How would you like to play football with a Premier League striker and England international? Well, Footy-Boots.com have teamed up with MARS’ ‘Just Play’ scheme to give you the chance to do just that!
MARS and the FA have been working on the ‘Just Play’ scheme for the past month or so, hoping to break down the most common barriers to football (can’t find a pitch, no ref, too expensive, can’t get a team together), allowing more people to play the Beautiful Game.
The ultimate goal of the partnership is to get 150,000 new participants playing the game for at least 30 minutes a week by September 2013, and deliver a total of 3.9m hours of extra football played each year throughout England.
But starting with just a handful of players, MARS are focusing on how England International Peter Crouch got into the game of football.
In particular, MARS are taking Crouchy back to his footballing roots. The 6’7″ striker grew up playing football in Ealing, in London – first kicking about in the park behind his house in the park and as he developed, moving onto more organised football at his local team Brentham FC – where he played with his dad and friends.
Now, we’re after 5 lucky Footy-Boots.com fans to share in Peter’s once-in-a-lifetime trip down memory lane by joining him in a game of football at one of his most beloved locations!
We know from our recent ‘Shoot your Boots’ competition that we have one of the most kick-ass communities on the internet, so we’re hoping for plenty of entries on this one!
All you have to do, is leave us a comment below with your name, Age, and Location on – and you could well be sharing a pitch with the former Villa, QPR, Portsmouth, Liverpool and-currently Tottenham Hotspur striker!
Some ground rules – Entrants must:
– Be 16 or over
– Be able to get to London (Neither Footy-Boots.com or MARS will be able to cover travel expenses, we’re afraid!)
– Be available on Monday the 23rd of May 2011
– Provide their own football boots – though Full kit will be provided!
We’ll pick 5 at random to represent the Footy-Boots.com faithful in a kickabout with Crouchy himself on Saturday, and contact the winners the same day.
So, what’re you waiting for? Get commenting!
Dave Corlett
28
London
 Ali Hanif
18
Manchester
Elliot Fernley
16
Kent
Elliot Fernley
16
Kent
Elliot Fernley
16
Kent
it didnt say 3 times u fannyÂ
Sweet
Zain Ahmed
16
GlasgowÂ
 Rob Le Cras
16Â
Maresfield Village
 Michael Castiglione
19
Gaithersburg, MDÂ
 Unfortunately I’m no longer able to go, thanks anyway!
Ali Aslami
22
San Marcos, CaliforniaÂ
 Robert Patterson
29
Sunderland
 Daan Van den Bosch
23
Leuven, Belgium
Michiel Bogaerts (look a like!!)
23
Leuven, BelgiumÂ
Josh Edson, 24y/o, London
I’ve come all the way from Australia to represent footy-boots.com come on Crouchy bring it onnnn!!
Andy Harland a29, location London.
Let’s not forget crouchie and his days as a saint!! Would love the opportunity to knock a ball about with the big man himself!!
Jochen Bieler, 22y/o, Freiburg, Germany
It would be so great to come to London and have a kickabout with Peter. I hope footy boots will help me to… =)
Chris Devine…….23 years old
From Scotland, Glasgow
Would love to have a kickabout with Peter Crouch
Tommy Payne
22
Reading
not available on Monday anymore unfortunately!
not available on Monday anymore unfortunately!
 William Wicklow, 14 years old from copenhagen, denmark. Would be so great to have a kickabout with crouchy, especially when i’m a spurs fan!:)
 Danny O’Brien
26
Liverpool
Would be quality to have a game with Crouchy!!
Jordan Kelly
18
Belfast, Northern IrelandÂ
Bart Kalanski
17
Swindon, England
H 31 Wales
Dylan Emmerson
20
Atlanta
Would love to score own goal like you did xD
 No longer able to attend unfortunately.
Johnny Flanders
28
London Â
I am Crouchy’s long lost brother!
Johnny Flanders
28
LondonÂ
 Gareth Snooks 20 Peterborough. I’ll show spurs what they need by smashing in any knock-downs Crouchy provides me!Â