Northern Ireland handed UEFA warning over branded clothing

By SSN HQ

Image: Northern Ireland players training ahead of Euro 2016 opener

UEFA has issued a warning to the Irish Football Association after Northern Ireland players wore branded clothing during open training.

During the session on Tuesday, a designated UEFA open day, players were expected to avoid any sponsor branding.

However, they began the workout wearing standard training shirts before covering them up with UEFA bibs.

A UEFA spokesperson told Sky Sports News HQ: "We were informed that due to a logistical issue, the Northern Ireland team did not have their unbranded training kit available for this open training session.

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"We were satisfied with their explanation but they will be warned to avoid a repeat of this situation and we don't expect it to happen again."

The Irish FA is experiencing a European Championship finals for the first time at what is their first major tournament since the World Cup finals of 1986.

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