DBasia.news – The Champions League always presents stories. This time, reportedly some goalkeepers wore gloves that violated UEFA rules.
UEFA has strict rules about trademarks and sponsors. The highest football body in Europe regulates the size of sponsors that may be worn by players or clubs.
The rule is the reason Adidas can no longer use three-line pattern along the jersey sleeves. In addition, sponsor logos or apparel have special conditions.
The UEFA regulations are contained in article 41.01 concerning gloves worn by goalkeepers. The sponsor logo on a maximum goalkeeper glove is 20 square centimeters.
Even so, there are at least two goalkeepers who have violated these rules in the last 16 of the Champions League 2018-2019. The two goalkeepers were Ederson (Manchester City) and Thibaut Courtois (Real Madrid).
The two top goalkeepers wore Nike Vapor Touch III gloves. Incidentally, the Nike logo on the glove violated UEFA rules.
In fact, Nike has gloves that do not violate UEFA rules. An example is the gloves worn by the Borussia Dortmund goalkeeper Roman Burki.
Meanwhile, RB Leipzig goalkeeper, Yvon Mvogo chose to cover the Nike logo when he appeared in the Europa League. This is to avoid problems with UEFA.
This is not a new problem in the Champions League. Several seasons ago, Gianluigi Buffon had covered the Nike logo in his gloves to avoid UEFA problems.