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Lyon stars ordered to stop wearing green boots by club's furious Ultras

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Ligue 1 draw against Reims on Sunday (August 28).The banner included a mocked-up green Adidas boot, a style which has been worn by several first-team players so far this season, crossed out by a red circle with the words "respect nos couleurs".That of course translates to "respect our colours" with their stance coming from the great rivalry with nearby Saint-Etienne that dates back to 1933. READ MORE: Fans slam 'worst kits of all-time' as Puma and Adidas' World Cup kits released In the Lyon XI, as many as seven stars have worn the offending Adidas X football boot - but a potential solution could be the black version of the same design.Known as the Derby Rhone-Alpes, the pair have clashed 123 times over the years with Lyon winning 41 times and Saint-Etienne 39 alongside 32 draws.The situation is reminiscent of Borussia Dortmund's players risking a backlash for wearing boots in a shade of blue familiar to rivals Schalke. Would you be angry if your team's players wore the colours of a rival?

Tell us in the comments section below. Lyon fans hit the headlines earlier this year after releasing a damning statement following their Europa League exit at the hands of West Ham.It begun: “Disgust, anger, bitterness, disillusionment.“These superlatives are not misplaced in expressing our feelings on the day after that nightmarish evening (against West Ham) at the Stadium of Lights."There was an atmosphere fit for great nights at kick-off and the stadium was ready to explode but there you go… Once more, the players didn’t turn up."It’s not the defeat that we criticise, we know how to accept it.

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