16 Ugliest Sports Uniforms from Around the World
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It's not hard to make athletes look ridiculous when designing their uniforms. After all, they get paid to play the game, not to be fashionistas. However, some sports team owners make these uniform mistakes over and over and over again.
From dizzying patterns and bawdy mascots to awfully mismatched colors, these are the worst sports uniforms from around the world!
16. Philadelphia Eagles Football, 1931
These 1931 throwbacks are a tribute to the Frankford Yellow Jackets, and look so much different than the typical green and teal hues we are used to seeing from the Eagles.
15. Montreal Canadians Hockey, 2009
This staple Canadian hockey team brought out crazy striped uniforms during their 100th anniversary season a few years ago.
14. Toronto Raptors Basketball, 1997
The Raptors' dinosaur cartoon is a pretty cringeworthy mascot to feature on their jerseys, like they did in March 1997.
12. Notre Dame Basketball, 2013
In the 2013 NCAA Basketball tournament, the Notre Dame Fighting Irish brought out these neon green disasters. No thank you. Not to mention their colors are blue and gold, not green.
11. English Goalie David Seamen, 1996
This busy rainbow-colored shirt worn by the goalie in 1996 UEFA Championships in England turned a lot of heads....And not in a good way!
10. Australian Discus, 2012
Australia's Ben Harradine donned an anotomically correct(ish?) muscle suit during the men's discus competition at the Diamond League athletics meet in 2012.
8. Pittsburgh Steelers Football, 2012
Although they look like bumble bees, in honor of the 80th season, the Steelers brought back these black and yellow retro uniforms in 2012.
7. Pittsburgh Pirates Baseball, 1999
The Pirates supposedly advertised these duds as a "uniform of the future" during a 1999 MLB game.
6. La Hoya Lorca Fútbol, 2013
The clothing of La Hoya Lorca of Spain is so odd, it is hard to describe. This crazy uniform (or costume) creation could be credited to the fact their nickname is El Brócoli Mecánico or “mechanical broccoli.”
It's true, they are the Broccoli!
4. Croatia National Football, 2006
The Croatia National Football team chose these obnoxiously loud checker board uniforms for the 2006 World Cup. Too distracting!
3. Mexican Goalie Jorge Campos, Always
Jorge Campos is one of the most colorful goalkeepers in soccer (or fútbol), and always has the most loud and outrageous uniforms no matter what year. He is a sports uniform inspiration!
2. Quad City Mallards Hockey, 2004
These jerseys make no sense whatsoever—the Robin Hood overcoat design, the handcuffs over them and the unusually awkward massive belt buckle—combined with the blue-red-brown colour combination and the huge star-shaped team logo make for a disaster of a uniform.
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