If you're a football fan or play the sport, then you've probably heard of mini shin pads. More and more grassroots clubs around the country are deciding to ban them for safety reasons. That's because ...

All you need to know about the small-sized shin pads that professional footballers wear... In modern football, one of the most noticeable trends among professional players is the use of mini shin pads ...

“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 ...

Non-league Ilfracombe Town have banned 'micro' shin pads after forward Riley Martin suffered an "unbearable" double-leg break in a South West Peninsula League match at the weekend. While there are ...

A teenager and his dad are calling for football stars like Jack Grealish to stop using mini shin pads. It comes after Alfie Collins, 15, suffered a double leg break in a game after swapping out his ...

Junior footballers across the UK are being banned from wearing the tiny shin pads worn by Premier League aces such as Jack Grealish over safety fears. Parents have been told that young players can not ...

A teenage footballer from South Yorkshire has called on professional clubs to ban mini shin pads after he suffered a double leg break while wearing them. Did you know with a Digital Subscription to ...

Junior footballers are being discouraged from copying Premier League superstars like Jack Grealish by wearing mini – or micro – shin pads. The 28-year-old Manchester City winger is among the players ...

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 ...