As the 2016 edition of UEFA Euro is set to kick off in France, billions of football aficionados all over the planet would definitely like to believe that they are in for some exciting football actions within the next few coming days. The opening day of the coveted intra-continental tournament will witness the hosts, France taking on Romania in the very first game which would be shortly followed by a promising encounter between Wales and Slovakia.
Another heavyweight candidate for the Euros, England will play Russia on the second day of the competition while the defending champions, Spain will start their UEFA Euro 2016 campaign against Russia on 18 June. The current world champions, Germany are however slated to start their Euro endeavour against Poland on 17 June.
As a total of five new nations will be competing in the Euro Cup for the very first time in the history of the tournament, the 2016 edition of the coveted competition will no doubt be a special one for more than one reason.
As some of the biggest footballing names on the planet currently prepare themselves in order to win the ultimate glory for their respective countries, let us take a look at the 10 most impressive jerseys that they are going to sport in the competition:
10) Croatia (Home Kit):
The Croatian national football team will flaunt a traditional red and blue checkered jersey in the upcoming edition of the UEFA Euro. Croatia's home jersey also showcases a tinge of royal blue around its collar area with the name of the country written at the back.
The logo of the manufacturer, Nike along with that of their Football Association is also present at the front of their jersey.
9) Belgium (Home Kit):
The Belgian football side will sport a home jersey which will feature their national tricolour of red, black and yellow as its primary colours. The aforementioned jersey has been horizontally divided into two parts with black on the top and red at the bottom.
It also features three stripes of yellow with the logo of its manufacturer i.e. Adidas as well as that of its Football Federation at the front.
8) Portugal (Home Kit):
The Portuguese home kit will flaunt a traditional colour combination of maroon and green in the upcoming edition of the UEFA Euro. Although their kit flaunts maroon as the primary colour, it also features a couple of spots on both sides which showcase a darker shade of the colour.
There is also a green stripe which runs around its collar area. The logo of its manufacturer, Nike along with that of the Portuguese Football Federation is present at the front of the jersey.
7) Ukraine (Home Kit):
The Ukrainians will sport a bright yellow home jersey as they’ll be taking on Spain, Germany and Luxembourg in the 2016 edition of the UEFA Euro championship. Their home kit also features a number of horizontal and vertical stripes at the front in a darker shade of the colour.
There are also three stripes which are present in the shoulder area of the Ukrainian jersey along with the logos of the manufacturer i.e. Adidas and that of their Football Federation of Ukraine at the front.
6) The Czech Republic (Home Kit):
The Czechs will flaunt a red coloured home jersey in France, later this month. The Czech Republic home kit features red as its primary colour with a number of orange arrow-shaped stripes in descending order of their width.
There are also a couple of orange stripes in the shoulder area of their home jersey. The manufacturer, Puma’s logo along with that of the Football Association of the Czech Republic (FACR) is present right in the middle at front.
5) Albania (Third Kit):
The Albanian third kit has garnered plenty of attention due to its colour scheme. The Albanian national side who will be participating in the Euros for the very first time in the history of the competition will sport a grey coloured third kit with seven stripped regions which are black in colour.
Its frontal side showcases the logo of its manufacturer, Macron and that of its Football Association. The back of its third kit flaunts not only the name of the country (in red) but also its Coat of Arms.
4) Turkey (Home Kit):
The Turkish national football side will sport a red coloured jersey in all their home matches in the upcoming edition of the UEFA Euro. Besides being red in colour, their home jersey showcases a number of straight lines that run diagonally from both the directions forming innumerable red coloured diamonds both at the front as well as on the back.
The Turkish home kit is a treat to watch since it gradually gains a darker shade when viewed from top to bottom. The logo of its manufacturer, Nike and that of the famous Turkish crescent are present at the front of their home kit.
3) Spain (Away Kit):
The defending champions, Spain will sport a traditional white away jersey in the upcoming edition of the Euros. Although white in colour, the Spanish away jersey showcases a number of triangles in yellow and red- both separate as well as clubbed together.
The jersey also flaunts the logo of its manufacturer, Adidas and that of the Spanish Football Association at the front.
2) Russia (Away Kit):
The Russian away kit is by far the most visually attractive kit in the 2016 edition of the UEFA Euro that is set to kick off in France later this week. Although predominantly white in colour, the jersey has a couple of red stripes on the sides along with a greyish impression of the logo of the Russian Football Union (RFU) in the front.
The logo of its manufacturer i.e. Adidas along with that of RFU are also present in the front.
1) Germany (Away Kit):
The current world champions, Germany will be flaunting a grey/black away kit as they look to stamp their authority on the 2016 edition of the Euros. The German away kit showcases a number of stripes at the frontal side in a couple of shades of grey along with a crest which says, ‘FIFA World Champions: 2014’.
While the back of the jersey is plain grey in colour, its front also features the logo of its manufacturer, Adidas along with that of the German Football Association (GFA). Also, the German jersey is reversible in nature i.e. it can be worn inside-out.
