FANS were left flabbergasted after spotting a bizarre kit quirk during England’s semi-final against Italy in the women’s Euros.
Viewers began questioning why both teams were wearing their away kits, when the clubs home colours don’t appear to clash.
APThe Lionesses and Italy left fans confused after both wearing their away kits during their Euros 2025 semi-final[/caption]
England dumped their traditional white shirt and deep blue shorts, while Italy wore light green on Tuesday night in Geneva.
The Italians home colours are the iconic Savoy azure, deemed the national colour of Italy.
This wouldn’t have necessarily clashed with England‘s white jersey, but the Lionesses home kit does include blue shorts – which are nearly identical in colour to Italy’s home kit.
Sarina Wiegman’s side home uniform also includes blue strips around the collar, chest and sleeve ends.
And Uefa rules dictate that there must be a clear contrast between the home and away kits of competing teams to avoid confusion for fans and officials.
But confused supporters were left perplexed by the call.
One joked online: “Both teams playing in their away kits – OK come clean – who forgot to check their emails?”
Another quizzed: “Why are both teams wearing their away kits considering if they wore the home kits would still blue vs white?”
Shutterstock EditorialEngland’s home kit is white, with blue accents in the shirt and blue shorts[/caption]
Shutterstock EditorialMeanwhile, Italy’s home kit is the traditional Savoy azure colour, with white shorts and blue lines[/caption]
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A third asked: “Beats me why England can’t be in all white and Italy in all blue here honestly. This is awful lol.”
While a fourth added: “Neither team wearing their home kit is the absolute worst outcome for any football match though.”
But both home kits could’ve caused a clash because the Lionesses’ kit includes a lot of blue.
Meanwhile, Italy’s green away kit would’ve blended in with England’s white home jersey.
Italy wore their green away kit for the first time in the tournament during their shock 2-1 quarter-final win over Norway.
And it’s brought the team more luck, as the Azzurre went 1-0 up against the Lionesses through Barbara Bonansea’s smart finish from six yards out inside 33 minutes.
But England produced another stunning comeback to book their place in back-to-back Euros finals, where they face either Germany or Spain on Sunday.
Michelle Agyemang, just as she did against Sweden in the quarter-finals, struck in the sixth of seven minutes of added time to send the game into extra-time.
And with a shootout looming, Chloe Kelly had the chance to send her side to a third straight major tournament final from the penalty spot after Beth Mead was bundled over by Emma Severini.
Italian goalkeeper Laura Giuliani saved Kelly’s initial penalty, but the Arsenal forward stayed cool to bury the rebound – which would’ve been RULED OUT under new rule proposals.
England needed extra-time to pull off a dramatic win and reach the Euros final
Chloe Kelly’s late penalty was saved by Laura Giuliani
Kelly got her toe to her rebounded penalty to win the game with seconds remaining on the clock Creator – [#item_custom_dc:creator]
