Thursday, June 07, 2007
Playing football with bandages for boots
In the mid-1930s, an Indian international by the name of Abdul-Salim Bachi Khan arrived in Glasgow to play for Celtic.
However, what caught the eye of the locals was not his talents, but the bandages he wore on his feet instead of boots ... apparently, that was the custom where he came from.
Still, he figured twice for the reserves in 1936, scoring a penalty against Hamilton.
However, what caught the eye of the locals was not his talents, but the bandages he wore on his feet instead of boots ... apparently, that was the custom where he came from.
Still, he figured twice for the reserves in 1936, scoring a penalty against Hamilton.