5 jerseys that were changed during the season How rules ruin the aesthetics of new jerseys

The new kit season has been and continues to be full of interesting ideas, with the latest releases showcasing new trends and style ideas. Some of the new shirts, however, have already undergone substantial changes from what the designers produced about a year and a half ago. The main reason for this is the absurdity of regulations drawn up in an era of football - and also aesthetics - that is completely different to the one we are living in, with obsolete regulations that do not match the new trends and objectives of the clubs at all. At every level, whether it be Serie A, UEFA, FIFA or the Premier League, certain rules sometimes distort the research work that designers do to arrive at concept kits that are then submitted to the teams for consideration. To imagine that a team, in 2021, cannot wear a shirt with different coloured sleeves that does not affect playability in the slightest, is unthinkable. It is not understandable how, despite the fact that there are sacrosanct rules to be respected, especially in terms of colour, small details can be the focus of compulsory changes. Among the many cases, five are the most striking.

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The bonus track is dedicated to national teams that have had problems with their uniforms over the last year. In chronological order, China national team launched their Nike new jerseys in March 2020, but in the last game (a 7-0 win against Guam) there was a substantial change to one detail of the kit: the logo of the Chinese federation was removed and the flag of the nation was added. A choice that has caused much discussion and is still shrouded in mystery. In Eastern Europe, both Ukraine and North Macedonia made changes at the last European Championships. The national team coached by Andri Ševčenko had to change its shirt because of a phrase - "Glory to our heroes" - on the collar. The verse, denounced by Russia, is part of a patriotic chant used during the anti-Russian popular uprising in Maidan in 2014, when Viktor Yanukovich was kicked out of Ukraine. Dulcis in fundo, the strange story of the kit that Joma produced for the Macedonian national team on the occasion of their first historic appearance at the final stage of a European Championship: just one day after the release of the new jerseys, Macedonian fans protested so loudly against the Federation for accepting garnet jerseys and not red ones as the country's tradition dictates that president Muamed Sejdini was forced to formalise the request to UEFA to re-establish the 2016 uniforms.