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Soccer Equipment

Soccer equipment ranges from jerseys to cleats to balls and goals. All these items have their own specific pages on this site. For that reason, this section will focus primarily on shinguards and goalkeeper gloves.

Shinguards are a required element of soccer equipment according to IFAB’s Laws of the Game. They must be covered entirely by a player’s stockings. Different players and positions will have different protection and stability needs. For that reason, these items come in a variety of materials, including fiberglass, plastic, foam rubber, and polyurethane.

Goalies play the most specialized position in association football. As a result, they also require specialized soccer equipment. Goalkeeper gloves are designed to protect and cushion the hand as well as to offer a better grip. Most are created from smooth latex, which gives the best grip. The better the latex, the better the gloves perform.

Unfortunately, better gloves also tend to wear more quickly. For that reason, it may be wise to have a pair of goalkeeper gloves specifically for games and another just for practice.

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