A kit is the standard equipment and attire worn by players in association football (soccer). The sport's Laws of the Game specify the minimum equipment to be used, and also prohibit the use of anything that is dangerous to himself or another player. Furthermore, competition rules may stipulate further restrictions, such as regulating colours or requiring numbers on shirts. Football (soccer) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... The Laws of the Game (also known as the Laws of Football) are the rules governing a game of association football (soccer). ...

Required (basic) equipment

The Laws require all players to have to following:

• Jersey (shirt)
• Shorts
• Footware
• Shin guards
• Stockings (or socks)

Goalkeepers must wear colours that are easily distinguishable from other players and the match officials. The goalkeeper in a football (soccer) team is that teams player who directly defends his teams goal and has special privileges within the game. ...

Other equipment

Goalkeepers almost always wear gloves, though there is nothing preventing other players from doing so. Goalkeepers sometimes also wear caps to prevent glare from the sun or floodlights affecting their performance. Players with sight problems may wear glasses providing there is no risk of them falling off (the most famous case of this in recent times is Edgar Davids), however jewellery, watches or other items that may be dangerous to any players are not allowed. Glare may refer to either of the following: A call collision in telecommunications. ... Edgar Davids Edgar Steven Davids (born March 13, 1973 in Paramaribo, Surinam) is a Dutch football player who plays for Tottenham Hotspur F.C. in the English Premiership. ...

Match officials' kit

Traditionally, referees, assistant referees and fourth officials wear all-black kits, however increasingly others colours are being used. Referees' jerseys have a pocket sewn in so yellow and red cards, and the referee's notebook can be carried. A referee presides over a game of association football (soccer). ... In Association Football (Soccer), two Assistant Referees (previously known as linesmen) assist the Referee in controlling the match in accordance with the Laws of the Game. ... In a game of association football (soccer), the fourth official is a match official who assists the referee in a variety of tasks, and who may be called upon to replace another match official. ... A yellow card is used in many sports as a means of cautioning a player regarding their conduct, or indicating that a player is to receive a certain level of punishment. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Yellow card. ...