40 Astonishing Football Facts That Will Leave You Speechless!

11) Change Your Shirt

Today, footballers are not required to follow a specific dress code, but this was not always the case (Leckey and Leclercq, 2012, p. 280). The regulation was removed because it became difficult to distinguish the goalkeeper from the rest of the team during corner kicks (Leckey and Leclercq, 2012, p. 280).