Under-nines, no losses counted

A brand-new team, a handful of borrowed bibs, and a season measured in smiles rather than points.

By Luca Rinaldi | 17 September 2026| 7 min read

The bibs were borrowed, the cones were mismatched and two of the goals were held together with cable ties. Nobody minded. Fourteen children turned up to the first session, and fourteen came back the next week.

“We don't keep the score. The kids do. They're very accurate.”

By Christmas there were twenty-one players and a waiting list.

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