Watch: Player in El Salvador replaces shin guards with styrofoam cups mid-game
A Trinidad player in El Salvador has taken the modern world’s small-shin-guard-trend to a whole other level, using foam cups as protection in a professional game.
Player uses styrofoam cups as shin guards
Jomal Williams, a Trinidad and Tobago attacker playing for L.A. Firpo in El Salvador, made headlines on Sunday after TV broadcast cameras caught the player replacing his shinguards for half-cut styrofoam cups before the start to a game.
The manager, Gabriel Álvarez, was giving him game instructions while he made the incredible switch.