“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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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 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 ...