Why was the snood banned?

[@9snaga]

As an outsider, the English press never ceases to amaze me with the degrees of pettiness they stoop to.

[@bighands69]

The game has a tradition that is baked into british culture. What if players decided to wear knee high boots or a skirt in stead of a pair of shorts? How would you feel them.

[@cyn1clcynide]

@@bighands69 And yet there is not a single Premier League team composed of only British footballers. Imagine that

[@Elena-gj6ow]

@@bighands69 Did you attend anti-gloves campaigns as well?

[@captainprivate3768]

As an insider I feel the same.

[@serbu4169]

@@Elena-gj6ow he was on the front lines lol (the only lineup he ever made)

[@harrymufc6227]

Grown men getting angry over another grown man wearing a clothing accessory is very bizarre to me

[@dbspew]

It's very old man yells at cloud type stuff. However if there was a way to monetize the snoods you know they'd still be here.

[@tonijoncevski8607]

It’s a form of insanity. It’s intentionally designed to keep the MoneyBall NewsCycle spinning.

[@Spawndex]

Pssshht i bet you dont even mind when footballers wear gloves whilst playing

[@juniorkhomari1850]

This has Roy Keane written all over it

[@zimmy98]

@@dbspew old men yell at comfortable neck wear

[@orwelltheorem]

Arsene and Don Carlo with straightforward, reasonable opinions as usual.

[@stevencooke1027]

Roy Keane is probably against issuing cards as well.

[@GamerFlair]

@@stevencooke1027 "Honestly, these players now-a-days are complete panzies. If a bloke wants to bring a sledgehammer onto the pitch and smash another bloke in the face with it I don't see what the problem is." - Roy Keane, probably.

[@fiskern2241]

In Norway, the snood was a blessing. So many games and trainings in the snow, and as a goalie with even less activity than other players, it made things a little better.

[@Ollay245]

yeah I wear them in England, they're so warm

[@zuzkaholanova2220]

could even get scolded if you didn't wear one by the coaches in norway honestly.

[@RossKempOnYourMum01]

Do you play on outdoor pitches in winter in Norway?

[@andreasrnning2339]

@@RossKempOnYourMum01 yeah, without doubt. Some locations in Norway we would play the enitre year around. Using artifical grass with heating to not get snow/ice

[@Whealoplaylist]

Was just about to say this try standing in nets in December without it 😂

[@dmadalengoitia]

I don't get it, why so many people cared so much about grown men wearing a specific piece of clothing that gave no advantage in the game whatsoever?

[@langzhi1873]

It’s so manly man to police fashion

[@yt.personal.identification]

Yes, we are entitled to wear whatever we want. ....oh wait

[@dmadalengoitia]

@@yt.personal.identification I don't get your point

[@GCAbleism158]

Xenophobia, probably.

[@diegomonge1704]

@@dmadalengoitia He does not have one.

[@justrandomthings319]

I agree. It does cause a safety issue if someone pulls on it while a player is running but is it more dangerous than when someone pulls on a player's shirt while he's running through on goal? Think of Chiellini pulling Saka's shirt. If sponsors were willing to pay top dollar to put their logos on it, I bet FIFA would approve it in a heartbeat. Therefore, it's not really about safety. If it was, they wouldn't schedule so many matches, shift a World Cup, and come up with even more tournaments to wear players out.

[@enzky]

Yep, why not ban the act of pulling a snood? Like if you pull a snood instantly a red card if it was about safety after all.

[@yt.personal.identification]

That's why on building sites, people wear nooses instead of body harnesses when working at height. ....oh wait

[@Goozero1]

Fricking scrooges over a snood

[@vandelay_industries]

Yeah, it would have been trivial to just require the snood to have a quick release in case of forceful pulling (something like Apples MagSafe), a simple low resistance plastic clap. Safety was just an excuse here.

[@bighands69]

A player has their shirt, shorts, socks and boots and that it is. If they want the latest fashion accessories then they do it off the pitch.

[@xGrimShifter]

It seems so odd to me, since here in finland it's almost a necessity during winter, when training/playing outside in -10° to -20° temperatures.

[@bighands69]

That is not the UK. Winters are cold in the UK but nothing like that. When the weather gets very extreme in the UK such as -20 the game would not be played. They are not talking about training but the actual competitive games. A footballer that has to wear all that gear in a competitive game in the EPL is not doing enough running or movement.

[@abhirupan7630]

@@bighands69wow very researched statement that is definitely backed by statement. Players that wear snoods definitely don’t run enough 👍

[@squodge]

But if you're going to wear a snood, why not full-length tracksuit bottoms instead of shorts, long-sleeved T-shirts instead of short sleeved, a hat as well, maybe even a scarf, thermal underwear, and a windbreaker coat? Why stop at just a snood?

[@xelaander8429]

@@squodge "why top at making a reasonable rebuttal" was what you should have asked yourself before typing this out

[@edivaldonunes3386]

@@squodge Most of the players mentioned here wore a undershirt and cloves. Iirc some of them even wore full terminal pants at times

[@henrywaller9546]

I am a die-hard Man Utd fan but Rio, SAF and Roy came off as a bunch of sad old sods during this debacle

[@evanolet]

TBF rio and roy almost always do

[@viktorandersen6252]

@@evanolet true but at the same time it's also a part of Roy's charm lol

[@jayshai]

United players didn't get cold back then because we were cooking every season

[@trimonmusic]

@@jayshai You didn''t need a snood to keep warm when you had SAF giving you the 'hairdryer treatment' at half time.

[@senseispud2197]

@@viktorandersen6252 yeah he does get a fair pass because at least he wasn't hypocritical about it. They standards he expected of others, he also followed to a T.

[@garang2022]

Something I've always admired about Wenger open-minded attitude and his ability to welcome changes to the game. Most of these pundits, coaches and ex players are perpetually stuck in the past

[@gm2407]

"Can't have a safety advancement its against the traditions of the game." Ok so take your shin pads off it just encourages tackles from behind where you can't see him trying to break your leg.

[@Thaqif231]

Cough cough man united cough

[@CharlieReZa]

He wanted throw ins to be replaced with kick-ins at one point. This is stupid in every way you try and implement it but i appreciate the open mind attitude too

[@gm2407]

@@CharlieReZa Well corners and goal kicks and free kick are all kick ins. Maybe he wanted effectively free kicks from the sideline. It would become all set pieces but is not an insane idea.

[@jordwilliamwatson]

I always wondered what happened to them! Makes me laugh how people were so offended by them 😂

[@BigSmoke2.20]

Fr bunch of sad weirdos

[@ClarksonNo1]

Yer da old men that think they are hard always hate new clothing. Its hilarious that thier fragile manhood can't hadle a neck warmer.

[@yannick245]

English yellow press is so ridiculous, I'd thought that would be satire if I saw an article like that here in Germany. And players and old managers feel to take a stand on it publicly. Monty Python could've made a great sketch about it. If anybody feels free to write one and post it here, that would be great.

[@iJaxy10]

Fergie saying you’re not a real man for wearing one is hilarious. Mans gate keeping being a man over a garment or clothing for warmth hahahaha

[@yup9451]

Well clearly players are fine playing without it, so was it even necessary in the first place?

[@mozan4469]

Ancelotti is always pure heart. Bless him.

[@dylanjackson29]

Ironically enough the South American/African players who wore snoods had a far tougher upbringing than those who complained about them (Ince, Keane, Sir Alex, Rio, etc.)

[@BozalliCopter]

Yeah on the one hand my thoughts are "anyone who needs a snood to keep warm during a match is clearly not running around properly, there's no way you'd be cold anywhere apart from your extremities"..... but then how many players put more effort in than Tevez?! So clearly it isn't all about that

[@DomT0311]

@BozalliCopter I miss watching Tevez just be an absolute maniac, the guy never stopped. You don't see that much.

[@gencemosia9355]

Notice how it's the British people that had a problem with it. Man, those people are miserable. "You can't do skill moves. It's disrespectful. You can't score too many goals. It's disrespectful. You can't swap shirts at half time. It's disrespectful."

[@thegreatotaku118]

First World country problems I guess. They don't even bath in the winter.

[@yuhin4694]

What else do you expect from a population where the majority of individuals have a single digit IQ?

[@kobewoods872]

You can't season food, it's disrespectful

[@bighands69]

If you cannot do skill moves in British weather then you should not be playing british football. Go to warmer climates if that is how you feel.

[@cyn1clcynide]

@@bighands69 What kind of mental gymnastics did you do to reach that conclusion

[@gazwj]

“Real men don’t wear snoods” real men wear what the f*** they want The being grabbed by them in a game is a fair point and a rare sensible move from fifa but the fact people were so wound up by something that made others Just feel more comfortable is laughable 😂 they’re the same people that would of called them snowflakes too 👀

[@chivebutter8794]

They're the same people that would roast a footballer for using sunscreen. As someone who is of a particularly unprotective pigmentation, I use sunscreen to stop skin blistering whenever I play, and gloves etc whenever it's cold because, like you say, real men wear whatever they want, and because I don't particularly like numb fingers

[@DrZaius3141]

Except that the "safety concern" is just very clearly made up as an excuse to police what others are allowed to wear. Grabbing someone by the collar is a lot easier and a lot more dangerous.

[@gazwj]

@@chivebutter8794 100% unfortunately 😔 its one of the reasons I’m falling out of love with football is the fans, unfortunately it feels like the fans that will abuse people is rising rather than falling and i dont have the time for it anymore.

[@gunshotNrun]

It seems like you were wound up enough to write a long comment about it though

[@gazwj]

@@DrZaius3141 you’re likely not wrong in terms of actual intent but the reasoning does stand, just thinking chiellini on saka for example feel like a snood grab would be worse but yeh probably just the sensible note to cover up the real reason

[@boriscuturic5380]

Ah yes I knew Snood when he was still young. Promising career, even made it into the premiere league. Sadly his relationship with some of the players didn't sit well with fans and his coaches. He had to end his career in 2011 after public pressure. Snood is still active, he mostly does winter sports now.

[@AA-bq4px]

He shot to stardom but it all went downhill for him at break-neck pace

[@darochavitor]

Underrated

[@DaveRandall1]

Truly the deli Alli of garments

[@CertifiedBoii_8]

I remember his winning goal against Burnley at the FA cup final. Was such a promising player. Sad that his Career ended with such disappointment.

[@hieuhaang8802]

@@AA-bq4px good one bro. respect!

[@colek2470]

To me this just sounds like people from the UK being mad that some players have never had to play in that cold of a climate. I don’t understand why someone would get so worked up over a neck warmer

[@Tomwithnonumbers]

I don't think people in the UK understood that your experience of temperature really does change depending on where you're used too. I've a relation from India who was freezing cold at 18C, because her body was used to much higher temperatures.

[@jugadord97]

A very British thing

[@hsthatzo8063]

Thats like me as a Brit going to a warm country and expecting to wear a tank top but instead its banned, and then i cry xenophobia because i'm a labour champagne socialist loser. Shut up already.

[@serbu4169]

bri’ish 🦷🦷 🦷🦷🦷 🦷

[@naazahs9045]

@@serbu4169Hahaha Violation

[@DanganYankee]

This is one of those things that shouldn’t be a problem yet somehow became a problem

[@fryboi4896]

Facts. When the opposite happens they allow it

[@RawFishHeader]

I remember playing rugby when I was younger and very often being told to take off extra layers of clothes while training or before a match when it was freezing. I think that (mainly the older generation) see it as a mentality issue or a sign of weakness. Careing more about being comfortable then the game itself. When in reality I just wanted to stop shivering and not have a cold when I went to school the next day

[@bighands69]

If you are cold during a game it means you are not active enough. If you over dress it will also increase your body temperature during the game and as such have a negative impact on your performance. It is one thing to dress up before a game and then do the warm up. To perform over an 80 minute game layered up is a no no. There is also the fact that you can get more used to the cold weather by wearing less clothing. When I did military service I was used to less clothing and being out in horrible conditions but many of the training cadre were not used to it and really struggled when being put through it. Nothing like being up and rolling through wet freezing cold mud at 4:30 in the morning in the month of January.

[@danpreston564]

@@bighands69 you’re hard.

[@HungerGamesAvengers]

I remember not being allowed to wear a tracksuit by coaches, even when they were wrapped head to toe

[@The_Reality_Filter]

@@danpreston564 he's not hard, you're just soft...you're just an armchair sports fan that's never played any physical game competitively

[@danpreston564]

@@The_Reality_Filter well done for knowing all about my past with no idea and no accuracy.

[@luisbehtypa4880]

So FIFA made a ruling banning an item because of safety concerns about an item that didn't have a single case of being hazardous, all because in Manchester, the hip team players were wearing it and the old team old guys didn't like it. FIFA setting their priorities right. And this was around the time they were choosing Qatar to host the WC, and surely they were thinking about safety concerns at the time. Disgraceful.

[@thesurrealist7]

Weird dragging Qatar WC into everything. Makes you sound as snobbish as Rio and SAF in the snood issue. If human rights violations is a reason to not give countries tournaments, the first on the list would be the US. And oh England wouldn't have hosted the Euros either.

[@luisbehtypa4880]

@@thesurrealist7 Of course the US should be first in that list, and being awarded as hosts of the 1994 WC was also a sign of the corruption and money-driven politics in FIFA. The issue is not so much about human right violations, it's the hipocrisy of FIFA. They gathered around the same time to discuss the 2022 WC hosts and to discuss the snood, and the safety concerns olny mattered about the snood. Clearly they made up an excuse to ban it by pressure of established members in football. Qatar WC is dragged because it's the most clear example of how little the actual sport matters to those in charge of it's maximum governing body.

[@hi-ls6lt]

@@luisbehtypa4880 tbh I would say the most clear example of FIFA being hypocritical is when they banned Russia for invading Ukraine but not USA/UK for the multiple countries they invaded.

[@luisbehtypa4880]

@@hi-ls6lt Agree. Also the discrimination about the palestinian flag, but have no problem "going political" in other issues. Corrupted to the core.

[@Hugh_Mungus_Johnson]

@@thesurrealist7 I love how everybody''s defense of Qatar is "b-b-but the USA!!1!" as if a country that still practices slavery and used them build stadiums is actually comparable to a significantly larger country comprising of a multitude of cultures and people that unfortunately houses a very small, vocal minority of hateful people.

[@thegreatcalvinio]

It would’ve helped stop Suarez from biting Ivanovic…

[@stevencooke1027]

You mean Branislav wearing a snood? Suarez might have chewed right through it.

[@StanTheMan450]

Ozil practically lived in his

[@micah0190]

First person who came to mind was Nasri. There was a time ppl thought him being in form was because of the snood

[@benjaminlynch9958]

Fun fact: in Feb 2022 players were allowed / encouraged to wear balaclavas during a World Cup qualifying match between Honduras and USA. Several players elected to wear them just like a snood. Temperatures were -19°C, and two Honduran players were substituted and treated for hypothermia despite the extra layer of protection.

[@Ifox95]

Remember watching that highlights clip, farcical conditions to play a match in

[@ChesterRGC]

Tbh that match shouldn't have been played there. If it was international, just change the location to other city. I can't even imagine supporters sitting still for 2h with -19°C, that's torture

[@Bullwine]

@@ChesterRGC > I can't even imagine supporters sitting still for 2h with -19°C, that's torture I could understand worrying about the players and coaching staff, but the fans were ok. There have been NFL playoff games here that have not only been in similar temperatures, but in temperatures that made that qualifier look like a tropical paradise (Such as the The Ice Bowl, an NFL playoff game in 1967 that was played in temperatures of -26C with a wind chill of -38C). There was also an outdoor NHL game played in similar temperatures about a month prior to that qualifier. Fans still packed the stadium for it. Take it from someone that was not only at that qualifier, but has been at NFL games in those types of conditions.

[@Lejohndary1]

Love how they’re called “posers”, yet it was mostly the Manchester City players that then went on to beat United to the title the season after it was banned

[@bighands69]

Spending billions of oil money in the process. You really thought their snood wearing was the reason?

[@tobitt_6028]

@@bighands69 oil money is always what people go to. just cus it was done in modern times and not in the 60s and 70s suddenly a cash injection is bad. It’s not like the other big 6 clubs just “pulled themselves up from their bootstraps”. good bit of banter tho.

[@rpepe8514]

@@tobitt_6028 not enough people realise this

[@sugarkookiewithsometae4245]

@@bighands69 Yeah cause Man U was created from the ground up. They have historically been the most "cashed in" club in the world. Even now they spend the most money outside of City. Where do you think they get that money?

[@davids8127]

Imagine how many titles City would have and have many more CL titles United have if the Glazers haven't spent 80 million on interest the year we sold CR7. They bought the club and run it down, hired people who had 0 clue about football and bought over rated players. Thank god we replaced CR7 who won the ballon dor with Valencia and Young... City snatched up all the good players cause United were cheap because the leverage buyout and dividends and now United is in big debt, and Old Trafford is falling apart. Just get your facts straight. If we got Aguero which SAF indeed wanted, most of those titles would've been in Uniteds cabinet. Hands off to City owners they built a successful club but United has been ruined by greedy owners.

[@nizamakhtar7573]

"Its going soft" not everyone came from europe alot of them never see a winter before

[@Fonetiker]

It take some weeks to acclimatize to a new climate. The body adapts.

[@kenbee1957]

"Okay lads, we've settled that one. Next on the agenda, the issue of shoelaces. What if a footballer is through on goal....and then trips over them?"

[@juandiegoprado]

I kind of never really noticed that they went away but now that I see this video I definitely see its absence now

[@finneas9894]

Imagine getting offended by a neck warmer

[@bighands69]

How would you feel if they decided to wear something similar around their waist called a skirt?

[@AAron-du7br]

@@bighands69 you keep bringing up this skirt or knee high boot debate like it correlates. A snood is just a practical item used in the cold months. Most that are against the idea are just miserable old farts stuck in the past that cant stand the idea of players having flair or fun. God forbid someone uses an accessory. And judging from all your comments i would say you’re not too far off that description.

[@TheOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO]

@@bighands69 skirts would be better. More mobility. Great addition 👍🏽

[@Elena-gj6ow]

@@bighands69 You really thought your skirt-argument was so good that you posted it 100 times. It's like you've never interacted with real people.

[@serbu4169]

@@TheOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO May have to limit the length so no ‘anti-nutmeg’ advantages

[@ibraheemesam3145]

Kinda shows that’s there are two types if managers, authoritarian personalities who’s main concern is managing egos. And class acts like Carlo Ancelotti, man doesn’t care, just perform on the pitch.

[@ededdandeddytv5164]

Does roy keane really believe being a pro footballer makes him tough in real life

[@bighands69]

In real life he is tough. He was known to be a fighter and would routinely go up against people much larger than himself. There was an event in the 1990s that took a squad of bouncers to throw him out of a club because once he got started they struggled to get him out.

[@TheOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO]

@@bighands69 you are annoyingly old

[@ShinjiGetsGrounded]

@@bighands69 yeah thats a true story Vin Diesel and Chuck Norris were trying to help the bouncers as well but Roy Keane flexed his muscles and sent them all to the shadow realm

[@Bootoomee]

A big tell that Roy Keane is not that tough is how desperately and aggressively he tries to portray himself as tough. Genuinely tough people tend to be chilled.

[@bobreed250]

A lot of stupid comments here

[@jdjphotographynl]

Snoods were banned nearly 12 years ago? Man, time flies. It only seems like a couple of years ago that I still saw them. 🤣

[@BlackChrishi]

Notice how, in this video, many people who reacted negatively to the clothing were at one point related to United and many who actually wore it were related to City

[@diogorodrigues10]

Although Antony would 100% play in a snood if he could

[@GOATBryan10]

Lol, never knew this was such a problem back in the day when I don't see how it should be

[@bighands69]

Real men wear the traditional uniform of the game. If they want fashion accessories then football is not the way to go.

[@marco3391]

@@bighands69 its not fashion at all, it’s practical 🤦🏻‍♂️

[@abhirupan7630]

@@bighands69oh my god me fragile masculinity is threatened by those scary snoods, gloves and pronouns 😱

[@emilianoc.5048]

@@bighands69 triggered*****

[@tobz475]

@@bighands69 Dont be red in tropical country

[@Goukimane]

"Ban them? No. It's cold." - Carlo "Gigachad" Ancelotti

[@pavlejovan5557]

The united fans/staff/players comming in with the worst takes imaginable

[@hsthatzo8063]

Same as the people with ukraine and rainbow flags on their profiles then?

[@pavlejovan5557]

@@hsthatzo8063 haha yes

[@painkillerkhalil]

@@hsthatzo8063 yes that too lmao

[@Kanbei11]

That's not fair, I saw nobody from Leeds, Newcastle, West Ham, Sheffield or Rotherham making comments

[@ChesterRGC]

Casillas and Buffon wearing them was the most iconic image for a goalkeeper back in the days, I'm sad they are no more

[@chrisreinholdt3061]

Snoods almost a hood, almost a sock, almost a noose, almost the most dangerous clothing item ever worn; almost.

[@donj1]

getting upset and complaining about grown men wearing snood is the actual "soft" lol roy keane, saf and all these old heads are embarrassing...

[@serbu4169]

Such a fake hard man getting defeated by a neck sock

[@skullzalliances]

The only football channel reporting on the history of the Snood and incidentally the only one I'd happily watch

[@vecterpls]

Streets won't forget uniform

[@petar.stoyanov]

I'm a huge fan of winter sports and generally love the snow. But when playing (an amateur 5 a side player) in the winter on open pitches - for me this accessory is usually the difference between having sore throat or not. And I come from a country where in winters temperatures rarely go lower than -5 and thay rarely stay that cold for more than a week. Now I can't imagine someone coming from a tropical country surviving the cold winter pitches without such accessories.

[@MrJahka]

It doesn’t even get cold in Britain??

[@petar.stoyanov]

@@MrJahka let me give you two examples - when I was in Bangladesh - I was dying from the heat and humidity. Local folks didn't look they were bothered at all. At the same time - when a Tunisian colleague was visiting my country he was freezing in full north pole expedition clothing, when I hadn't even gotten my winter jacket out of the drawer. So what's mildly cold to you might be the unbearable frost to someone else.

[@MrJahka]

@@petar.stoyanov they’ll get over it - it’s psychosomatic they just need time for their perceptions to adjust. There’s just no need for the heavy winter clothing while playing sport in England, because it’s not cold

[@blitzblix9455]

@@MrJahka its a little cold

[@AM2K2]

@@MrJahka Its not crazy cold but -5 where I am now

[@Ligerpride]

Keeping your neck warm in the cold is probably one of the most important things to consider in winter. In fact I'm wearing one right now.....indoors.

[@stevencooke1027]

It's not as if it's a loose scarf. It is important to keep your neck warm when it's cold.

[@TheUnslanderable]

The EPL dinosaurs are always quick to complain about anything novel, even a peice of cloth with a practical use to protect from cold air irritation. So glad the days of people idolizing them are over

[@bighands69]

Tradition is tradition. They either wear the jersey, shots socks and boots or they get out of the game. If they feel they can earn the same money elsewhere they are free to do so. Cannot come and take money of the fans and then complain when the tradition that pays those wages demands that standards are kept. Would you support them wearing as skirt over their shorts?

[@illuminati3766]

@@bighands69 it's just a neck warmer Why are you so angry about it This is why nobody takes you retards seriously

[@TheUnslanderable]

@@bighands69 mate tradition was also baggy shirts with no sponsor and uncolorful boots, but I don't see you crying about that too. The money they earn is in exchange for that which they bring in and the entertainment they provide those paying fans, tradition has nothing to do with it.

[@jugadord97]

Absolutely nothing to do with tradition. The snood protects you from the elements. That’s it. Ironic that a man sitting on the bench wearing a jacket is telling other men that a snood isn’t manly if they can’t brace the elements in a tshirt and shorts

[@Elena-gj6ow]

@@bighands69 How do you even come to think this is a reasonable, well-founded argument? Do you not realoise how weird and embarassing you're being? Someone save this dude from himself.

[@zimmy98]

A safety hazard lmao - sorry folks no more long hair, someone could pull it. You know what? We need players to wear belts: an opponent could pull someone’s shorts down around their ankles and cause them to trip :O

[@ds2k15]

Jerseys are grabbed all the time, let's ban jerseys and just paint the players.

[@jacoblaursen4812]

@@ds2k15 they could pull on their limbs, and skin too, off with them. Even muscles and bones, their heads, feet etc. All of them off. So dangerous.

[@JoshHenderson16]

No more boots guys, did you know they had studs on the bottom?

[@bighands69]

Jerseys and hair are not a band around the neck that could cause serious issues. It is like wearing sun glasses on a field and complaining about not being allowed.

[@JoshHenderson16]

@@bighands69 Edgar Davids has entered the chat.

[@branx4426]

Tevez was so cold back in that era 👌

[@penaltygallery]

Why he wore a snood

[@JesuisParte]

I love them. Best thing I ever bought in terms of football accessoires. When running you don't even have to worry about it like with a scarf. Most players in germany in winter still wear it at least on training grounds.

[@Slink1]

I didn't actually know those were banned, I saw them everywhere when I watched old game clips and I never expected they were actually banned. Thanks for the video!

[@judechauhan6715]

For safety reasons sure, but I never realised it was banned and it's quite funny to think it did so much to wind up people that they commented in press reports about it :D

[@omogoloontefetse]

Samir Nasri in Arsenal with the snood was OP. Streets will never forget!!

[@MrWolf-xk8sl]

Let's remember that the same people who complained about snoods wore short shorts while playing football.

[@madaxmax6316]

"Sean Dyche mistaken on street for Prince Harry" 😂😂😂

[@notputin8091]

rare Alex Ferguson L

[@squireltag1000]

Sounds like toxic masculinity was a big factor. As a Minnesotan who went to the usmnt v Honduras when it was -19c. Multiple players were subbed due to hypothermia. If they had had these it would have really helped make it a fun competitive match. The safety thing is a bit valid, but Im comfortable with players making their own risk/benefit analysis. Plus it could be mostly avoided by making a weak seam so that theyd rip before causing the worse injuries.

[@AM2K2]

Sounds more toxic to actually play in -19c - that game would have been called off in England

[@ronmastrio2798]

Yeah you're not supposed to play football in those conditions Americans will never get the hang of it.

[@Bullwine]

@@ronmastrio2798 A good number of NFL games have been played in those conditions, if not colder. Football is football. It's meant to be played in any weather except lightning or fog.

[@zedramer]

Would have loved to seen some sort of compromise with a "tearaway snood" that comes apart if pulled!

[@MegaKapo12]

Mail on Sunday understands what the real issues are, not questionable money, not corruption, not possible cheating connected to gambling, but snoods that is the real stain on football.

[@galexeqe]

"A player may grab hold of another players snood and cause injury" "THEN BAN IT" They also may grab their jersey or shorts and also potentially cause an injury, should they ban those as well? Considering players aren't supposed to make physical contact with each other (at least I thought they weren't) seems like a massive overreaction just because they don't like the kit field

[@kenahabtamu3580]

Football traditionalists are killing this game. Luckily for us they’re all old and we won’t have to hear their nonsense for much longer

[@bighands69]

Let me guess you want the players to be able to use their hands in the game and wear skirts. How about knee high boots or a good old fashioned wizard hat.

[@anyoneelsebutme5757]

@@bighands69 Someone's granddad seems pressed about harmless neckwear.

[@woodside4life]

@@bighands69 Easy there, buttercup.

[@brendan8870]

@@bighands69 I’d rather see that than watch Conteball

[@boatymcboatyface]

@@bighands69 take your meds

[@bobbyisonline]

0:20 love the Sean Dyche Easter egg 😂

[@robzorhd1309]

Messi, snood and gloves that was crazy trio🐐🧣🧤 🔵🔴

[@harrierjames7727]

Just FYI "Celtic Manor" at 02:40 is a hard 'c'

[@emekaisuochi368]

Carlos Tevez used to wear this a lot

[@pakundo123]

cause he looks ugly ash without it

[@SantiagoAntonutti]

Cuz the guy was born and raised in 25°C winters and 45°C summers hahaha

[@gRIO904]

@@SantiagoAntonutti more like 10ºC winters and 30ªC summers

[@MrJonojono34]

Loads of city players wore it as that team started to become good, United and the old guard lashed out then the media ran with it.

[@loading9110]

Ban long sleeve shirts and undershirts! Real men who aren't soft don't cover up their arms. In fact. Ban shirts all together. Real men will get their current clubs crest tattooed on them.

[@zachryder3150]

So long as coaches can't wear jackets

[@benjaminlynch9958]

Maybe not ban shirts. But maybe go with the skins vs shirts with the home team getting to choose shirt or skin.

[@loading9110]

@@zachryder3150 Real men don't need coaches or managers. Real men don't listen to anyone.

[@ronmastrio2798]

The shirt is part of the official uniform accessories aren't.

[@jeromeclemente3672]

I like it when "real men" argues real men wouldn't own and wouldn't do such and such things because they made it clear they're so insecure of their manhood, they put their manliness on an item of unisex clothing. Hilarious.

[@bighands69]

SO you support players wearing skirts on the field?

[@26manasviverma14]

@@bighands69 British 💩💩💩

[@jeromeclemente3672]

@@bighands69 Did I replied to a TIFO video about why skirts were banned on the football field? You purposefully misunderstood my post and you to made a strawman out of it. Weak.

[@latts]

@@bighands69 what a dumb reply. Born in 69? Would explain a lot

[@bighands69]

@@jeromeclemente3672 So wait a minute you are implying that you do not want players out on the field with leather skirts? A yes or now would suffice.

[@Nabzo]

I’d sacrifice Joe Devine for them to bring it back

[@felicitymokgatlha978]

😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@amiryusuf8815]

Poor Joe

[@kenbee1957]

We wouldn't let you 😡

[@lwhiteling1]

Considering the highest profile snood-wearers were man city players (especially Tevez who had just switched across town), i don't think it's a coincidence that the highest profile figures against it were associated with united

[@lllamamusic]

Finally some real content

[@arsenemn]

The argument that someone can grab it and cause danger to his neck is funny, I am pretty sure we saw how Chiellini grabbed Saka in Euro final, so we should ban shirts also?

[@stephendenis3855]

I hate people criticizing tights as well. As a defender it's definitely not fun taking shots to bare legs when it's cold.

[@bighands69]

You could decide to something maybe less physical such as knitting or how about putting on makeup. Those sound like nice safe spaces for you. Have you ordered your helmut for the football game yet.

[@TheOriginalStix]

@@bighands69 Perhaps you could decide to stop insulting people in comments over personal preferences relating to inoffensive articles of clothing.

[@Elena-gj6ow]

@@bighands69 God, you're being so sensitive

[@julesverne4561]

@@Elena-gj6ow Nah Stix is to sensitive that's why he wears girl clothes

[@stephendenis3855]

@@bighands69 Come to Winnipeg, gameday tomorrow.

[@mrartdeco]

MAKE SNOODS GREAT AGAIN!! Seriously those who complains have neck muscle fetishes or something

[@jonnyso1]

The actual reason why it was banned is fine, but how entitled people are to go around telling what others should or not wear. Its none of your business, wathever.

[@bighands69]

So you support players right to wear leather skirts.

[@osmana213]

@bighand69 why are you so pathetic and always bring up points, no one was even talking about?😂 You spam every comment with your strawman skirt insecurities haha. Manliness must be the biggest concern in your life. And that's pretty pathetic

[@jonnyso1]

@@bighands69 Sure. If there's no practical reason against it.

[@RRich100]

Grown men getting emotional about other people wearing a small piece of fabric, wow, such real men

[@F1Sam64]

Just a heads up that Celtic Manor is pronounced with a hard C as in the Celts rather than like the football team

[@patitoduck123]

This was one of the best trends that was banned way too early. To this day, I look forward to wearing mine during winter leagues and pick up games. Snoods work well and throw me back to 2010-2011 haha

[@oscarknight2564]

Only some will remember watching arsenals entire starting lineup in snoods and gloves in October with the bench snuggled up in a blanket

[@bighands69]

Was the rumours true that they wanted to wear skirts and knee high boots. I cannot wait to see players coming out with their straw wizard hats.

[@oscarknight2564]

@@bighands69 it's alleged that some players had to double their boot sizes in order to fit those very fluffy novelty socks under their main ones

[@abdirahmanyasin3099]

I swear the older generations try too hard to act like they’re “real men”. Anything new comes around whether beneficial or not and they cry about it some miserable ppl

[@MattijnPlayz]

The "propper Football" men: 'How dare people make themselves comfortable?!'

[@sahilrk999]

I didn't think it was possible to mistake Sean Dyche for Prince Harry 😂 .. 0:24

[@MrCullenfamily]

Thinking the snood was "self indulgent" is so strange

[@Ben-po8kf]

A lot of players where wearing snoods in concacaf World Cup qualifiers almost all the players in the Honduras vs USA game in Minnesota and Milan borjan for Canada during the Edmonton and Hamilton games. Like to see what Roy keane world wear if he had to play in -10 in Edmonton

[@GrandSlamScotty]

I'm Scottish and well used to Scottish winters. I still play in shorts and t-shirt in the winter but I don't like my neck being cold and also when my neck gets cold it gets very sore and stiff. I couldn't give a monkeys if players wore snoods and we should be allowed to wear them if we desire.

[@stevencooke1027]

I live in Canada and my neck and hands are too of the places I really can't stand getting cold.

[@richardjones3317]

Great video, although it's not Celtic Manor pronounced like Celtic football club but pronounced more like Keltic with a hard c!

[@shellder11]

2:10 Ancelotti W

[@serbu4169]

Common Ancelotti W

[@chivebutter8794]

The pettiness and insecurity of some folk on here. Comparing a snood to skirt and high heels. Saying real men don't wear gloves or snoods. They're the same guys that think sunscreen is for wimps because who cares about blistering skin. As for those comparing it to tracksuits, players do wear long legged bottoms under their shorts, such as "under-armour" as well as long sleeved shirts or undershirts. So why would a neck warmer be any different? They could make them thinner perhaps, more skin tight maybe to be harder to grasp (harder to pull). I get the safety concern, but to pretend that a simple neckwarmer is going to destroy the world of football is pathetic

[@CaptainCreampie69]

They can grab it when they are through on goal and cause injury to the neck? Play nude then to prevent shirt pulling. Actually don’t play because you can get injured doing anything. Dumb. I don’t care either way, but it is a stupid reason. Just say they don’t like it.

[@bighands69]

How would you feel if a player wanted to wear a straw hat in a game?

[@Peaches4Rent]

​@@bighands69is there a good reason to wear a straw hat? If so then fine

[@CaptainCreampie69]

@@bighands69 They can wear a sombrero for all I care. As long as the players has some sort of identification on him, be it a tattoo on his forehead or a butt plug with his name and number engraved, it doesn’t matter.

[@ronmastrio2798]

Compulsory equipment The compulsory equipment of a player comprises the following separate items: a shirt with sleeves, shorts, socks - tape or any material applied or worn externally must be the same colour as that part of the sock it is applied to or covers, shinguards - these must be made of a suitable material to provide reasonable protection and covered by the socks footwear.

[@noahschaul]

@tifo would have been awesome if you had mentioned whether there are any documented cases of injuries because of the snood. Honestly rarely saw something as ridiculous but on the other hand not that surprised given that fifa and Manchester were involved…

[@dbspew]

Goatcelloti and Goatger

[@PhilipJReed-db3zc]

0:20 It's the (in)famous "car needs washed" grammatical construction! It's prominent in Western Pennsylvania, Ohio, and points lying west of there, but I thought it was quite a bit rarer in the British Isles. Is this ("needs eradicated") becoming standard in the UK?

[@rmc7367]

what are you on about

[@AirKangLocker]

sounds like some boomer energy to me lol the only concern would be losing more sweat and energy during mild weathers cuz of the snood but they got the science and tech to prove if it's true or not 😂 give a player a yellow card if they pull the snood if the league is concerned about safety

[@withthespeed]

Tifo always answers the questions that I didn’t even know I had

[@huw7044]

Celtic Manor in Wales is pronounced with a hard C, not with a soft c like the football club in Glasgow. Great video though, very informative! Remember everyone getting so wound up about such a low-stakes item of clothing, didn't realise how long the controversy built up for 😂 Probably right that they are banned in terms of safety, the only way around it would be to make them easily detachable in the case of them being pulled by an opposition player

[@Jayvees]

Snood is useful for playing in winter matches but it's a double-edged sword because some other players who go dirty might grab other players' snood endangering him and that is why Snood was banned. It was sad that things like this happen though.

[@dystopianinc.]

Goofy overall, imagine the snood being the factor of a major injury.

[@lonestarr1490]

Exactly: you have to imagine it, because in reality, it never were.

[@ronmastrio2798]

@@lonestarr1490 Because they weren't around that long and weren't used by that many players.

[@mikelitorous5570]

I’d wear that and gloves and long sleeves with an undershirt and I’m British. I get really bad colds and it would help me play if I was a pro. Don’t understand why it was so rallied against

[@Abdi-libaax]

We need a video onErik Ten Hag, people said it would take three seasons to close the gap on the rest.

[@bighands69]

It is not yet clear if he has closed the gap. He has improved the way the team has played that is for sure.

[@naazahs9045]

Liverpool slumped horrendously, City players not showing the usual hunger and United's barely begun to make a comeback. It's too soon to be hyping up Ten Hag just now.

[@Katsu_ragi]

So, it being dangerous if another player grabs it, led the item to be banned. But grabbing another player's clothing is still good? Just a yellow card for ya, mate! Oh, the stupidity...

[@LynkJDL1]

Send snoods

[@Bharlos]

For the players safety, it does make sense, and the long "turtle neck" compression shirt is really a much better alternative. Not exactly the same, but think of if someone pulled on your scarf vs someone pulling on the hood on your hoodie.

[@badmerr6758]

It’s funny that the ones opposing it are from the UK. 😂 Turn the tables & try playing in humidity, dry air, places where you can’t even breathe & they’ll be the first ones whining & trying to get water breaks every 10 minutes 😂

[@tobz475]

They become red like a lobster

[@ronmastrio2798]

Ireland is in the UK?

[@tharcisseofficial]

The player I most think about with a snood is Francesco Totti. Those Champions League nights around 2008.