How the soccer cleat evolved from hardware nails to engineered fabric

BY THE OPTIMIST DAILY EDITORIAL TEAM

Nobody watches the World Cup to think about footwear. But the shoes on the pitch at the 2026 tournament are the end result of about 500 years of iteration, and the story is stranger than you’d expect. It involves a family feud, kangaroo leather, and at one…

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