Those that are new to the World Cup experience, must wonder just what the heck is in that spray bottle that the training crew bring out whenever a soccer player takes to writhing along the ground.
The scenario is pretty predictable, the player takes a bump, a kick or a twist to a leg or lands on a wrist or some other part of the body. Player rolls around as though snipers have picked him off from the tallest of the light towers, at which point the crack training crew (and their faithful handservants the stretcher bearers) trot out to the injured player.
Now one of two things happens at this point, either the player is loaded up on the stretcher, strapped in for the rough ride and taken to the sidelines, or the trainers pull out the magic spray, it takes but a few squirts on the damaged body part and before you know the player is up and running again as though nothing had happened.
It has to be the magic spray and now after no doubt taking a blood oath to protect their sources, Slate's website explains the ingredients and methodology to the magic spray phenomenon. It helps to guide the uninitiated into the ways of the Beautiful game and to some of the mysterious potions that keep the game moving.
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