JONATHAN DAVID covered the Nike logo on his shirt after he scored for Canada, and it has left fans all saying the same thing.
Lille striker David scored his nations second goal in their World Cup warm-up game against Qatar and followed it up by covering the Nike logo on his shirt after scoring.
This cover up comes after Nike refused to provide Canada with a new kit for the World Cup.
The upcoming tournament in Qatar will be just their second ever World Cup finals, with their last appearance coming in 1986.
Canada are set to be the only nation not to enter the tournament with a brand new kit, with their qualifying strip the one they will use when they fly over to Qatar.
The bizarre situation caused an outcry against Nike, with many critical at the decision not produce a new kit.
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One user called for protest, and said: “what’s up with this nonsense? Like we haven’t waited long enough? Vs Iran, Panama walk off, uniform silent protest during the biggest friendly prep…..ever!”
A second user said: “Well done. We stand on principle,” while a third added: “Savage but justified. Come on @nikefootball @Nike. WTH!!!”
Others were left disappointed but confused with the call, with one user asking: “Uhmmm… Why? New world cup kits are always a big deal. This would be majorly disappointing.”
Another user remarked: “What!? This seems…counter to what usually occurs, no?”
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Another fan hypothesised a reason behind the lack of a new kit: “It feels like they didn’t start the process which takes about a year to create a new jersey and put to market.
“My guess soccer Canada had no faith in our boys and didn’t bother.”
Such an idea would be a bitter pill to swallow for The Reds, and considering kit creation processes usually take an estimated 18 months it would be fair to assume they ran out of time given Canada only officially qualified in March of this year.
Nike and Canada signed their last kit sponsor deal in 2018, when the team were ranked 78th in Fifa standings.
However, they now rank number 33 in the world.
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In a related statement, Nike previously said: “Canada Soccer is on a different kit development cycle.”
England’s own new kits from Nike were met with less than stellar reviews.
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
