Rule changes ahead: NFHS has clarified soccer rules for 2026-27, including equipment guidelines that could impact how players choose and wear shin guards. Shrinking protection trend: Many pros now ...

Michael Olise does not like shin pads. So much so that when the France winger was being brought on for Leroy Sane during Bayern Munich’s 1-0 win over Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League in ...

It is an issue that is dividing football, a classic example of one generation questioning the choices of another, but the sight of a former Tottenham and Germany player rolling on the pitch in agony ...