7 Iconic football player accessories

2. The snood

One good example was the ‘snood’, which was a enclosed scarf that players would wear during the colder seasons. As useful as accessory may have been, many felt it was wasn’t fitting for a contact sport and did not represent the masculinity of the sport or players. Ultimately, the football associations board banned players from wearing snoods, due to health and safety concerns, however players still wear the snood during training.

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