adminBerlin. — German sportswear maker Puma yesterday blamed a manufacturing flaw after several Swiss players had their jerseys torn in their Euro 2016 match with France a day earlier.
Its investigation had found that “there was a faulty batch of material in which the yarn was damaged during production,” the company said in a statement.
The game, which saw Switzerland join France into the knock-out phase, was not unduly rough or dirty, yet three times in the first half Swiss players had to go to the sidelines to swap their torn tops.
Rival manufacturer Adidas, who provides kit to nine of the 24 teams competing in France, said that suppliers usually provide three shirts per player, per game.
“The standard usage for these shirts will be a player wears one in the first half, another in the second half with a third being saved as a spare, should it be needed on the pitch,” spokesperson Katja Schreiber said. — AFP.
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