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==The biology of boots==
In [[association football]]'s [[Laws of the Game]], ''Law 4: [[Football kit|Player's equipment]]'' deals with football boots. Until 1891 studs any kind of projection on the soles or heels of football boots was strictly forbidden. The 1891 revision allows both studs and bars, so long as they were made of leather and did not project more than half an inch, and they had their fastenings driven in flush with the leather. Studs had to be rounded, neither conical nor pointed and not less than half an inch in diameter. The leather studs were originally hammered into the boots on a semi-permanent basis and players would have several pairs of boots with different length studs, but in the mid-1950s [[Adidas]] introduced boots with interchangeable screw-in studs made of rubber or plastic for varying weather conditions. Football boots were originally heavy boots with protection for the ankle, and these remained the standard style of boot in northern Europe for many years where the boots needed to stand up to the rigours of use on muddy winter pitches. A lighter boot without ankle protection and resembling a studded shoe became popular in southern Europe and South America where pitches were generally harder and less muddy and this eventually became the standard style.
==Different styles for different sports==
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