Top 10 controversies of 2017

#8 Spain's World Cup shirt

Spain's World Cup kit caused controversy in the country

Earlier in November, Spain's World Cup kit caused an angry outburst from a certain amount of people in the country. Apparently, some people are reluctant to see the players donning the colours that remind them of a troublesome past.

Apparel maker Adidas revealed the nation's World Cup shirt, a tribute to the kit the Spaniards wore in the 1994 World Cup. The kit boasts the usual red colour along with stripes of red, blue and yellow diamonds on the right.

However, it's the blue colour that has caused the problem. The kit is said to resemble the 1994 kit, but the blue colour looks more like purple, according to some citizens in the country.

Apparently, the combination of red, yellow and purple represents the Second Republic of Spain which lasted from 1931 to 1939. Firm non-believers of the monarchy were a part of the Republic and it was in this tenure that the Spanish Civil War took place. In the aftermath of war, Francisco Franco becoming the dictator of Spain until his death in 1975.

The Spanish FA and Adidas have denied having any political intention behind the shirt design. According to them, and as a common knowledge, any shade of blue on red is bound to give an effect of purple.

However, the irked citizens have refuted the science of colours and are of the opinion that the shirt represents the nation in more of an anti-monarchist way. Also, with the Catalan Referendum going on in Spain, the kit has further infuriated Catalonians.

Regardless of the controversy, the associations have stated that Spain will be using the kit as it is. As a result, it has incurred the wrath of some citizens, who have even wished the La Roja to get eliminated in the first round itself!