Abstract: A soccer sock woven from Lycra/Spandex has a protective pad sewn to the upper metatarsal prominence area of the sock, to provide protection for the wearer's foot. A tongue portion protects the metatarsal area, and wing portions protect his/her ankle joint. The pad is of layered construction, an inner layer being of closed cell polyurethane foam, and an outer layer being of molded elastomeric material more rigid than the readily compressible inner layer. The laminated pad layers are held in place by an outer fabric skin adhered to the molded elastomeric material and sewn to the sock fabric with parallel peripherally extending stitching. The pad is 3 to 6 millimeters in thickness, each layer being of different density and compressibility to accommodate the forces reacted from blows to the pad during use, and the holding forces required to secure the pad to the sock itself.

Abstract: A soccer sock woven from Lycra/Spandex has a protective pad sewn into the sock, or in a pocket defined in the upper metatarsal prominence area of the sock, to provide protection for the wearer's foot. A tongue portion protects the metatarsal area, and wing portions protect his/her ankle joint. The pad is of closed cell polyurethane foam, and is 3 to 6 millimeters in thickness.