Loach Scouts for Football League Kids Cup - Ipswich Town News
Town’s Scott Loach shows exactly why he’s a keeper and not a striker in a short film made to promote this season’s npower Football League Kids Cup. Loach, Curtis Davies of Birmingham City and Bolton’s Kevin Davies went scouting for local talent to take part in this year’s Kids Cup.
With more than 5,000 participants last year, the national schools U11 football tournament has gone from strength to strength with the final played at Wembley Stadium prior to the npower play-off finals.
Schools compete locally for the right to represent their local Football League club before going on to compete against other schools on their road to Wembley.
To find out more about the npower Football League Kids Cup and for details on how to enter a host of other competitions, visit this website.
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