Hmmm -

"Eric Hassli of the Vancouver Whitecaps thought he had found a way round the law. When he scored against the New England Revolution with a 55th minute penalty the Frenchman took off his shirt and threw it into the crowd, revealing an identical Whitecaps shirt underneath.
Hassli was wrong and was cautioned - as he has already been booked he was sent-off proving no matter how clever you think you are, shirt happens."

Every thing I have read makes me question my original point. Does this rule only apply to players celebrating a goal? Because if it does, all of the reasons (except perhaps 1) given for the rule could apply to anybody taking off or changing their shirt on the field of play, for whatever reason.

And where does, players swapping shirts at the end of the game fit into it? What about Balotelli, swapping shirts at half time?

The exception, surely the only exception to all of the reasons given is as Pixelman has stated - the sponsors logo. This can surely be the only reason. When a player scores, the spotlight is on them, all the cameras, and the shirt sponsors do not want some other message or sponsor being shown at such a time. What other reason can there be?

Posted By: Hendrikos, Oct 27, 13:55:18