It is said that Weller Widdowson cut down a pair of cricket pads and started wearing them to protect him during football matches, and that his idea soon caught on. Shin guards in sport have been ...

Alfie was invited to present a player-of-the-match award during another game after the leg break A football club has banned small shin pads after a youth player suffered a double leg break.

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 ...