{"id":295869,"date":"2023-12-03T12:24:44","date_gmt":"2023-12-03T12:24:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportsloveme.com\/?p=295869"},"modified":"2023-12-03T12:24:44","modified_gmt":"2023-12-03T12:24:44","slug":"diaz-reveals-why-he-copied-bellingham-by-cutting-holes-in-his-socks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportsloveme.com\/soccer\/diaz-reveals-why-he-copied-bellingham-by-cutting-holes-in-his-socks\/","title":{"rendered":"Diaz reveals why he copied  Bellingham by cutting holes in his socks"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1> Brahim Diaz reveals why he COPIED his Real Madrid team-mate Jude Bellingham by cutting holes in his socks<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Diaz has revealed that he has copied Bellingham by cutting holes in his socks\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>The England star has done this for several seasons for a practical reason\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>We expected perfection from VAR &#8211; we haven&#8217;t got it: Listen to It&#8217;s All Kicking Off\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Real Madrid star Brahim Diaz has revealed that he has copied England international Jude Bellingham by cutting holes in his socks.<\/p>\n<p>The Spaniard returned to Real Madrid in the summer after spending three years on loan at AC Milan.<\/p>\n<p>Upon his return, Bellingham joined Los Blancos from Borussia Dortmund and it appears the pair have struck up a friendship, with Diaz speaking English dating back to his time at Man City.<\/p>\n<p>Diaz has since revealed that he has taken inspiration from his new team-mate as he has copied Bellingham by cutting holes in his socks.<\/p>\n<p>The phenomena has been seen across Europe, with several English players such as Bukayo Saka and Conor Gallagher also choosing to cut up their socks.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/03\/11\/78521263-0-image-a-58_1701604016330.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Brahim Diaz has revealed that he has copied Jude Bellingham by cutting holes in his socks<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/03\/11\/78521327-0-image-a-59_1701604171104.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Bellingham has been on fine form at Real Madrid and Diaz will be hoping he can copy him in more ways than one<\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Speaking to Madrid news outlet\u00a0Defensacentral.com, Diaz revealed his reasoning for copying Bellingham.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;My calves had gone up in the last few matches and I didn&#8217;t know why,&#8217; he revealed.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Bellingham runs for 90 minutes and he&#8217;s fine, so I said I have to do something.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>He continued to joke that he is hoping that the decision doesn&#8217;t backfire and cause him to pick up another injury this season.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0&#8216;Let&#8217;s hope they don&#8217;t blow up again now that I go up the stairs!&#8217; he joked.<\/p>\n<p>Fans had picked up on Bellingham&#8217;s decision to cut up his socks dating back to his time in Germany.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The reason that players cut the\u00a0back of socks is to relieve tension and prevent pain in their calves.<\/p>\n<p>Tight socks can result in injuries and cutting holes is these has become a common solution for many players across football.<\/p>\n<p>Diaz will be hoping that copying Bellingham in this way can lead to him replicating the form of his team-mate, who has been on fire in Madrid so far this season.<\/p>\n<p>He has already broken the Real Madrid goalscoring record set by Cristiano Ronaldo, scoring 14 already this season.<\/p>\n<h3>IT&#8217;S ALL KICKING OFF!\u00a0<\/h3>\n<p><span>It&#8217;s All Kicking Off\u00a0is an exciting new podcast from Mail Sport that promises a different take on Premier League football, launching with a preview show today and every week this season.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>It is available on MailOnline, Mail+, YouTube , Apple Music and Spotify<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/i\/pix\/2017\/08\/02\/636x90_facebook_ad_sport.png\" width=\"636\" height=\"90\"><br \/>\nSource: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-12819913\/Brahim-Diaz-Real-Madrid-Jude-Bellingham-holes-socks.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Brahim Diaz reveals why he COPIED his Real Madrid team-mate Jude Bellingham by cutting holes in his socks Diaz has<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":295868,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[19],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.8 - 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