SAO PAULO (Reuters) - When hosts Brazil run out for their Copa America opener against Bolivia on Friday they will be wearing a white shirt in a competitive match for the first time in more than 60 years.
In a world where teams wear three different shirts each year – some of them in colours that have little or nothing to do with their history or tradition – Brazil have deliberately avoided wearing white in competitive games since 1957.
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