WHO says girls can't play football? Certainly not anyone who watched a recent primary school six-a-side tournament at Runshaw College, Leyland.

For not only did they show the skill of Shearer and the determination of Desailly, they also left the student referees exhausted!

After battling it out through the qualifying rounds, the final was help between Moss Side County Primary School and Northbrooke County Primary School.

Northbrooke rode out the eventual winners, which surprised pundits as the school is only in its second term since opening!

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