RED has emerged as the champion of colours - at least on the soccer field.


Manchester United's Argentinian forward Carlos Tevez celebrates after scoring a goal during the Champion's League football match against Lyon on 20 Feb, 2008.
A controversial study by UK scientists suggests that teams that wear red are more successful than those which wear yellow, white or blue shirts, reported The Times.

The research was conducted by scientists at Durham and Plymouth universities.

The findings of the study were published in the Journal of Sports Sciences.

BIOLOGICAL RESPONSES

Researchers claim that deep-seated biological responses to colours affect teams' performances.

The study analysed English league results since the Second World War and looked at how teams did when they were at home, wearing their first-choice shirts.

The study found that, of the top 68 sides, teams wearing red won more often at home, while sides in yellow or orange scored the worst.

In games held away from home and where teams tended to wear a variety of colours, there was no difference in performance.