Why Do Footballers Shave Their Legs?

Ever notice how some of the biggest and toughest footballers have the smoothest legs?

Well, footballers are known to often shave their leg hairs, and do so for multiple reasons.

Firstly because footballers often tape up parts of their legs which have had a history of injuries for extra support.

Doing so with leg hairs can be quite uncomfortable, especially when it comes to ripping off the tape.

Secondly, to make the process of massage therapy a more straightforward one, with no hairs for the physiotherapist to accidentally tug on while working.

And to also make the act of lunging in for a tackle a more comfortable one, with no hairs to get pulled or twisted when you're trying to make that last ditch tackle.