.<\/p>\n<p>Arsenal kick off their Premier League campaign against Newcastle United at St James&#8217; Park on August 13.<\/p>\n<p>Club captain Cesc Fabregas&#8217; absence from the launch of the kit, and all related promotional materials, has further fuelled speculation he is set to leave the Emirates Stadium for boyhood club Barcelona.<\/p>\n<p>However, French star Nasri, who has been linked with a possible move away from north London this summer, was present at the promotional shoot, with Vermaelen and several other of the Gunners&#8217; biggest stars featuring in a video.<\/p>\n<p>The kit will be in stores from July 28, but is available for pre-order from the club now.<\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c5\" src=\"http:\/\/u.goal.com\/135000\/135069hp2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"100%\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><br \/><\/span><\/p>\n<div><span><strong>Gunners get the blues |<\/strong> Arsenal will be hoping for better fortune on the pitch this season<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>More here:<br \/>\n<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.goal.com\/en-gb\/news\/2896\/premier-league\/2011\/06\/28\/2551413\/in-pictures-arsenals-thomas-vermaelen-models-new-125th\" title=\"In Pictures: Arsenal's Thomas Vermaelen models new 125th anniversary away kit\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">In Pictures: Arsenal&#8217;s Thomas Vermaelen models new 125th anniversary away kit<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> 28 Jun 2011 12:39:00 Related Links Teams Players Arsenal have released pictures of their special 125th anniversary kit, available for pre-order today June 28. The navy blue and turquoise shirt, modeled by Thomas Vermaelen pictured and Samir Nasri, features a celebratory crest, featuring one of the club&#8217;s first recorded mottos &#8211; &#8216;Forward&#8217; &#8211; and the anniversary dates of 1886 and 2011 on either side. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":442543,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-449320","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-local-news"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>In Pictures: Arsenal&#039;s Thomas Vermaelen models new 125th anniversary away kit - Ghanamma.com<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/06\/28\/in-pictures-arsenals-thomas-vermaelen-models-new-125th-anniversary-away-kit\/\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:title\" content=\"In Pictures: Arsenal&#039;s Thomas Vermaelen models new 125th anniversary away kit - Ghanamma.com\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:description\" content=\"28 Jun 2011 12:39:00 Related Links Teams Players Arsenal have released pictures of their special 125th anniversary kit, available for pre-order today June 28. 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