My favourite piece of technology

My favourite piece of technology is not something electronic, mechanical or very complex, it is very simple: The goalkeeper gloves. They were created by soviet goalkeeper Lev Yashin (the best in his position in the history of football) during their first years as football player, being the first goalkeeper who weared that kind of gloves.

Lev Yashin with their gloves

The reason why goalkeepers wear them is because they protect the hands from injuries and also from extreme weathers, mainly cold ones (Lev Yashin played his entire career in Soviet Union, where the temperatures are usually under 0° C)

My father bought me my first gloves when I was a little kid. Some years ago I bought a new pair of gloves that I used in the school. I still use them when I play a match with my friends here in Santiago, or with my family in Puerto Varas and Valdivia.

I like it because they allow me to play better and protect me from injuries on my fingers (I like to play guitar, so I really need my fingers…). My life wouldn’t be very different without goalkeeper gloves, just would be a little bit harder to play football.