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A material that is flexible when worn but becomes hard on impact will be protecting World Cup footballers from injury later this year..

A material that is flexible when worn but becomes hard on impact will be protecting World Cup footballers from injury later this year.

 

d3o has collaborated with goalkeeping apparel makers Sells to make protective goalkeeping gloves that will be worn by Poland’s Jerzy Dudek and Norwich goalkeeper Robert Green, who is in the England squad. They feature d3o mesh, a perforated textured sheet which is flexible in normal use but stiffens and provides medium levels of impact protection when impacted.

 

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