Dress to Impress…the ref!
Base layers, body armour, undergarments whatever you call them, due to their prevalence in the premiership and the bleak winters we’ve been having they have become an essential part of a players kit. The Football Association’s rule 4 states that “If thermal undershorts are worn, they are of the same main colour as the shorts.In response to this M.G.Sportswear has introduced a full spectrum of colours in its Celsius Base layers range, so you need never get caught out by the ref like the unsuspecting players of Bath City Academy.
Trouble flared recently during an FA Youth Cup clash when the referee enforced a little-known rule that players should wear the same colour undergarments as their shorts. He ordered two players from Bath City Academy to change their undershorts – and they could only watch as the opposition scored while they were stripping on the sidelines in front of 200 spectators. The goal sparked a huge ruckus and the ref sent off a player and the manager, followed by two more players in the second half as the uproar continued. At the close of the match the team had seven players left on the pitch when the goalkeeper was also dismissed. Opponents Newport County romped home to a 6-0 win. Furious Bath City FC chairman Manda Rigby fumed “It was farcical. I understand the kit rule but this was an FA Youth Cup match, not a professional FA Cup game. Manda added “ The ref was forced to lock himself in his room after the game for 30 minutes. Eventually he agreed to speak to me. It is fair to say that he claimed he was just sticking to the letter of the law.
If you want to make sure you’re sticking to the letter of the law view the full range of Celsius products online or visit our showroom.
Leave a Comment