As an advert in the UK used as a punchline, socks...yeah socks! This is, after all, the home of your favorite DFW kitnerds. The 2018 adidas kits feature a new style of socks that we haven't seen in their World Cup releases so far, or anywhere else.

With the wide use of TRUsox, something adidas and the other major brands have launched similar products for, players have a habit of cutting the feet off their socks. A similar thing happens in Japan, where toe socks are a huge trend with all of the major manufacturers producing their own versions.

To save equipment managers the hassle of cutting up socks (Something that elasticated rips more than it cuts), and keep a consistent look in teams' uniforms, adidas are now providing cutoff socks to MLS teams rather than conventional socks. Another small benefit is that players aren't changing socks between warmups and the game. They can simply slide them over along with the sleeves for their shin guards.

MLS equipment rules also saw Kei Kamara fined $1,250 for the dotted grip pattern on his TRUsox being visible last year. Kellyn Acosta is one FC Dallas player who often sports those, and this will likely lead to a forced change for MLS players to adopt the adidas version that will match their kit closely.

1 / 2Luis Suarez wearing TRUsox while playing for Liverpool. The distinctive wet grip pattern is shown.(Mark Leech / The Telegraph) 2 / 2New Balance branded toe socks available in Japan.(New Balance)

We first saw these with the release of the New England Revolution uniform. As you can see, the Revolution word mark in of the front of the socks and the adidas logo is located on the rear along with a pattern. These patterns are usually a slightly different stitching to give compression to the calf muscle to increase blood flow and reduce the likelihood of cramp.

Revolution's kits for 2018 (New England Revolution)

Here's where the problem lies, and FC Dallas has been guilty of it. With no foot to dictate the direction, it's easy to forget that adidas put their logo on the back of shorts and socks. On the teaser image below, you can see that the sock is facing the wrong direction on the mannequin FC Dallas have used for the teaser image. LA Galaxy's kit launch featured every player wearing theirs backward.

While there is a level of convenience, there is going to be an obvious inconsistency of players wearing socks with FCD on the front and adidas on the front. Last year, Roland Lamah often wore his socks backwards even with the heel construction visibly sat on top of his foot.

Buzz and Arman will be out at tomorrow's FC Dallas kit launch so look out for full coverage to kick off 3rd Degree's 21st season covering the Dallas Burn/FC Dallas!