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2. Football boot - Wikipedia

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   3D animation of a football boot. Football boots, also known as cleats or soccer shoes in North American English, [1] are a type of shoe worn when playing association football (soccer), most of its variations, and some games that are played on the same surface.

3. Protective equipment in gridiron football - Wikipedia

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   Cleat sizes are changed, depending on the conditions of the field (longer cleats provide better traction on a wet field, shorter cleats provide greater speed on a dry field). Flat bottomed shoes, called "turf shoes," are worn on artificial turf (specifically AstroTurf due to the lack of soil that causes friction and grip in artificial fields.

4. Placekicker - Wikipedia

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   Placekickers in the modern game usually wear specialized shoes (soccer cleats). The reason for this is that, as compared to regular football cleats which use tougher and stiffer plastic, soccer cleats are primarily made out of leather. Kickers will also, in certain situations, wear two different cleats.

5. Adidas Predator - Wikipedia

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   [2] [3] A characteristic feature of the Predator range is the presence of rubber patches or strips on the top of the shoe, designed to increase friction between the boot and the ball. In late 2010, Adidas designed the new "Power-spine" technology, which they claim improves shot power by reducing the amount the foot bends back as it kicks the ball.

6. Plaschke: 'You can't suppress it.' Matt Skura shares painful ...

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   The shoes contained the phrase, “Out Of The Darkness,” — one of the themes of the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention. The cleats also contained the words, “Douglas Skura Memorial ...

7. Patrick (sportswear company) - Wikipedia

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   Patrick’s “monobloc” mounting system made the footwear completely waterproof and shape retaining. These Patrick shoes were made by skilled craftsmen selected among the best. 1951: Roger Piantoni (soccer) In the 1950s, Patrick sponsored Roger Piantoni, a former French soccer player that played for FC Nancy, Stade de Reims and OGC Nice.