Parents face £100 fine if children play football in the street

For generations, children with energy to burn have enjoyed a kickabout in the street.

And the footballing youngsters of Utah Close, a small suburban cul de sac of 15 homes, are no exception.

Now, however, their simple pleasure has been outlawed by the local council which said their games of street soccer 'posed a danger' to the public.



The children can no longer put temporary goalposts in the street, and have even been told "jumpers for goalposts" must be "removed from the road immediately" because they are classed as obstructions.

The heartbroken children have also been ordered to remove any toys from the street, including dolls and bikes, because they too are a "hazard".

In a letter to the residents of the street in the Glenfield area of Leicester, county council officials warned parents that they face a £100 fine if their sons and daughters flout the ban.