Women's Euro 2025: Ranking the best and worst of the home kits
Ah, the home kits of national football teams. A safe haven where experimentation is kept to a minimum to preserve precious national identity, right? RIGHT?
Perhaps not when it comes to the 16 home strips that this summer's Women's European Championship contenders will wear in Switzerland next month.
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There are the good, the bad and the downright ugly to review, so to complete the set after running the rule over the away kits, Nick Miller returns — with a little help from Steve Madeley — to rate or slate every home shirt we will see at Euro 2025.
Let us know whether you agree with their critiques in the comments.
Iceland
England
Switzerland
Belgium
Netherlands
Italy
Poland
France
Portugal
Denmark
Spain
Norway
Wales
Finland
Sweden
Germany
This article originally appeared in The Athletic.
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