Kit manufacturer Puma said that "it had traced a problem with ripped shirts for the Swiss team at Euro 2016 to a defective batch of material used only in a limited number of home jerseys for the team," according to Victoria Bryan of REUTERS. During Sunday's goalless draw against France, "the shirts of at least four Swiss players were torn when pulled by opponents, forcing members of the team to swap tops three times in the first half." Germany-based Puma said that "analysis of the jerseys showed there was one batch of material where yarns had been damaged during production, making the garment weaker." In a statement, Puma said, "Puma has checked the inventory of all jerseys of all Puma teams and can assure that such an unfortunate incident does not happen again." Swiss goalkeeper Yann Sommer, who finished the game with his shirt intact after a man-of-the-match performance against the French, said that "he saw no reason to change kit supplier despite the odd rip." Sommer: "It can happen. It means it was a fight on the pitch" (REUTERS, 6/20). In London, Sean Gibson reported Xherdan Shaqiri brought some "light relief to the grave controversy surrounding the number of ripped Switzerland shirts in his side's Euro 2016 match against France on Sunday night." The Stoke City winger delivered a "wry piece of business advice" after the game to the red-faced shirt-maker: "I hope Puma does not produce condoms." Puma rival adidas did not "come out of the evening unscathed," either, as one of its supplied match balls -- the "Beau Jeu," worth £105 ($154) -- burst after a tackle from Valon Behrami on Antoine Griezmann (TELEGRAPH, 6/20).
