"With winter approaching, it's time for footballers (and journalists) to start bringing out the extra layers. A certain amount of wrapping up is permitted for footballers, such as wearing long-sleeved undershirts...as long as they match the main colour of the kit that's worn on top, of course. But snoods are not an option: have been outlawed by the football authorities for quite some time, despite briefly looking like becoming a popular optional part of the winter football kit."
"Snoods really had a moment back around 2010, when a number of Premier League players took to the field wearing the offending garment. Manchester City players were particularly fond of them: Carlos Tevez, Mario Balotelli and Yaya Toure all gave them a go. So too did then-Arsenal man Samir Nasri, whose moved to City the following summer was presumably the result of City scouts ticking the 'wears snood' box when filtering potential targets."
"They held that wearing snoods posed a safety hazard as they could be grabbed or snagged and lead to injury. As IFAB put it after a meeting in March 2011: "The IFAB agreed that in relation to Law 4 - Players' Equipment, the wearing of snoods should not be permitted." Since then, nary a snood has been seen on a professional football pitch."
Players may wear extra layers in cold weather, such as long-sleeved undershirts that must match the main kit colour. Snoods briefly became popular in English football around 2010, with several Premier League players — notably a contingent at Manchester City including Carlos Tevez, Mario Balotelli and Yaya Toure — wearing them. A cultural backlash around toughness followed. In March 2011 the International Football Association Board ruled snoods impermissible under Law 4, citing safety hazards from grabbing or snagging. Following that ruling snoods disappeared from professional matches and the episode exposed gendered pressures on player appearance.
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