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"Arsenal Women ended up going into the Chelsea megastore at Stamford Bridge and buying black socks. They used tape to try and hide the Chelsea and Nike logos. Arsenal’s kit is made by adidas."

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 7 months ago (1 children)

I'm pretty ignorant about soccer, but why does this matter?

[–] [email protected] 9 points 7 months ago (2 children)

Refs are supposed to focus on the ball, so oftentimes the color of the socks is the easiest way to tell players from two different teams apart. Which foot kicked the ball last, the blue one or the red one?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago

The more you know.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 7 months ago

That's actually really smart.