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Embarrassing oversight forces Standard Liege to play with duct tape on their jerseys

Published 08:34 8 Dec 2014 GMT

Updated 08:41 8 Dec 2014 GMT

Ben Kiely
Embarrassing oversight forces Standard Liege to play with duct tape on their jerseys

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The credibility of the Belgian league takes a massive hit after this incredibly embarrassing blunder.

R. Standard de Liege v HNK Rijeka - UEFA Europa League Standard Liege were forced into some DIY customisation of their home jerseys before a league match yesterday because it clashed with their opponents' kit. Apparently, nobody bothered to see if this might be a problem before the game. Belgian Pro League outfit Charleroi showed up to match in their usual predominantly white “zebra stripes” kit, and the officials deemed that the white panels on Liege's home shirts (pictured above) might cause them confusion. The logical solution to this problem would be to change into their away strip, right? Wrong. Apparently, Standard were unwilling to switch to their black away kit for sponsorship reasons. The club had the rather primitive idea of getting the players cover up the white sections on their jersey with strips of duct tape. It's highly doubtful that these ghastly "new and improved" jerseys will be big sellers in the Standard Liege club shop.   red tape liege Hat-tip to Who Ate All The Pies
Embarrassing oversight forces Standard Liege to play with duct tape on their jerseys