The Belgian football team, the Red Devils’ new away kit pays tribute to artist the surrealist artist in particular René Magritte and Belgian surrealism in general. The new away kit was unveiled on Friday by the Royal Belgian Football Association (RBFA) and the sportswear company Adidas.
The kit will be worn for the first time during a friendly against the United States on 28 March. The match that will take place in Atlanta, Georgia makes the start of the Red Devils’ preparations for this summer’s World Cup.
The shirt features a graphic print in “the purest surrealist style” and is a clear a nod to Magritte’s work. The light blue and pink shirt combines elements of the Belgian FA’s crest with football references.
The design includes the inscription “This is not a shirt” on the collar, in reference to Magritte’s painting ‘The Treachery of Images’.
This is the Red Devils’ 4th recent away shirt to pay homage to Belgian icons. It follows designs celebrating cycling, the music festival Tomorrowland and cartoonist Hergé and his creation Tintin.