Once you've played well with the big boys, it's probably a tad difficult to motivate yourself for an U-21 game, which must resemble a jumpers for goalposts - style kickabout in comparison. (caughtoffside.com)
On the eve of his 30th birthday, Koscielny must be very proud of the way he stuck in and worked hard to work his way from the third tier of French football (roughly equivalent to a drunken kickabout on a Spanish beach) to the heights of the Premier League and back to back FA cup trophy wins. (justarsenal.com)
Growing up in Afghanistan, Nadim «knew what football was» but never really had the opportunity to play the game aside from a few kickabouts with her father, who was later killed by the Taliban. (uefa.com)