The recent headband history in the world of football From Socrates to Cristiano Ronaldo and Allan Saint-Maximin

According to Pelè, he was the smartest player in the history of Brazilian football, but many people remember him for being the promoter of the Democracia Corinthiana, others for his Italian years, at Fiorentina. Socrates, one of the symbols of the Brazilian squad in the 1980s, was one of the first players to show off a big white headband during a match, but not just to hold his long curly hair: before the beginning of the World Cup opening match against Spain, the 'doctor' decided to use a sock writing on it 'México sigue en pie' to show solidarity with the Mexican people, victim of the earthquake a year before hosting the tournament. From that June 1, 1986 to today the football aesthetic has changed considerably (no more earrings and socks lowered, but more tattoos and tight-fitting shirts), but the headband is still used: despite not having a thick hair to contain, Cristiano Ronaldo exhibited a mini band during the last three matches against Atletico Madrid, Sassuolo and Lazio which inevitably made us reflect on what this item has changed in the last thirty years.

A few months later, after that look went around the world and he was bought by Newcastle United, that headband becomes a real case: he can't show it off anymore because it is forbidden by the rules of the Premier League, and he is forced to cover it. The bandage became his biggest brand (even more than dribbling), and his fans even asked through a petition to add it to his FIFA character. And it is rumored that Mike Ashley, the owner of the English sports merchandise giant Sports Direct as well as of the Magpies, has decided to choose him in order to market a special band produced by the Slanzenger brand.