Against the spectacular backdrop of Rio de Janeiro’s Copacabana beach, Nike and Brazil star Neymar today unveiled the new 2013 Brazil home kit. The most storied national team kit in football was launched as a part of "Batalha das Quadras" (“Battle of the Court”), a small sided competition for young players.

The competition honors the unique heritage of Brazilian football where many of the world’s great players -- including Ronaldo, Neymar and Ronaldinho -- first honed their skills playing street football and small-sided games.

                  

The new Brazil home kit features the classic colors of football’s most iconic shirt combined with design innovation. The 2013 kit has all the tradition linked to the iconic strip that has captured the imagination of the football world for so many decades.

               

"To wear the 'amarelinha' is the greatest honor for me and my teammates," Neymar said. "Football is part of our lives in this country and the new Brazil kit is a classic design with all the technology that we need to perform."




The jersey has a classic rib collar in green with a V inset. Laser venting, bonded seams and hemline vents provide performance benefits for the modern player while the minimalistic, classic look of the jersey resonates with the traditions of Brazilian football. 

The shorts are classic blue with bonded white strips along each side and venting to aid movement and an inner gusset to aid comfort. The socks are white with green trim with “Brazil” detail on each.