Plastic-looking bands on football strips

[pooksahib]

The shirts of most major football teams seem to have 'bandolier' style strips as part of the fabric. Do they have a purpose?

[Duncer]

To fool even more fans into parting with even more money for a shoddy product worth about £5.

[DaisyNonna]

Dive faster stripes.

[Duncer]

Very good.

[ABerrant]

Material technology similar to that described here...

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