UEFA EURO
Macron unveiled a special design of their UEFA referee outfit for the Euros, with a subtle outline of the continent visible on the front of the jersey. The blue kit proved to be overwhelmingly the most popular during the tournament, being worn in over half of the 51 matches – the black kit, by comparison, was seen just twice.
Coloured socks are brought out for the first time at the Euros, with no other notable changes as UEFA referees wear the Adidas 16 line.
Despite red and green versions of the Adidas 12 line being seen at the London Olympics shortly after the Euros, UEFA referees are seen only in yellow, black, blue, and grey in Poland and Ukraine.
Referees take to the pitch in Austria and Switzerland wearing Adidas 2008 kits that, like the World Cup kits of two years prior, feature a dark grey base. The Respect patch on the left sleeve makes its UEFA debut.
An interesting one-off patch is worn on the left sleeve of the EURO 2004 kits, depicting two stick figures, a football, and text that reads let us play.
Black trim is featured heavily on all three kits of the 2000 competition, but does not feature as a base colour on any of them – with forest green, yellow, and dark grey the options.