South Elmsall football team turn their talents to music

The youngsters at Moorthorpe and South Elmsall U9s learned the lyrics from the New Order track - World in Motion - with the players then being filmed in their own homes and gardens rapping a line each before showing off their skills with the ball.

The footage was then spliced together, and the result has helped raise more than £1,300 so far for the NHS through a Just Giving page.

Gemma Jones, whose son plays for the young side, said it was a joint effort between parents.

She explained: “We just wanted to get the boys connected again, it’s been a long time and they’re all miss playing. We saw these different challenges and one of the other boy’s mum came up with the John Barnes rap.

“I think a lot of them were really out of their comfort zone because none of them had ever even heard the song before.

“But we showed them some of the others doing it and that encouraged them. It was really good fun and it got their spirits up.”

She said that they initially wanted to raise around £100 for the NHS through donations from parents but the video has been shared across social media.

“The reaction we have had has been lovely,” said Gemma.

“We’ve been on the radio and we’ve had some re-tweets from some footballers so all the boys think they’re a bit famous now!”

The song, which involved several of the England players of the time, was released in May 1990 ahead of the team’s participation in the World Cup in Italy and reached number 1 in the UK singles charts.

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