“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 ...

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" ...

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Football shin pads are disappearing and most players don’t care Once worn to protect the leg from serious injury, modern players have reduced them to the extent that they are almost useless Gift this ...