Now-iconic Giuseppe Meazza wearing a blue Italy shirt featuring the House of Savoy badge during the early 1930s. Italy d...ecided to rely on blue as their football association's main colour, which back then originated from the 'border colour of the royal House of Savoy crest used on the flag of the Kingdom of Italy (1861 - 1945)'. Accordingly, Italy earned themselves their famous nickname 'gli Azzurri' (the Azures) over the years.