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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

It is a trend many believe was started by Jack Grealish — pulling football socks down to just above the ankle and wearing tiny shin pads that barely cover the lower leg. 'It's just his style,' his ...

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 ...

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 ...

In modern football, one of the most noticeable trends among professional players is the use of mini shin pads - compact, often barely visible leg guards that offer minimal coverage compared to ...