Why are footballers destroying their socks?

Football players are cutting the feet out of their socks and replacing them with a sock of their own. But why?

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[TheSpooncer]

I thought they were chopping their feet off 💀

[dermcares]

for people who think this is just fashion, i emplore you to go try out football grip socks in boots

[Christ_is_King_Deus_Vult]

As a football referee myself, I think it's ingenious. If it reduces the amount of injury time, it's obviously gonna make the game better imo

[Is_yours_gold]

Most elite teams have stockings that don’t have any feet on them to allow this to happen. They don’t sell commercially - arsenal an example

[georgenyangaya]

Feel like the whole prem are wearing white socks underneath the team sock, doesn’t seem discrete

[derektaylor]

I thought they were going to explain the holes cut in socks, its to ease pressure on calves

[jorge.im.linares]

For those who didn't know, it's not about comfort, it's about traction. Grip socks have embedded rubber or silicone on the sole that 'sticks' to the boot allowing you to accelerate and shift direction much much faster

[connorrose]

used to do this when I was younger simply to avoid blisters.. always worked a treat

[lukemclellan]

Isn't it ridiculous that the kit isn't fit for purpose from the get-go?

[chbrosz]

Former pro here that always battled feet blisters: taking care of your feet is INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT. If your feet are shot, so is your game. If you find a sock combo that works for you (fits you right, doesn’t slide so much in shoe, wicks moisture, or just placebo effect, doesn’t matter), best to stick with it. Train with it, compete with it.

[cacuevas]

They’ve been doing that for years, and it’s not discreet at all, as they all wear white socks regardless of their uniform color

[afonsosantos]

It surprises me that in a multi-million euro/dollar industry, no one can produce a proper sock for the players. You know that many are also cutting parts os their socks in the leg area

[jsportvideo]

Grip socks are one of the best additions 😎

[s_d_]

I thought everyone knew this? This isn’t exactly news, my hs team and i were doing this back in 2016 lol.

[vahekhachaturian]

Ok, but why don't they just produce better socks?

[RCurtis-zwws]

Looks to me like the manufacturers are now making the socks for pros without an end for the feet thus avoiding the need to chop the socks up?

[Bwk-mjpm]

They arent cutting the feet. They come as sleeves for professionals…only lower level leagues that don’t have funds to buy sleeves have people cutting them…they also aren’t disguising it. You can see the white grip sock easily 🤡

[Neon_Ninja-cp]

and now you explained it to the world, good job man

[Lord_Swoledemort]

I cut the feet off my socks because i don't like the thickness of my clubs sock and they give me blisters. I then use a sock I also train in that's comfortable, lighter and blister free.

[Rafa-hsbz]

This is not new, it has been going on for more than ten years.