Fail! Benfica shirt fails ESPN review | OneFootball

European clubs have increasingly been investing in the creation of different kits for the various moments of the season, increasing the variety of shirts available to fans. In addition to the traditional home and away kits, there are now versions for the Champions League, anniversaries, travel, warm-ups, and even for wearing outside stadiums.

Benfica. The American publication decided to assess the kits of several European clubs, paying particular attention to the pattern and color choices made by the different brands.

ESPN highlighted precisely the freedom brands take with this type of kit, with bolder designs and color combinations that would hardly ever be used on official shirts. It was in this context that Benfica’s shirt ended up receiving a particularly negative assessment from the American publication.

"A strong contender to be the ugliest shirt of 2026/27. A horrible blotchy pattern, made worse by harsh shades of red and purple that do not work. It looks like a terrible production error. Maybe it’s not too late to recall it?", they wrote, placing the sacred mantle among the least appealing in the analysis carried out on European clubs.

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