21 things everyone that played football as a kid will remember

Football is never better than when you’re a kid. 

You wouldn’t play 16-a-side with a plastic ball as an adult, but football was life growing up, and if that meant making the odd sacrifice to get a game on, so be it!

Here, we remember everything that made those days the best of our lives…

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