As a football fan, when there was talk of establishing a Westfield five-a-side team, I naturally put myself forward to join.
Manchester United or Chelsea we certainly aren’t, however we are a group of eight colleagues who all enjoy playing football and socialising together. The team is made up of guys from all different departments at Westfield and has given us the chance to get to know people from across the organisation, which has been great.
A couple of weeks ago we competed in the UK Corporate Games five-a-side competition in Leeds. Last year, when the Games were held here in Sheffield, we finished second and went on to represent the UK at the World Corporate Games in Bilbao, which was a fantastic experience for us.
In this year’s competition we came second in the group stages and finished the tournament as quarter-finalists. Maybe next year ….
We are continuing to play on a regular basis and currently compete in the corporate league at Goals every Monday. We won’t be making it as professionals but we might just beat five-time champions DfES next week!
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