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Questions & Comments
Player's Equipment
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Just like with the soccer ball, soccer equipment maintained most of the original rules in the Laws of the Game, but the way people interpret them today is quite different from how they did back in 1863. Basically the rules of soccer say that a player must wear a shirt or jersey, footwear, shin pads, shorts and socks and the two teams must have different equipment so that they can be differentiated on the pitch.
Back then however, a soccer jersey was a largely uncomfortable one and it was very simple, without too many details strapped on it. Today's jerseys are very light and comfortable and on many occasions they have the club's sponsors imprinted on them, they have the number of the player (and the name in some cases) on the back and the club's badge on the chest. These are not enforced by the soccer rules, but they have become common standards in today's game
Safety
A player must not use equipment or wear anything that is dangerous
to himself or another player (including any kind of jewellery).
Basic Equipment
The basic compulsory equipment of a player comprises the following
separate items:
• a jersey or shirt with sleeves – if undergarments are worn, the
color of the sleeve must be the same main color as the sleeve
of the jersey or shirt.
• shorts – if undershorts are worn, they must be of the same main
color as the shorts
• stockings
• shin guards
• footwear
Shin guards
• are covered entirely by the stockings
• are made of rubber, plastic or a similar suitable material
• provide a reasonable degree of protection
Colors
• The two teams must wear colours that distinguish them from each
other and also the referee and the assistant referees
• Each goalkeeper must wear colors that distinguish him from theother players, the referee and the assistant referees
Back then however, a soccer jersey was a largely uncomfortable one and it was very simple, without too many details strapped on it. Today's jerseys are very light and comfortable and on many occasions they have the club's sponsors imprinted on them, they have the number of the player (and the name in some cases) on the back and the club's badge on the chest. These are not enforced by the soccer rules, but they have become common standards in today's game
Safety
A player must not use equipment or wear anything that is dangerous
to himself or another player (including any kind of jewellery).
Basic Equipment
The basic compulsory equipment of a player comprises the following
separate items:
• a jersey or shirt with sleeves – if undergarments are worn, the
color of the sleeve must be the same main color as the sleeve
of the jersey or shirt.
• shorts – if undershorts are worn, they must be of the same main
color as the shorts
• stockings
• shin guards
• footwear
Shin guards
• are covered entirely by the stockings
• are made of rubber, plastic or a similar suitable material
• provide a reasonable degree of protection
Colors
• The two teams must wear colours that distinguish them from each
other and also the referee and the assistant referees
• Each goalkeeper must wear colors that distinguish him from theother players, the referee and the assistant referees