Sport Uniforms: Football (Soccer) Shorts


Figure 1.-- Short pants have always been worn as part of soccer uniforms. They have varied over time a the length, material, and detailing.

From the earliest days of competitive soccer that we have noted in the early 20th century, short pants have been used for soccer. W have never noted soccer uniforms done in any other kind of pants. Sometimes bous wear trainers or sweat panrs in cold weather, but they always take these pants off to atually play a match. I'm not sure about the pants worn in the 19th century yet. The basic differece we have noted over time in the 20th century has been the length of the shorts. They were very long in the early 20th century, but began to become shorter after World War I. A very short style was worn in the 1970s and 80s, but soccer shorts became longer in the 1990s--looking much like the early years of soccer. There have also been variations in material, color, detailing, and styling. Some soccer shorts are quite plain. Others have very elaborate styling. Some soccer shorts were plain cotton and others were made in very fancy satin0-like material.








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