French footballers wear Braille kit

The French international football team yesterday played a match with their names written on their shirts in Braile.

Players had donned the dotted shirts to mark the 200th anniversary of the birth of French inventor Louis Braille who came up with the innovative way for blind people to read.

Nicolas Anelka, Franck Ribery and Patrick Vieira each had their names reproduced on their shirts - which will be sold for charity - for their side's friendly against Nigeria.

But fans were left disappointed by the lack of on-pitch communication between the team in the shock 1-0 loss.

Some claimed the players should have been issued with dark glasses and white sticks as well as the Braille shirts.