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2. Football boot - Wikipedia

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   3D animation of a football boot. Football boots, called cleats or soccer shoes in North American English, [ 1] are a type of shoe worn when playing association football (soccer). Those designed for grass pitches have studs on the outsole to aid grip. From simple and humble beginnings football boots have come a long way and today find themselves ...

3. Cleat (shoe) - Wikipedia

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   [4] Cleats began to be used in the United States in the 1860s when metal spikes were first used on baseball shoes. [5] A baseball shoe, as defined by the Dickson Baseball Dictionary (3rd Ed), is "a special type of shoe designed and worn by baseball players that features cleats for traction and a full set of laces for support."

4. Kit (association football) - Wikipedia

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   [2] While most players wear studded football boots ("soccer shoes" [3] [4] or "cleats" [4] in North America), the Laws do not specify that these are required. [1] Shirts must have sleeves (both short and long sleeves are accepted), and goalkeepers must wear shirts which are easily distinguishable from all other players and the match officials ...

5. Adidas Predator - Wikipedia

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   Adidas Predator. Adidas Predator are a range of football boots developed by German sportswear manufacturer Adidas, introduced in 1994. [1] The Predator boots are based on a prototype concept from the Australian former footballer Craig Johnston. [2][3] A characteristic feature of the Predator range is the presence of rubber patches or strips on ...

6. Formation (association football) - Wikipedia

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   The players of both teams are arranged in 2–3–5 formation. In association football, the formation of a team refers to the position players take in relation to each other on a pitch. As association football is a fluid and fast-moving game, a player's position (with the exception of the goalkeeper) in a formation does not define their role as ...

7. Protective equipment in gridiron football - Wikipedia

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   Football nose armor as depicted in The Daily Review (Decatur, Illinois) of December 4, 1892. In the days before helmets, players often wore nose guards or "nose masks" or "nose armor". [5] Football was a brutal sport before the introduction of helmets and other protective gear. Serious injuries and even deaths were common occurrences in the game.

8. Adidas - Wikipedia

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   adidas.com. Adidas AG (German pronunciation: [ˈʔadiˌdas] ⓘ; stylized in all lowercase since 1949) [4] is a German athletic apparel and footwear corporation headquartered in Herzogenaurach, Bavaria, Germany. It is the largest sportswear manufacturer in Europe, and the second largest in the world, after Nike. [5][6] It is the holding company ...

9. 2011 United States women's national soccer team - Wikipedia

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   The U.S. team won the first ever Women's World Cup in 1991, and has since been a superpower in women's soccer. In 2011, the team won the Four Nation Tournament (7th title through 2011), the Algarve Cup (8th title through 2011) and were runners-up at the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup, finishing with a 14-4-2 record.