Mini shin pads: Grassroots clubs in UK banning smaller pads for safety reasons

If you're a football fan or play the sport, then you've probably heard of mini shin pads.

However, more and more grassroots clubs around the country are banning them for safety reasons.

That's because there are worries, especially at non-elite level, that smaller pads don't cover the shins properly and could increase the risk of injury.

While football rules say that all players must wear shin pads - there is nothing in the law which says what size they should be.

De-Graft has been to visit a junior football club in Cheshire that's banned their players from wearing mini shin pads to find out more.