“Present and future,” wrote Brighton and Hove Albion, posting a proud photograph on X of 17-year-old Harry Howell being congratulated by 39-year-old team-mate James Milner following his debut senior ...

Michael Olise does not like shin pads. So much so that when the France winger was being brought on for Leroy Sane during Bayern Munich’s 1-0 win over Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League in ...

Football fans have noticed a trend of some professional footballers wearing barely-visible shin pads during matches - but why are they used instead of regular-sized pairs? The simple answer is that ...

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More and more grassroots clubs around the country are deciding to ban them for safety reasons. That's because there are worries, especially at non-elite level, that smaller pads don't cover the shins ...

We've all been there: you fly into a tackle during a kickaround and, while you've taken nothing but ball, your opponent has raked you to pieces and left you clutching a severely grazed shin! Avoiding ...

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A number of non-league football clubs have prohibited the use of micro shin pads after a serious injury saw a player airlifted to hospital last weekend. Riley Martin of Ilfracombe Town broke his ...

Ilfracombe Town are trying to raise money to support Riley Malin in his recovery from injury Non-league Ilfracombe Town have banned 'micro' shin pads after forward Riley Malin suffered an "unbearable" ...