The evolution of soccer shoes
Today we talk about the development of soccer shoes, this is a very interesting topic. I own many soccer shoes. I love collecting soccer shoes. Before the year 1891, football boots weren’t in use. Instead, the players wore work boots. These were obviously hard to maneuver in and quite heavy on the foot. They weren’t designed for people to run in or to kick a ball with. Furthermore, they usually had a reinforced toe, sometimes made of steel; this led to injuries whenever one player accidentally kicked another. They also didn’t have any kind of additional grip since there was a regulation that footballers couldn’t wear any shoes with anything sticking out from them. A revision around 1891 allowed football shoes to utilize small bars or studs on the shoes. Soon after that, work boots were replaced with actual football boots designed with leather in order to better perform in the sport. They were made of thick leather and were still quite heavy (about 0.5kg dry and heavier if wet)...
