by Puma have committed an atrocity but overall these are pretty bloody good actually.
Home kit rankings are here.
24. SwitzerlandLets be clear from the start: you could pretty much just put every version of this Puma template joint last. Awful, awful business. Genuinely dont know what they were thinking. It looks like a training top, and not even a good training top. Worse still, these werent even meant to be the Euro away shirts for these teams. They all had different ones ready to go last year, but now these monstrosities have taken over. Switzerland are therefore officially last because they had the best lost shirt and therefore the biggest gulf from that to this. They were supposed to have a lovely kit with a cracking mountain motif. Its the biggest loss to the world since that Iceland Eurovision song last year. Genuinely gutting.
Puma have released the Italy, Switzerland, Austria and Czech Republic away kits for Euro 2020.
Do you like the minimalist look? pic.twitter.com/zIrQQBsmdG
— Football Super Tips (@FootySuperTips) April 23, 2021
23. Czech RepublicThe Czechs come next because they dont even get their name written in their own language, a fate the Swiss, Italians and Austrians at least avoid. While the kerning on Italy and Switzerlands shirts is far too spaced out, the Czechs have the opposite problem of it being squashed up touch tight. And look how tiny that crest is. Good grief.
22. ItalyAt least Italy were allowed all their colours. But the Puma badge and Italy crest side-by-side like that only adds to the training-top aesthetic. Grim.
21. AustriaVery, very, very marginally less bad than the others by virtue of being black and having the thin band split in three. Also by sheer good fortune blessed with a name that is the right length to fill the space without a kerning catastrophe. The sublimated badge that runs through the shirt might actually be quite good to be fair. Dont know, and cant bring myself to look at these shirts a moment longer to reach a more solid conclusion. On with the rest of the rankings now please.
20. BelgiumIts better than the home shirt. But the pattern adds little other than making the shirt look slightly grubby. That new Belgian FA logo does get slightly more chance to shine here, though.
@adidasfootball release the away kits for their teams taking part in #EURO2020 today.
Less than 3 months to go!
First up, Belgium. pic.twitter.com/ApwUH8jY2u
— SportsBetting.com (@WeSportsBetting) March 23, 2021
19. UkraineThe one country who have opted for the straightforward colour flip and we therefore have to assume continuing the Russia-annoying inclusion of Crimea. Again, this shirt just doesnt seem good enough to make riling up a nuclear superpower worth it. Were not sure what would, but its definitely not this.
18. North MacedoniaAs far as we know, theyve restored the sunburst away kit to go with the matching home. The home one is much better, though. We actually much prefer the below rejected new away kit in this colourway, so maybe theyll mix and match. Who knows. Its what we would do and that should surely carry some weight.
North Macedonia Away Kit (Group C). Euro 2020 starts on June 11th. Discover the jerseys with https://t.co/g6E7zNZYUy. @EURO2020#EURO2020#NorthMacedoniapic.twitter.com/tp7mb2Tgo6
— FootShirt.com (@footshirt) June 10, 2021
17. WalesWhat we have here is a perfectly adequate Australia kit. Next.
16. SlovakiaStill think its actually the home kit. Either way, its a bland disappointment. Whether its the home or the away, the blue one at least tries to have a bit of fun.
Slovakia Away Kit (Group E). Euro 2020 starts on June 11th. Discover the jerseys with https://t.co/g6E7zNZYUy. @EURO2020#EURO2020#Slovakiapic.twitter.com/lV5PSZnLdK
— FootShirt.com (@footshirt) June 5, 2021
15. TurkeyThe obvious move here would have been to simply flip the colours of the home shirt completely and sometimes the obvious move is also the correct one. Retaining the red titband from the home kit is fine it was and is a lovely feature and the two-tone red is certainly no disaster but its hard to escape the thought that this is less than it might have been.
Turkey Away Kit (Group A). Euro 2020 starts on June 11th. Discover the jerseys with https://t.co/g6E7zNZYUy. @EURO2020#EURO2020#Turkeypic.twitter.com/mkLLoKvzAV
— FootShirt.com (@footshirt) May 18, 2021
14. PolandBit of a letdown after the home shirt, but its a perfectly serviceable bit of no-frills gear.
Poland Away Kit (Group E). Euro 2020 starts on June 11th. Discover the jerseys with https://t.co/g6E7zNZYUy. @EURO2020#EURO2020#Polandpic.twitter.com/ZioKUahaPX
— FootShirt.com (@footshirt) June 4, 2021
13. SpainIts like Belgiums away shirt only better. The silver works well.
Spain Euro 2020 Away Kit Thiago pic.twitter.com/bHEyTJBU4w
— Sajal Torres (@PedriGonzales) March 23, 2021
12. ScotlandIt looks like its made of ice. We feel colder just looking at it. This is the kit Elsa would wear for a bit of five-a-side in Arendelle. Not saying thats a bad thing.
11. HungaryThe thick green underarm stripe shouldnt work but does actually elevate this otherwise bland and basic kit. Not bad.
Hungary 2021/22 adidas Away Kithttps://t.co/ytaTmntUZZ#Hungary#adidas#EURO2020#adidasFootball#WCQ#MLSV#HUNPOL#csakegyutt#magyarok#Quatar2022#Magyarországpic.twitter.com/aoSVCvpcam
— Football Fashion (@footballfashion) March 26, 2021
10. DenmarkAnother lovely hummel top, of course, albeit not quite as strikingly good as the home kit. Bonus points also for releasing a simply glorious third kit inspired by the famous 80s gear. Best thing about it is that it is, in practical terms, utterly useless being the same colour as the home kit. A genuine challenge to the idea that nothing useless can be truly beautiful.
Denmark Away Kit (Group B). Euro 2020 starts on June 11th. Discover the jerseys with https://t.co/g6E7zNZYUy. @EURO2020#EURO2020#Denmarkpic.twitter.com/opU3DXYAnT
— FootShirt.com (@footshirt) May 22, 2021
Introducing the new @dbulandshold third kit – inspired by the iconic ’86 jersey and designed as a tribute to the Danish fans #ShareTheGame#hummelsport#ForDanmarkpic.twitter.com/xqYPJ8QRIC
— hummel (@hummel1923) May 25, 2021
9. RussiaYes. Got the flag right on this one and thats not all. Really, really solid kit that does nothing flashy but stands out nonetheless. The bands across the gut tie right in with those chunky adidas cuffs and the whole thing works a treat.
Russia 2021/22 adidas Away Kit – https://t.co/qMcheXtodr#Russia#adidas#adidasFootball#EURO2020#WCQpic.twitter.com/XzRIY1equT
— Football Fashion (@footballfashion) March 23, 2021
8. EnglandDoes this maybe if were being harsh fall slightly between two stools? Not quite a football shirt, not quite a casual shirt? Nah, thats harsh. Its a good shirt and its a good colour. Nike havent got everything right at this tournament but theyve not let England down at all.
7. CroatiaThis is a good shirt. Very clever use of the iconic checkerboard in a more subdued yet still striking manner. There are a lot of very good black away kits this year, actually.
Croatia Away Kit (Group D). Euro 2020 starts on June 11th. Discover the jerseys with https://t.co/g6E7zNZYUy. @EURO2020#EURO2020#Croatiapic.twitter.com/mfptmkhfVg
— FootShirt.com (@footshirt) May 30, 2021
6. FinlandTheyve got great kits, they really have. Backing up a home kit that makes flag-shagging look good is this smart, almost formal, offering. The Finns might not light up the tournament with their football, but theyre going to look absolutely smashing.
Finland Away Kit (Group B). Euro 2020 starts on June 11th. Discover the jerseys with https://t.co/g6E7zNZYUy. @EURO2020#EURO2020#Finlandpic.twitter.com/KFWQZgDtPJ
— FootShirt.com (@footshirt) May 23, 2021
5. NetherlandsButton-up-polo-shirt-style shirts designed with casual as much as sporting wear in mind arent to everyones taste but there are a lot of them at this tournament and a lot of them are pretty good. This black and orange effort falls firmly into that category. Very good indeed.
Nike have absolutely smashed it out the park with both Netherlands kits for #Euro2020pic.twitter.com/ovpyPg6KAq
— Betting Hub (@BettingHub) June 8, 2021
4. FranceThere are a few stripped-back shirts doing the rounds this summer, but few better than this one. France are going to look the business for their inevitable march to glory over the coming weeks. The blue and white tricolour-forming stripes up the side provide just the right amount of understated oomph to the plain white top. Tres bien.
3. PortugalLove it. Outrageous colour choice. Outrageous design choice. Somehow all comes together perfectly. Manages to be both bold and strikingly different yet definitely and indisputably a Portugal shirt. Its great when a gamble comes off like this, it really is. Also a big fan of the way the bottom one of the three big hoops carries on round the back of the shirt. More shirts should continue the pattern on the back. Name-and-number clarity means the other two have to stay only on the front, but the wraparound of the third is an inspired finishing touch. Hopefully well see plenty of this top over the next month because the home one is plop.
2. GermanyIts like, how much more black could this be? And the answer is none. None more black. Bouncing back from a disappointing home kit with real aplomb are the Germans, who show once again why they can never be written off with a strikingly luxurious number. The badge, adidas logo and stripes are an almost imperceptible dark grey that works wonderfully well, and the only colour at all are the flag-coloured cuffs. Lovely, lovely stuff. Will be slightly spoiled in tournament use by the white names and numbers that will be slapped on it, but Ive tried and failed to think of any way around that.
Serious “token villain team in a 90’s sports movie (Rated PG)” vibes from Germany’s away kit in Euro 2020.Nice pic.twitter.com/se6faztMqX
— Kev Kermit Mitchell (@kermit1986) June 10, 2021
1. SwedenCant go wrong with pinstripes. Thats an absolute beauty from the Swedes, who taking home and away together have definitely done best out of adidas for this summer. As on the home shirt, its the darkness and depth of that navy blue that elevates it. Greatness.
Euro 2020 shirt arrived. This Sweden away kit is absolute fiyah pic.twitter.com/yccCv8VtNe
— Dynamite (@BettingDynamite) May 18, 2021
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