Season 4 Episode 17

Socks

Whether it’s for comfort, style or perhaps superstitious reasons, football socks — and how they’re worn — have never been more important.
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Episode Notes

選手が試合中に身につけているソックスはユニフォームの一部というだけではなく、選手が自身を表現するひとつの方法になってきています。身につけ方は人それぞれです。膝上まであげる、下げて履く、テープを使用する、靴下を複数履いてみるなど……。履き心地や自身のスタイルを求めてなのか理由は様々で、ゲン担ぎ的な意味も含まれるかもしれません。フットボールソックスとその履き方について注目してみます。

Vocabulary

  1. Functional: designed to be practical and useful rather than attractive
    ”The best football socks are functional, rather than just stylish.”

  2. Conform: to behave according to the usual standards that are expected by a group or society
    ”Players are required to conform to uniform standards set by their team and FIFA.”

  3. Ubiquitous: seeming to be everywhere
    ”Wearing socks above your knee is ubiquitous is modern football.”

HOW TO WEAR YOUR SOCKS LIKE A PRO

Source: Unisport

Why do footballers cut their socks?

Source: TIFO

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