Manufacturer of athletic uniforms, the German company Puma, explained the incident with the players of the national team of Switzerland during a match against France at the European championship on football. Players ‘ jerseys were torn because of the defective material that was used to manufacture this batch of sportswear.
According to the results of the inspection carried out a Puma form, which was made by Swiss players in the match against the French was less strong, as it was manufactured from a material, which threads were damaged during manufacturing.
The company assured that defective material was not used for the production of other parties.
The player of national team of Switzerland in a torn t-shirt
Photo: EPA/Vostock-Photo
“Puma made an inventory of all the jerseys, put all commands, and can assure you that such incident will not be repeated,” — said in a statement, quoted by Reuters.
Along with the Swiss national team, the football shape of a Puma also enjoy the national teams of Austria, Czech Republic, Italy and Slovakia.
On June 19 during a meeting between the national teams of Switzerland and France for Euro 2016 t shirts of the players of the Swiss football team broke four times. In the first half of the match, the players of the Swiss team three left the field, to dress shirts.
Did any of the French players want a Swiss shirt tonight? I doubt it. #SUI #FRA #SUIFRA #EURO2016 pic.twitter.com/RSOw8XXn2V
— James Stevenson (@JStevo21) 19 Jun 2016.
Swiss international goalkeeper Yann Sommer, recognized as the best player of the match with France, after the game has told Reuters that he sees no reason to change supplier of uniforms. “It happens. This means that the field was a struggle. Of course, today was not easy, but I will not say that you should change supplier, Puma great form,” he said.
