It was a record-breaking night for Manchester City on Wednesday as they brushed Copenhagen aside to progress into the Champions League quarter-finals.
18.02.2024 - 12:51 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
Richard Keys has demanded the Premier League to stop players from making holes in their football socks after spotting Conor Gallagher with torn socks during Manchester City's 1-1 draw with Chelsea on Saturday evening.
Lots of footballers wear socks with holes because they think it can stop them getting hurt. They believe the socks are too tight and could cause a muscle injury.
Many players therefore cut holes in their socks to make their calves feel better. This includes players such as Gallagher, Jude Bellingham, Bukayo Saka and Manchester City defender Kyle Walker. Of the opinion this trend should be stopped in its tracks, Keys took to social media to express his disapproval.
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"Enough of this nonsense," said the beIN Sports presenter with a picture of Gallagher wearing holey socks. "There's no need for it. The Spanish have outlawed it (although Bellingham gets away with it). It's time we did."
In La Liga, players can't wear torn kit and must change it during a game. But, Bellingham hasn't been told off for cutting holes in his socks and his Real Madrid teammate Brahim Diaz has even started doing it too.
"My calves had gone up in the last few matches and I didn't know why," Diaz told Spanish outlet Defensa Central back in December. "Bellingham runs for 90 minutes and he's fine, so I said I have to do something. Let's hope they don't blow up again now that I go up the stairs!"
Bellingham is currently out of action with an ankle injury he picked up in Real's 4-0 win over title rivals Girona earlier this month. He
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