#ThrowbackSaturday
Rules of Childhood Street/School Football

1. The Fat Kid Is Always The No. 5 Or Keeper

I can recall this one. Fat kids were considered to be stronger (best choice for defense), less quick (bad choice for attacking), and fat enough to fill the goal (best choice for keeper). Due to the concepts, even forwards feared fat kids on their way to score goals. Primary school shaa..���

2. The Ball Owner Selects Players To Play

Let's make this clear; the ball owner was the KING on the pitch, as there could be like only two balls in the whole village. If you had some differences with the owner of the ball, bro forget it, you won't play. To play, you would go be friends with another ball owner in the same or other House like at FGC Nise those days. He may convert you to ball boy for about one hour before he considers giving you some minutes to play.

3. The Ball Owner Can End The Match At Anytime

As the ball owner was the king, no one was allowed to trick him or make tackles with him; anytime, anyhow, he would pick up his ball and go home; and that would be the end. To make this clean; if he shouted for the ball and you refused to assist him with a pass, he had rights to send you off-pitch.

4. If You Played Heavy Shots, The Ball Owner Would Warn You

The ball owner was keen on his cherished ball; everyone was supposed to be careful with how and where he directs the ball. Heavy shots would attain a nail or thorn, and hence break the ball. So the ball owner had to warn anyone who tries long range goals or any heavy shot.

5. You Can't Substitute The Owner Of The Ball

The owner of the ball was the captain, the manager, the boss, the referee, and the FIFA ambassador on the pitch. You couldn't send him off-pitch even if he's playing nonsense or tired, unless you guys had another ball. You send him out; he takes the ball and leaves; end of the game, end of the tournament; as he may never want to come back.

6. Ball Owner Can Substitute Himself Into The Winning Team
The ball owner must win every match, and the league, if he wants to. If his team is losing, chances are, he substitutes himself into the winning team; and you have no say; or else, he closes the game.