‘Worst outcome for any football match' – Fans baffled at bizarre kit quirk during Lionesses semi-final with Italy
Gotta be kitting 'Worst outcome for any football match' – Fans baffled at bizarre kit quirk during Lionesses semi-final with Italy
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ENGLAND fans were left flabbergasted after spotting a bizarre kit quirk during England's semi-final against Italy in the women's Euros.
Viewers began questioning why both teams were wearing their away kits, when the team's home colours kits don't appear to clash.
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The Lionesses and Italy left fans confused after both wearing their away kits during their Euros 2025 semi-final
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England dumped their traditional white shirt and deep blue shorts, while Italy wore light green on Tuesday night.
The Italians typically wear their iconic Savoy azure, deemed the national colour of Italy.
This wouldn't have necessarily clashed with England's white jersey, but the Lionesses home kit does include blue shorts.
Sarina Wiegman's side home uniform also includes blue strips down the side and around the collar and chest.
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And Uefa rules dictate that there must be a clear contrast between the home and away kits of competing teams to avoid confusion for fans and officials.
But confused supporters were left perplexed by the call.
One joked online: "Both teams playing in their away kits - OK come clean - who forgot to check their emails?"
Another quizzed: "Why are both teams wearing their away kits considering if they wore the home kits would still blue vs white?"
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England's home kit is white, with blue accents in the shirt and blue shorts
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Meanwhile, Italy's home kit is the traditional Savoy azure colour, with white shorts and blue lines
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A third asked: "Beats me why England can't be in all white and Italy in all blue here honestly. This is awful lol."
While a fourth added: "Neither team wearing their home kit is the absolute worst outcome for any football match though."
I coached Chloe Kelly as a kid and have now spent £3,000 building my own pub to watch her at Euro 2025
But both home kits could've caused a clash because the Lionesses' kit includes a lot of blue.
Meanwhile, Italy's green away kit would've clashed with England's home kit.
Italy wore their green away kit for the first time in the tournament during their shock 2-1 quarter-final win over Norway.
And it's gifted the team more luck, as the Azzurre went 1-0 up through Barbara Bonansea's smart finish from six yards out inside 33 minutes.
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