Adidas found themselves in deep water following the design of their Germany jersey for the 2024 Euros.
The new kit sparked controversy after people pointed out how the number four on the new design had a striking resemblance to the logo used by the Nazi SS units.
After realising the blunder they made, Adidas and the German football team announced they would be redesigning the font of number four on the shirt.
Here are some other jersey were banned from varies reasons such as political reasoning, tradition and FIFA regulations.
Germany sparked outrage after people saw the design of the number four which was featured on the new 2024 Euro kit design
The number 44 strikes an uncanny resemblance to the logo used by the Nazi SS units
Palestino FC Home Kit (2014)
Mexican side Palestino had their shirt banned because of political and religious reasons
In 2014 Palestino FC revealed their new kit for the upcoming season.
The shirt produced by Training Professional sparked debate as some numbers that featured on the kit were shaped to represent the map of Palestine before the creation of Israel.
The jersey also had a colour way which correlated with the colours of the Palestine flag.
The Chile based club had the kit banned after just three games after they were first issued a fine following complaints made about the involvement of political and religious views.
Fiorentina Away Kit (1992-93)
Half way through the 1992-93 season Fiorentina banned their away jersey because the geometric shapes on the sleeves likened to the shape of the Nazi Swastikas
Arguably the most famous football jersey to get banned and how the design got the green light for production in the first place is baffling.
The 1992-93 Fiorentina away shirt designed by Lotto at first just appeared like another quirky kit design as jersey manufactures tried to break the traditions of simple colour block and designs.
If anything the bright coloured sleeves were actually tame compared to some of the jerseys being produced at that time in the 90’s.
However on further inspection, the geometric shapes on the sleeves appeared to connect to create a Swastikas style design, the symbol which is widely known for its appropriation with the Nazis.
Despite the design flaw, Fiorentina played in the away shirt for the entirety of the first half of the season and it was only in the latter part of the season that people started to see the resemblance to the Swastikas.
Soon after the connection was made Fiorentina stopped wearing the jersey for their away attire and Lotto stopped producing the shirt.
Cameroon Home Kit (2002)
Cameroon saw their home jersey banned by FIFA ahead of the 2002 World Cup despite wearing the jersey in the Africa Cup of Nations
Cameroon are one of the few teams who have had two jerseys banned for their design.
The first of their kit controversies came during the 2002 Africa Cup of Nations where they lifted the trophy as winners.
However it wasn’t their performance on the pitch that made headlines but actually their sleeveless shirt design.
Resembling what you would see in Aussie rules, the tank top style jersey was the first and last of it’s kind to feature for a professional football team.
The kit designed by Puma was then banned by FIFA for the fast approaching World Cup as the the football federation denounced the ‘vests’. The official reason for the kit ban was the inability to attach the tournament badge to the sleeves.
Cameroon Away Kit (2004)
Cameroon tested the FIFA once more in 2004 when the released a one-piece kit design which FIFA ended up banning the country from wearing
Despite seeing their kit banned only two years prior for an unconventional, nontraditional design Puma and Cameroon decided to test FIFA for a second time in 2004.
For the 2004 Africa Cup of Nations Cameroon and Puma released a one-piece kit for the competition,
Already on FIFA’s radar it didn’t take long for FIFA to step in and ban the shirt from the competition.
However the one-piece kit ended up still seeing the light of day as Cameroon claimed they couldn’t alter their onesie in time for the following games so they continued to wear it.
This ended in FIFA issuing a $154,000 (£123,000) fine at the time and a six point deduction in their World Cup qualifying group to Cameroon.
Thankfully for Cameroon, Puma opened a lawsuit against FIFA, which resulted in the football federation dropping the case.
A onesie kit however has never been recreated to this day.
Brazil Third Shirt (2013-14)
Brazil’s 2013-15 third kit was banned by the Brazilian Football Association for going against tradition
In 2013 Nike decided to follow a very popular trend sweeping over the football world ahead of Brazil’s home World Cup.
Ahead of the tournament Nike announced they would be releasing a limited edition ‘blackout’ third kit.
The design which featured the iconic five stars across the front of the shirt and unusual sleeve badge was received well amongst football fans but was immediately rejected by the Brazilian Football Association.
The reason the shirt was never used by the national team was due to the Brazilian football federations long standing policy of only using the iconic yellow home shirt and the alternate blue away shirt for outfield players.
Argentina Home Kit (1994)
In 1994 Argentina’s Football President halted the production of their upcoming World Cup jersey because he didn’t like the black stripes Adidas had added
Adidas’ 2024 Germany kit is not the only design they had banned for a major international tournament.
Ahead of the 1994 USA World Cup production of Adidas’ Argentina home jersey was put to a halt by the Argentine Football Association President Julio Grondona because he disliked the inclusion of thin black stripes throughout the shirt.
Grondona said the shirt design went against the traditional design of the Albiceleste pattern (blue and white stripes).
Despite production being stopped, a number of jerseys had already went on sale to the general public and many rocked up to the 1994 World Cup wearing the banned shirt despite the National team dawning a new shirt with the same design but without the black stripes.
Mexico Home Kit (1999)
In 1999 Mexico’s government banned the team from playing in their home kit which had the Mexican National Shield on the front
Usually when a football kit gets banned it is because of FIFA or your nations governing body, it is rare that the jersey is banned by an alternative party.
However Mexico had their 1999 home jersey banned by the countries federal government.
The all green jersey which featured the Mexican National Shield on the front of the jersey was banned by the Mexican government,without reason.
Mexico then swapped out the shield for the crest of the Mexican FA.
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