Now, admittedly, its quite a while since I played football. But I do recall wearing these almost "wicketkeeper-esque" shinpads that protected the full shin, and also the ankles.

Despite this medievil armour I remember getting kicked and it being rather painful!

These days, players wear a small plastic button down their socks - surely what with the net worth of players, and the speed of the game these days, isn't it risky to play with such abandon?

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I recall, many years ago, being informed that Jack Grealish wore small shinpads as he found the larger ones more restrictive.