Background: Royal Oak FC was founded in 1997 in the back room of the Royal Oak pub by Steve Bracknall and Paul Sampson.

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 ...

Football fans have noticed a trend of some professional footballers wearing barely-visible shin pads during matches - but why are they used instead of regular-sized pairs? The simple answer is that ...

A number of non-league football clubs have prohibited the use of micro shinpads after a serious injury saw a player airlifted ...

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 ...

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 ...