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It’s the beautiful game, but smaller and usually less beautiful.
Five-a-side football, like the parent game, is a national institution. Every town and city in the UK has their own five-a-side league and teams, because football is in our blood, if not necessarily in our skill set.
Nevertheless, some of the greatest moments of football take place on that scaled-down pitch, in spite or indeed because of its amateur players. Here are five of those moments for your pleasure/amazement/uproarious laughter.
1. The goalie who had an absolute shocker:
2. The guy who suddenly remembers he’s the greatest footballer ever:
When you invite your mate down to five-a-side and he turns into Pele 🔥
(🎥 Tom Smith) pic.twitter.com/BG2NpWtd8U— Grassroot Goals (@GrassRootGoals_) January 17, 2017
3. The duo who set up the cheekiest back-heel imaginable:
Now, this is a pretty clever five-a-side free-kick…#Tekkers pic.twitter.com/eeOnHfAPSI
— Spreadex Sports (@SpreadexSport) October 10, 2016
4. The guy who tried to get a bit too clever and paid the price:
