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Spanish side cause a stir with their anatomically correct ‘naked’ new kit

Published 07:52 13 May 2016 BST

Nooruddean Choudry
Spanish side cause a stir with their anatomically correct ‘naked’ new kit

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Blimey. Talk about revealing.

Football kits the world over are becoming more and more generic, with the bigger sports manufacturers choosing to work to set templates with just the smallest of alterations for each team's uniform. So it's always a welcome change when a major brand tries something new. That said, we're not sure what to make of Kappa's effort for Club Deportivo Palencia's new outfit for next season. The humble Castile-Leon side ply their trade in Tercera División - the fourth tier of Spanish football - but some would say their new shirts are plumbing new depths. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BnO3nijfYmU Seemingly taking their inspiration from Robbie Williams' iconic video for 2000 hit 'Rock DJ', the strip is just that - an anatomically correct strip-down to the fleshy muscles of each player. The novel kit was revealed on Thursday night and it certainly got under the skin of those on social media... https://twitter.com/onefootball/status/730853560376819712 https://twitter.com/deportepalencia/status/730840627634688000 https://twitter.com/BreatheSport/status/730869031549435905 https://twitter.com/FutbolAlAndalus/status/730849924112322560 https://twitter.com/mazzyk/status/730853668539502592 Click snap

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Spanish side cause a stir with their anatomically correct 'naked' new kit