The “sock crisis” dominated the match between Chelsea and its guest Arsenal, in the English Women’s Premier League, on Friday.
Leader Chelsea won 3-1 over its third-placed neighbor thanks to a goal from Lauren James and a brace from Sioki Noskin, on Friday, to advance by 3 points at the top of the league, after the start of the match was postponed due to the similarity of socks between the two teams.
With this victory, Chelsea raised its score to 40 points, ahead of Manchester City, which will visit Brighton on Sunday, and is also 6 points ahead of Arsenal.
The start of the important match at Stamford Bridge was postponed after the two teams wore the same white socks, forcing the visiting team to make a quick visit to Chelsea’s souvenir shop to buy different socks.
Arsenal appeared in the usual white socks, the same color used by league leaders Chelsea when playing at home.
Therefore, the start of the match had to be postponed for half an hour.
When the two teams finally returned to complete their pre-match warm-ups, Sky Sports reported that the Arsenal squad had purchased dark socks from the Chelsea store, and the players wore them after placing tape over the home team’s logo on the socks.
2024-03-16 01:29:50
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