Football quiz: weird and wonderful kits that have made headlines

CD Guijuelo’s kit of 2015 was not easy on the eye. Photograph: CD Guijuelo

1. Why was a black kit released by Brazil in 2013 never worn by the Selecão?

   1. Players complained it was too hard to pick each other out when attempting passes

   2. It would have clashed with referees' kits

   3. It went against a policy of only using the iconic yellow home shirt and an alternative blue away shirt for outfield players

   4. The elastic material was deemed "too clingy" by players, who refused to wear it

2. 

   Fifa prevented Cameroon from wearing their kit at the 2002 World Cup unless alterations were made to it. Why?

   1. It had a Lion King logo on it that broke copyright laws

   2. The kit had leggings instead of shorts

   3. The green was deemed "too green" and would make it hard to pick out players on TV against the grass

   4. The kit had a vest instead of a shirt

3. Why was Fiorentina's 1992-93 shirt banned and pulled from production?

   1. The pattern on the kit created symbols that looked like swastikas

   2. The polyester was deemed unsafe as it was too flammable

   3. It resembled a Juventus away kit and Serie A authorities said it breached copyright laws

   4. The kit was such a bright shade of yellow, it hurt the eyes of opposing players

4. Why did one of Atlético Madrid's away kits make headlines in 2004?

   1. It was identical to Real Madrid's home kit

   2. It had a huge spider web on the front of the shirt

   3. It had a portrait of legendary president Jesús Gil instead of the club crest

   4. It was made out of towelling

5. 

   Here's Spanish club La Hoya Lorca, with a kit inspired by what?

   1. The army

   2. Grass

   3. Vegetables

   4. Recycling

6. In 2020 which club teamed up with Amnesty International to create a new away shirt featuring an image of a family fleeing war and the message “Refugees Welcome”?

   1. Bohemians

   2. Union Berlin

   3. Celtic

   4. St Pauli

7. Which club introduced a memorable brown away kit in 1978?

   1. Arsenal

   2. Coventry

   3. Leicester

   4. Real Madrid

8. Why did a St George-inspired Barcelona away kit never see the light of day in 2019?

   1. It stirred up disputes over Brexit in Gibraltar

   2. It looked too much like an England kit

   3. Lionel Messi refused to wear it

   4. It was white and deemed too similar to a Real Madrid shirt

9. 

   Which food inspired the design of Spanish Segunda B side CD Guijuelo's gaudy away kit in 2015?

   1. Paella

   2. Galician rib

   3. Chorizo

   4. Jamón Ibérico

10. Which German club released a kit inspired by lederhosen in 2014?

    1. Bayern Munich

    2. FC Ingolstadt

    3. Augsburg

    4. 1860 Munich

Solutions

1:C - Brazil finally ended this longstanding policy on 17 June, when outfield players wore black shirts for the first half of their friendly match against Guinea in an effort to promote an anti-racism message. Players switched back to yellow for the second half. , 2:D - Fifa was having none of it and demanded they wear a version with sleeves. Cameroon went on to wear a "onesie" kit at the 2004 Afcon and were promptly punished with a six-figure fine., 3:A - The club released a statement apologising for the kit which read: "Fiorentina and the manufacturers, Lotto, would like to underline that the optical [swastika] effect is purely a matter of chance.”, 4:B - The kit was used to promote Spiderman 2 – and other movies – during the 2003-04 season as the club sponsor was Columbia Pictures, 5:C - The club is based in Murcia, 'the vegetable garden of Spain', which was used to justify this truly bizarre broccoli design. , 6:A - Amnesty International Ireland’s executive director, Colm O’Gorman, said: “Bohemian FC and their supporters have an incredible track record on social justice issues.", 7:B - The kit, made by Admiral, was greeted with horror by Coventry fans in 1978, but in the years that have passed since it has become loved by some. In April 2009, players wore a commemorative brown away kit when they faced Watford to mark the end of the club’s 125th anniversary season., 8:D - It was a curious decision given that Barcelona have worn white previously in their history. Blame modern football. , 9:D - Club president, Jorge Hernández, said: “There is nothing that quite identifies Guijuelo like jamón. Many of us, in some way or another, live off jamón. And what a way to bring jamón to all the places we go.”, 10:D - Commercially, it was an inspired decision. Despite the shirt being priced at €89.99, the shorts at €34.99 and the shorts at €19.99, the kit sold out within four days.

Scores

1. 10 and above.

   That's incredible. You deserve the Ballon d'Or

2. 9 and above.

   Almost perfect. Well done!

3. 8 and above.

   What a performance – you're going to be a star

4. 7 and above.

   Not bad at all

5. 6 and above.

   With some extra training, you could go places

6. 5 and above.

   Mid-table mediocrity

7. 4 and above.

   Let's be honest, that's very mediocre

8. 3 and above.

   Must do better

9. 2 and above.

   Oof. That's got to hurt

10. 0 and above.

    Oof. That's got to hurt

11. 1 and above.

    Oof. That's got to hurt