Rollersoccer World Cup kicked off in Brussels on Monday as nine teams from the United States and Europe compete for the honours during the ...
BRUSSELS: Rollersoccer World Cup kicked off in Brussels on Monday as nine teams from the United States and Europe compete for the honours during the five-day biennial event.
Rollersoccer is in essence football on roller skates where players of all ages and both sexes can join up to form a team.The sport originated in England in 1882 and took off in San Francisco in 1995 when Rollersoccer founder Zack Phillips saw a soccer ball heading his way while he was skating around.
"I was just skating down the street, and a soccer ball rolled down the street and I instinctively kicked it," said Phillips, who was in Brussels for the 14th edition of the World Cup.Teams were initially small but then gradually expanded as more and more people showed interest."First, it was two on two. Then three on three. Then five on five. And then 12 on 12, and we were just playing like crazy.
"My wife and I don't have any children, and I do feel like rollersoccer is my child," he said."It's amazing to see people grow up and change, because I remember these guys who play today since they were little."The game is open even to those with physical disabilities, said rollersoccer player Mathias Bonal.
"We have different activities to engage different people, even those on wheelchair, we push the wheelchair and play with them," he said.
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