United were winless on four previous occasions wearing the grey strip, and it has never been seen again. 7) More hot airZambian tennis player Lighton Ndefwayl had a raft of excuses after losing a 1992 match to Musumba Bwayla. He reckoned his players had trouble spotting each other in their grey strip and had them change into blue and white at halftime, happily copping the $20,000 fine. 10) Bolt holeNorth Korean football coach Kim Kwang-min blamed lightning after a loss to the United States in the 2011 women's World Cup. 1) Hot and cold airScotland's kicking coach Duncan Hodge blamed the weather after Chris Paterson missed a few kicks against Romania in Invercargill during the 2011 World Cup.

Source: New Zealand Herald June 27, 2016 01:31 UTC