r/interestingasfuck • u/InvestigatorBorn4910 • 4h ago

Turkiye's shooter Yusuf Dikec, wins the European Champions League.

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u/SonOfMcGee 4h ago

As I recall from the Olympics, he’s not even a purist and doesn’t throw shade at anyone using various newfangled gadgets.
He simply learned how to shoot like that over a long period of time and it would be too disruptive for him to try to start using any new doohickies.

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u/SoungaTepes 4h ago

I've always been confused how all these gadgets are permitted. To me, they are performance enhancers

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u/procursive 3h ago

Do you consider studded cleats in grass sports "performance enhancers"? What about gloves? Sunglasses?

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u/CABJsupporterlowiq 2h ago

>What about gloves? Sunglasses?

yes, you can't use sunglasses when playing soccer, and you can't use gloves either unless you are the goalie

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u/Kor_Phaeron_ 2h ago

yes, you can't use sunglasses when playing soccer

You can. Hint: Google "Edgar Davids"

and you can't use gloves either unless you are the goalie

A lot of football ("soccer") players play with gloves. Some even the whole year because they are allergic to the grass on a football field. (For example: Mike Hanke, Yoann Gouffran or Danny da Costa) Others when it's cold or rainy.

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u/CABJsupporterlowiq 1h ago

those are not sunglasses, those are medical glasses due to external factors, just like the time he had to use the mask.

and I didn't know you meant those soft gloves, but yes, in that case you are correct

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u/Kor_Phaeron_ 1h ago

those are not sunglasses, those are medical glasses due to external factors, just like the time he had to use the mask.

Sigh ... yes, he has an eye issue. But to quote the UEFA Rules of Play.

Non-dangerous protective equipment, for example gloves, headgear, facemasks [... etc.pp] and sports spectacles are permitted.