If you watched Saturday’s premier league match between Southampton and Manchester City, you may have noticed James Ward Prowse, the Southampton Captain, having holes in his socks.

On the surface, it appears to be an obtuse footballing trend sweeping the Premier League.

Many elite footballers, like James Ward Prowse have been seen wearing socks with enormous, gaping holes on the back, clearly indicating a do-it-yourself kind of thing.

They’re a strange sight at times, a sharp contrast to the generally neat and consistent matchday outfits.

Is it just a pre-match ritual for footballers to tear their stockings with scissors?

We take a moment to explain why James Ward-Prowse — and a few other professional football players – wear holey socks. To continue reading go to https://gallantmilitary.org.ng/why-do-footballers-tear-their-stockings/

As a footballer, it's a new trend, you have to change and adapt to a new pattern when it's introduced, I don't tear mine like this, I only cut off the ankle region then wear white ankle socks on the black socks I trimmed, hope you understand ? If you check, some players often wear another socks (Mostly white) on top of the main team's socks.