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The German sports equipment company "Puma" is suing the International Football Association (FIFA) for losses incurred due to an illegal FIFA decision to ban the unified kit of the Cameroon national team.
"Puma" filed a lawsuit against FIFA in a German court and on Wednesday stated that it saw no reasons as to why FIFA had the right to ban the controversially assessed Cameroon national team's kit.
"Puma", the sponsor of the Cameroon national team, is demanding two million euros (almost 7 million litas) in compensation from FIFA.
FIFA banned the unified kit and imposed a six-point penalty on the Cameroon team in the qualifiers for the 2006 World Cup in Germany because the Cameroon team used such a kit in the African Cup tournament, disregarding FIFA requirements.
In May 2004, with the intervention of the African Football Confederation, FIFA revoked its punishment.
This is not the first time the Cameroon national team has used prohibited clothing: in the 2002 African Cup tournament, they played in sleeveless jerseys. FIFA also banned this new innovation by the Cameroon national team.
The kit that sparked a lot of discussions (BBC photo)
