Soccer is a sport with lots of contact – and injuries. But imagine the game played much slower. In Barcelona, “walking soccer” allows soccer lovers of all ages to continue playing the game.
When Albert Maiker Martín steps onto the soccer field in Barcelona, he has one goal — to prevent his opponents from scoring.
“Out here you have to avoid doing stupid things,” the 82-year-old goalie said, “like throwing yourself on the ground just to stop a shot. I won’t even consider it!”
Martín plays a game called “walking soccer,” a trend that allows soccer lovers of all ages to continue playing the game. As the name suggests, there’s one main rule: no running.
Full article at source: https://theworld.org/stories/2023-10-13/walking-soccer-trend-spain-keeps-people-all-ages-game
Author: The Walking Football
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