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Now you see it... It is a familiar scene in soccer: the referee, noting that a foul Vanishing aerosol spray makes its mark on soccer has occurred, signals for a free kick. The player taking the kick positions himself behind the ball while a group of opposing players assembles a “wall” the mandatory ten yards away, attempting to obstruct the ball’s path. The referee turns toward the kicker and the wall shimmies forward unnoticed, reducing the ten yards of separation to more like eight or nine. The often-tedious process frequently involves referees repositioning players behind an imaginary line, disrupting the pace and flow of the game. 20 Spray August 2015 At least, it used to be a familiar scene, prior to the arrival of vanishing aerosol foam for soccer fields. The foam, called “magic spray” by some observers, is carried by referees in waistband holsters. The thick white foam is applied in two places, a semicircle around the ball and a line in front of the wall, ensuring players from both sides respect the mandated distance between them and preventing any attempt at gaining an illegitimate competitive advantage. After the free kick is taken, the spray vanishes in minutes. Vanishing aerosol soccer foam was developed in its original form around 15 years ago by Brazilian Heine Allemagne and saw its first appearance in the Copa João Havelange championship in Brazil in 2000. 9.15 Fair Play Limit Vanishing Spray Paint for Soccer Fields, which at times stole the show even from Argentine star Lionel Messi at the 2014 World Cup in Rio de Janeiro, was invented by Argentine journalist Pablo Silva in


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