Times are changing: boys, welcome to the hair-removal club

In matters of grooming, the gender gap has been narrowing for a while now. These days, it’s not uncommon to hear a man worrying about his skin, figure and nails.

But you know that times are changing when the world’s most macho breed of men – footballers – start shaving their legs.

Long the scourge of women, who pay for it dearly in terms both of money and in pain, it seems that hair-removal is becoming a must-do for men too.

Last week it came to light that there is a whole world of masculine leg-shaving going on. When Marco Asensio, star at Real Madrid, had to miss a Champions League match, the reason given was… an infected pimple arising from an injury sustained while he