You may have noticed some players wearing unusual facial furniture at this summer’s Fifa World Cup.
England’s full-back Djed Spence is one of them, but they are not just a new trend.
They are actually protective masks designed and molded especially to fit each player’s face or jaw.
Spence is having to wear his during the whole tournament due to an injury he picked up in the final stages of the Premier League season.
The Tottenham player was injured when he was hit by an elbow to the face from Chelsea striker Liam Delap during their match in May.
Rather than going through surgery immediately and possibly ruling himself out of contention for the World Cup squad, Spence chose to wear the jaw protector instead, so he could still compete.
