Football requires much less equipment than most sports, with correct footwear being the only absolute necessity. The idea is to keep your gear light in order to allow for the widest possible range of movement and comfort over the whole 90 minutes. Here is a quick guide to what you will need to wear from head to toe :
Jersey
Most jerseys are made out of light synthetic fabrics, specially engineered to keep players dry. But these can be expensive and are hardly essential. Anything that fits loosely and comfortably, with long or short sleeves, is fine. More and more manufacturers have also been producing jerseys specifically to fit women. These tend to be closer fitting around the waist and the shoulders.
Shorts
There are very few rules for shorts since over the years playe
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FOOTBALL HAS AN INTERESTING HISTORY. READ THIS TO FIND OUT.
Origin of football: Football was invented in 1863 in England. The Football association was created to organize Football in England and other countries were encouraged to have their own football associations. There are other versions of football, (American - Gridiron), (Australian - Aussie Rules), (Irish - Gaelic)..but only one football. The Olympics and FIFA only accept football, no other versions of football are accepted by official sports organizations. Football (also given the nickname Soccer by English), was first played as a game in England in the mid-19th Century. The name is a slang version of the "Football association". Football's deeper origins stretch back much further in time and are more controversial. Certainly, different people have independently invented versions of the original football, mainly because they struggled with the high technical demands of football. Here is more input on those deeper origins: Nobody really knows where football came from some say it was from the roman who used their enemies head as ball other say the Chinese, other say it came from South America where they used anything as a ball, including people and the loser would be sacrificed and sometimes the winner. The only documented reference to the origin of soccer is from the observations of Herodotus who describes a game played by soldiers where the defeated team captain's head would be severed, dipped in melted rubber, and used for the play
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