Wednesday, January 14

Free footie campaign gathers pace

As more and more people are being careful with their cash, clubs across the UK are noticing lots of empty seats in their grounds on match days.

A politician in Scotland want to tackle the problem by giving thousands of kids free entry to matches.

And Scotland's sports minister is backing the plan.

MSP Frank McAveety has been campaigning for the idea to be brought in since December.

He thinks it would be a good way to attract new fans at little cost to the clubs.

The idea's already got the support of some Scottish clubs and players.

Former Scotland star and Hearts' captain Gary Mackay agrees that it would be a good way of getting kids involved in sport early on.

"Supporters are the lifeblood of the game and the earlier youngsters get involved the quicker they get the bug and become lifelong supporters," he said.

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