FC Barcelona Complains About Messy, Sticky, Sweaty Nike Shirts

FC Barcelona has admitted that the latest shirts from Nike are not going over well with its players. The complaints range from the design, soaking excess sweat, and clinging to the skin.

The players have taken advantage of the half-time in their matches by weighing their shirts. The purpose is to check the weight gain of the shirts according to reports from the Spanish newspaper El Pais and the English one The Guardian.

The conclusion from the dressing rooms during half-time was that the shirts weighed "a ton". The complaints that the shirts stuck to the skin were also noticed during half-time.

The situation reached an intolerable point which led FC Barcelona to meet with Nike representatives. The purpose is to find a solution for the messy, sticky, and sweaty shirts.

During the meeting, Nike is planning to have its product team test the Barca shirts. Nike announced that they will arrive at a conclusion and solution when they finish testing the shirts.

It remains to be seen what Nike will say after the testing is done.