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Tony Cascarino, former Ireland striker and — worth noting — also a professional journalist for The Times, presumably required all his strength to refrain from using the word “fruity” when he said: “It’s like a fashion accessory and personally, I think it’s typical of the modern footballer. You could see lots of them at Manchester City, where Mario Balotelli, David Silva and captain Tevez all sported the trendy winter accessory.

A source at United, which does not sell them in the club shop, said: “The players aren't banned from wearing them. They just understand what is expected. After all, the first thing Fergie said to Bebe when he was signed was to get a haircut.” The Premier League has no rules on the snood but they have become a feature among players after they became popular during the World Cup in South Africa. You might have expected cynicism from Roy Keane and Alan Brazil, but Rio Ferdinand and Graeme Swann shouldn’t have been ‘yer da’ characters in 2010: both were in their early 30s, well before the typical onset of fashion stasis. Both should have known better. So what now? Players still can’t wear snoods during competitive matches, but how would fans and journalists react if they could? Rio, posting under his username rioferdy5, wrote: “I'm telling u tweeps, U won't see a Man Utd player wearing a SNOOD.”

Now you’ve got snoods, people wearing headphones when they are doing interviews… pink boots, green boots. You name it, they’ve got it. Tights? They’ll be wearing skirts next. For maximum psychological effect, the United contingent made their comments just a few days before a huge game against Arsenal at Old Trafford, knowing Nasri and the gang would approach the North West in full Arctic gear. Ex-United defender Gary Pallister added: “I only wore a long-sleeve shirt once and that was because I had flu. I'm not a big fan of them. The players wear them when it's not even that cold.” The Fashion Snood Scarf is not a medical device. It is not intended to be personal protective equipment (PPE) and should not be used by healthcare professionals, first responders, or used in a healthcare/clinical environment or setting. The Fashion Snood Scarf is not intended to prevent or protect from any form of illness or disease (or otherwise).

It was not even a discussion because this is not part of the equipment and it can also be dangerous,” said Sepp Blatter, still president of FIFA at the time. I'm old school. It just doesn't look good to be wearing gloves and scarves on a football pitch and it shouldn't be allowed. I remember when the bandanna became popular and then the Alice band and gloves and now this. This kind of accessorising of the basic uniform has gained momentum in football and I don't think it should.

More women are playing sport and that's to be encouraged but men seem to have taken it as a license to become more feminised. They seem to have surrendered their traditional masculinity.”

And former skipper Roy Keane, then manager of Ipswich Town, weighed in with some predictable opinions of his own. The snood wearers, the shawled majority, were now the sane ones. Like what happened to Andy Gray, perhaps we have exiled the whole “snoods are for pansies” way of thinking to the remote island of beIN Sports. There was a time when you could wear cosy winter accessories without Sir Alex Ferguson calling you a “powder puff”. Rewind just over a decade and that wasn’t the case. To be honest, wearing tights I can understand, especially if you’ve had a hamstring injury,” said the paradoxical Alan Brazil. “But to see them wearing scarves, hats and gloves is ridiculous. City's chief commercial officer Ian Cafferky said: “Just like the Mancini scarf last season, there has been a huge demand from fans to release an official club gator (snood). Since it went on sale both fans and players have loved it. It’s also been a surprise big hit with non football fans who simply want to stay warm this winter.”Last week, legendary United hardman and current Ipswich boss Roy Keane said he could not understand how players could wear the snood and described the modern-day star as ‘soft’. It just doesn't look good on a football pitch. It emasculates the sport. It makes players appear soft even if they are not.