
La Liga Rejects Barcelona's New Jerseys
La Liga has rejected the new jerseys of FC Barcelona for the first rounds of the season, forcing the team to play against Mallorca in last season's third kit.
The decision comes from the match director appointed by La Liga, according to the Kit Selector application protocol, as none of the three new jerseys were approved due to color conflicts with competing teams, including the orange jersey.
Barcelona may be forced to use the same jersey again in the second round against Levante, despite the fact that the club previously played in the same stadium with a similar orange jersey in 2014, indicating a change in La Liga's standards, which now sees orange as potentially visually conflicting with red.
Although the third jersey has not been officially presented through the club's accounts, it has been spotted on display in Nike stores in several countries such as New York and South Africa, in a paradox that complicates the launch of the new jerseys for this season.
The decision comes from the match director appointed by La Liga, according to the Kit Selector application protocol, as none of the three new jerseys were approved due to color conflicts with competing teams, including the orange jersey.
Barcelona may be forced to use the same jersey again in the second round against Levante, despite the fact that the club previously played in the same stadium with a similar orange jersey in 2014, indicating a change in La Liga's standards, which now sees orange as potentially visually conflicting with red.
Although the third jersey has not been officially presented through the club's accounts, it has been spotted on display in Nike stores in several countries such as New York and South Africa, in a paradox that complicates the launch of the new jerseys for this season.