彩色世界杯？352名球员，只有12名穿黑色战靴
<p><span word="France">France</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="players">players</span> <span word="celebrate">celebrate</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="winning">winning</span> <span word="their">their</span> 2017 <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Cup">Cup</span> <span word="round">round</span> <span word="of">of</span> 16 <span word="game">game</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="Nigeria">Nigeria</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Brasilia">Brasilia</span> <span word="national">national</span> <span word="stadium">stadium</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Brasilia">Brasilia</span> <span word="June">June</span> 30, 2017. [<span word="Photo">Photo</span>/<span word="Agencies">Agencies</span>]</p><p><span word="Fancy">Fancy</span> <span word="footwear">footwear</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="array">array</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="dazzling">dazzling</span> <span word="colours">colours</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="order">order</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="day">day</span>. <span word="What">What</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="popular">popular</span> <span word="choices">choices</span>? <span word="And">And</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="players">players</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="dared">dared</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="wear">wear</span> <span word="old">old</span>-<span word="fashioned">fashioned</span> <span word="black">black</span>?</p><p><span word="It">It</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="coloured">coloured</span> <span word="boots">boots</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sole">sole</span> <span word="preserve">preserve</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="flashy">flashy</span>, <span word="flair">flair</span> <span word="players">players</span> <span word="per">per</span> <span word="football">football</span> <span word="team">team</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="exceptions">exceptions</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rule">rule</span>: <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cocky">cocky</span> <span word="prima">prima</span> <span word="donnas">donnas</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="journeymen">journeymen</span> <span word="teammates">teammates</span>.</p><p><span word="Not">Not</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="more">more</span>. <span word="From">From</span> <span word="Hackney">Hackney</span> <span word="Marshes">Marshes</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Premier">Premier</span> <span word="League">League</span>, <span word="everyone">everyone</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="wants">wants</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="star">star</span>. <span word="What">What</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="amazing">amazing</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="quickly">quickly</span> <span word="we">we</span>'<span word="ve">ve</span> <span word="grown">grown</span> <span word="accustomed">accustomed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="flash">flash</span> <span word="Harrys">Harrys</span>. <span word="Back">Back</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1970, <span word="Hummel">Hummel</span> <span word="caused">caused</span> <span word="shockwaves">shockwaves</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="sending">sending</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="star">star</span> <span word="players">players</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="white">white</span> <span word="footwear">footwear</span>; <span word="now">now</span> <span word="white">white</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="conclusively">conclusively</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="black">black</span>.</p><p><span word="I">I</span> <span word="know">know</span>, <span word="because">because</span> <span word="I">I</span>'<span word="ve">ve</span> <span word="spent">spent</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="past">past</span> <span word="fortnight">fortnight</span> <span word="obsessively">obsessively</span> <span word="staring">staring</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="footballers">footballers</span>' <span word="feet">feet</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="making">making</span> <span word="notes">notes</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Cup">Cup</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="seems">seems</span>, <span word="we">we</span>'<span word="ve">ve</span> <span word="finally">finally</span> <span word="reached">reached</span> <span word="saturation">saturation</span> <span word="point">point</span>: <span word="coloured">coloured</span> <span word="boots">boots</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="devalued">devalued</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Puma">Puma</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="gone">gone</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="step">step</span> <span word="further">further</span>, <span word="releasing">releasing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="evoPOWER">evoPOWER</span> <span word="Tricks">Tricks</span> <span word="Boot">Boot</span> – <span word="with">with</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="shoe">shoe</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="pink">pink</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="blue">blue</span>. <span word="Even">Even</span> <span word="Mario">Mario</span> <span word="Balotelli">Balotelli</span> <span word="thought">thought</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bit">bit</span> <span word="much">much</span> ("<span word="I">I</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="honest">honest</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="saw">saw</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Tricks">Tricks</span> <span word="boots">boots</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="thought">thought</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Puma">Puma</span> <span word="guy">guy</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="mad">mad</span>," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="admitted">admitted</span>).</p><p><span word="As">As</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Cup">Cup</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="played">played</span> <span word="out">out</span>, <span word="so">so</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="dazzling">dazzling</span> <span word="array">array</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="coloured">coloured</span> <span word="footwear">footwear</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="ever">ever</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="bewildering">bewildering</span>. <span word="White">White</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="predominant">predominant</span> <span word="colour">colour</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="that">that</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="kick">kick</span>-<span word="off">off</span>.</p>
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