{"id":93545,"date":"2023-12-05T04:57:11","date_gmt":"2023-12-04T17:57:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/bendigotimes\/?p=93545"},"modified":"2023-11-29T16:44:16","modified_gmt":"2023-11-29T05:44:16","slug":"sunday-social-soccer-for-all","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/bendigotimes\/news\/sunday-social-soccer-for-all\/","title":{"rendered":"Sunday social soccer for all"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">WHILE many soccer teams in the area play in competitive leagues, there is also place for those who would like to play some football without a larger commitment.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Bendigo Old Gold is a group of soccer players who get together for a social game every Sunday morning from 10am to 12pm.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Andrea Romano has been part of the group for 15 years and said while he joined when living in Bendigo, he now comes down from Echuca every week because he loves it so much.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">He said the group started in the 90s by some lecturers at La Trobe Bendigo and as it is not an incorporated club, members are not required to pay insurance.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The group is multicultural, with people from various backgrounds like China, Kuwait, Mexico, Thailand, Italy, Scotland, Ecuador, Peru, Kenya, Egypt, India, Singapore, and others taking part.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cOn a Sunday we have like 10-15 nationalities playing together, which I think is great in a place like Bendigo,\u201d he said.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Will Secker plays competitively for La Trobe University, and said he joined Bendigo Old Gold during the pandemic to keep up his skills and meet some new people.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cThere were some rules about exercise, so it was a good way to get out and keep fit,\u201d he said.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cIt\u2019s a social sort of group for men, women, young and old. 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