Champions League referees get black short back

Champions League referees are no longer allowed to wear the pale grey shorts. Uefa has decided to switch back to the old black trousers. Only on matchday 2 next week there’s an exception. From group match 3 all referees must wear the black short.

The 3rd Team has released a statement from Uefa on their website which confirms this. “In a communiqué issued by UEFA’s Refereeing Department sent to all national associations, the referees were asked to wear the old black trousers and stockings deployed in UEFA Champions League 2013/14 season from now on until the end of this campaign”, is what the website says.

In my opinion it is a good call , because the pale grey shorts were ugly. And I think most of you agree on that. These were your tweets about the grey shorts:

All of my days. That referees kit is disgusting. Who designed it and made them wear it @dutchreferee

— Eddy (@EddyHYUFC) September 16, 2014

“@dutchreferee: Good luck to German referee Wolfgang Stark at Ajax – Paris Saint Germain. #ajapsg pic.twitter.com/AzgdqxZcuL” Ugh! The kit!

— Stephen Green (@sjgreen) September 17, 2014

These grey baggy shorts the referees are wearing in the Champions League this season should be given a red card.

— Gary Lineker (@GaryLineker) September 17, 2014