The fans of the South Korean national team celebrate in Seoul the promotion to the round of 2022 World Cup (YouTube)
You must also be asking yourself what the health section wants from holes in socks, and more from football players in the World Cup, but believe it or not, this is a strictly medical issue
. The players' precious legs, and the holes are designed to help alleviate the cramping of the players' leg muscles that can occur due to a lack of blood in this all-important organ.
According to an article published on the iflscience website, in most games the footballers receive brand new pairs of socks right before the start of each game.
Since this is a new pair of socks, the synthetic fabric does not have enough stretch and they can prove to be extremely tight, especially for those with large calves.
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The tightness of the stockings can be uncomfortable, restrictive and can reduce blood flow, leading to problems such as cramps.
To relieve the pressure, some footballers cut holes in the back of the sock.
Others, in case you were wondering, simply roll their socks down.
"It's about functionality," explained Jermaine Jenas, a former English footballer, in 2018 when talking about cutting the socks of a player on his team, he added: "Obviously he thinks his socks are too tight so he cuts holes in them to help the blood flow to his legs So that he doesn't get a contraction."
By the way, muscle contraction occurs not only due to exercise or improper stretching, but can also occur due to lack of drinking water.
The reason - our body is mainly composed of water (about 60% on average) and they are important for maintaining the osmolarity (salt level in the body) of the body's cells, including our muscle cells.
In addition to this, good magnesium and potassium levels must be maintained.
These minerals help regulate and control the muscle cell relaxation mechanism and prevent excessive contraction of the cells.
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