He PSV Eindhoven conquered the cup Dutch on Sunday by defeating the ajax in the penalty shootout in the final. Xavi Simons and company, co Ruud van Nistelrooy on the bench, they even beat the one John Heitinga to lift the trophy as they did last season, and during the celebration something happened that surprised many when the footballers wore green bathrobes.
It is a tradition that dates back to the early years of the 20th century, as the journalist revealed on Tuesday jose david lopez on Twitter and Instagram. In particular, it dates back to 1912, when Van Hasseltone of the founders of a tournament held at Rotterdam He suggested giving bathrobes to finalists to keep them warm during the trophy ceremony. ‘A good way to prevent a cold’, according to the newspaper headline at the time Het Algemeen Handelsblad.
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However, the said tournament ceased to be held in 1954 but the tradition was maintained in cup Dutch and many teams from Netherlands they even adopted it in celebrations of European affairs.
As for the fact that the bathrobes are now green and not red like in the past, this is due to the fact that Amstel is the main sponsor of the Netherlands Cup. Everything has a reason for being.
Source: La Verdad
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