A top-of-the table English Women’s Soccer League game with a crowd of nearly 33,000 suffered a delayed kickoff on Friday because the teams had matching socks.
Arsenal, who are three points off the pace in third, showed up with their customary white socks, which is the same colour as league leaders Chelsea use at home, so the start of the game had to be delayed from 1900GMT to 1930GMT.
Arsenal Women ended up going into the Chelsea megastore at Stamford Bridge and buying black socks. They used tape to try and hide the Chelsea and Nike logos. Arsenal’s kit is made by adidas.
London is Blue and so are your socks. pic.twitter.com/m6Dm0FYBeh— Chelsea FC Women (@ChelseaFCW) March 15, 2024
They started 30 minutes late.
“Clearly it’s a human error, a mistake, but it’s embarrassing,” former England international Karen Carney, who played for both clubs, told Sky Sports. ”This is a massive crowd, a massive game.
“It’s a simple thing, a kit, and we have got it wrong. People make mistakes but the game does not need this and it’s frustrating. It does not look good for the game.”
WSL leader Chelsea won 3-1.
CHELSEA PUTTING ON A SHOW AT STAMFORD BRIDGE!!!The Blues hit a wild deflection in the box to make this 3-0 v. Arsenal in the first half. Still plenty of football to play, but Chelsea in control early
Must be those home kit socks pic.twitter.com/TnwFeXMCAi
— The Women’s Game (@WomensGameMIB) March 15, 2024
After the win, Chelsea took to the running joke and took a jab at Arsenal, posting on social media stating that London is Blue and so are their socks.
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