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England Euro 2016 kits leaked: But white and red shirts are likely fake

Two kits appeared on social media based on basic Nike templates

Tom Sheen
Tuesday 22 December 2015 11:10 GMT
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Two new England shirts for Euro 2016 were doing the rounds on social media overnight.

But as those eagle-eyed people behind the reliable Footy Headlines worked out, the new kits could well be fakes.

Their evidence is based on the fact that Nike, who have paid £25million a year since 2013 to supply all of England's national football teams, are unlikely to use such a generic design at a high-profile tournament like Euro 2016.

The two kits, in England's traditional red and white, both feature blue and white trim, but they are on a recognisable template used by several clubs this season.

Nike may well use aspects of this design, but both kits apear very bland.

In past efforts, especially for tournaments, England kits have had numerous features - at the 2014 World Cup there was a subtle pinstripe design on the home kit and a subtle St Geroge's Cross on the away shirt.

Neither of those shirts had appeared on any previous team and were specially designed for the England team, who were also given their own unique fonts.

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