Uruguay Wear Special Pink Socks for Breast Cancer Awareness

For the first time in their 126-year history, the Uruguay national team will take to the pitch wearing pink socks. The special look will be debuted during an international friendly against India at the Salt Lake Stadium in Kolkata as part of Pink October and Breast Cancer Awareness Month.

The initiative is centered around the Uruguayan Football Association's 'ONCE' campaign, created in collaboration with Uruguay's Ministry of Public Health and the Honorary Commission for the Fight Against Cancer. The name 'ONCE' creates a symbolic bridge between the eleven players representing the team on the pitch and the statistic that one in eleven women in Uruguay is diagnosed with breast cancer during their lifetime.

Manufactured by Nike, the light pink socks feature a darker pink Swoosh on the front and an embroidered pink ribbon on the calf. They are paired with Uruguay's standard sky-blue home jersey and sky-blue shorts, delivering a striking on-pitch contrast designed to maximize visibility and promote the vital importance of early detection.