Christmas gift ideas for sports fans

With Christmas fast approaching it might be tricky to pick the perfect gift for the sports fan in your life.

Forget the signed shirts and the dressing gowns; ignore the club-crested golf balls and the official garden gnomes. This stuff’s the real deal, and it won’t be left clogging up your wardrobe come the end of January.

From stocking-fillers to this year’s ‘big one’, Standard Sport’s Christmas gift guide...

Scroll through the gallery at the top of the page for our guide to the best products around this festive season for lovers of sport - of all ages.