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 Danny Smith

Age: 9          

Club: Alexandra Palace FC         

Position: Centre-Forward

Danny joined the Advanced group at Ministry of Football in Muswell Hill in 2008. He had his 9th birthday party with Ministry of Football on a sunny day in April 09. In May 09, he will part of the Ministry of Football Under-10s team that will visit Watford FC and play against their boys' Academy team. Here, Danny tells us a bit about himself and what he's learnt at MoF...

 

WHAT SCHOOL DO YOU GO TO?

Our Lady of Muswell

 

WHAT FOOTBALL TEAM DO YOU FOLLOW?

Manchester City

 

WHO IS YOUR FAVOURITE PLAYER?

Shay Given

 

HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN GOING TO MINISTRY OF FOOTBALL?

About one year

 

WHAT DO YOU ENJOY MOST ABOUT MINISTRY OF FOOTBALL?

The skills that I can learn and use against other good players

 

WHAT SKILLS HAVE YOU LEARNT?

Kick-ups, balancing the ball on my head, different ways to turn the ball, using different parts of my foot

 

WHAT DO YOU WANT TO BE WHEN YOU GROW UP?

A footballer, or an Olympic sprinter

 

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Honor Ledder

Age:          

Club: Watford FC        

Position:

Honor was one of the first girls to join Ministry of Football, back in 2007. She has been part of the Muswell Hill programme ever since. Last season, Ministry of Football put Honor in touch with Watford FC's Girls Centre of Excellence - and Honor successfully trialled for the u10 team despite being three years under age. We asked her why she loves playing football, and what she hopes to achieve...