England’s first amateur football game to be played since November 5 took place at one minute past midnight on Monday at the Newham Powerleague.
Restrictions on amateur team sports officially ended as the effects of COVID-19 continue to hamper life as we know it.
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While professional sports teams continue to perform on a weekly basis, amateur sides have not played for almost five months.
London-based side Rising Ballers became the first amateur team in the country to lace up their boots and play a game of football as the world begins to slowly, but surely, return to normal.
Research from Lucozade Sport found that 41 per cent of the UK participants they surveyed plan to take up a new team sport after the easing of lockdown restrictions, while almost one in four people have missed being part of a team.
Eni Shabani, who founded Rising Ballers, said: “We’ve missed team sports and amateur football as much as everyone and we’re desperate to get back on the pitch.
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“We’ve picked up some new skills in our gardens and living rooms and we loved being able to showcase them to everyone watching.”
Besides one round of fixtures in December, fans have also been largely shut out of grounds since the deadly outbreak of coronavirus in March of last year.
However, Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden has confirmed the start of a trial programme which could see the FA Cup semi-finals at Wembley played in front of a crowd.
Premier League clubs also want to have fans back into the stadiums for the final two rounds of fixtures, with the plan to have completely full stadiums after lockdown restrictions are lifted entirely on June 21.
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