The adidas shirt that Les Bleus wore at the “Euro ’96” European Championship in England and in the buildup to the 1998 World Cup they hosted might not have seen glory but it was certainly a precursor to the successes to come.
France went to the 1996 continental tournament as one of the favourites but were disappointingly beaten on penalties by the Czech Republic in the semi-finals, with this lace-up-collar affair featuring in the prior victories over Romania and Bulgaria.
The combination of retro and modern stylings - the jacquard crest pattern a particularly pleasing element - still works to this day and the inclusion of the “Tricolore” flag colours of blue, white and red rarely fails to please the eye.
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