A young footballer turned entrepreneur used an injury lay-off to design a new kind of shin pad for him and his friends with help from his dad. Ashton, from Cox Green, near Maidenhead, and dad Sam ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Ashton (right) and Sam have created Tekx, a new kind of sock and shinpad [BBC] A young footballer turned entrepreneur used an ...

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 ...

Non-league side Ilfracombe Town has banned micro shin pads after their striker, Riley Malin, broke his leg in two places after a 50-50 challenge with a keeper. The club believe the injury was so bad ...

A Devon football club has called for the immediate banning of micro shin pads following a horror injury suffered by one of their player. Riley Martin, who plays for Ilfracombe Town Football Club, ...

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 ...