BIG-name summer signings from overseas are expected in the Premier League, but one Dorset football club got its own taste of the big time recently.
Dexter Sports Walking Football Club, in Poole, was recently approached to see if a player from Thailand could join in with weekly Friday sessions while he was in the UK visiting family.
“They live in the Poole area and he was here to meet his newly-born grand daughter and to see some of the country,” a club spokesperson said.
“Oxford, Windsor, Salisbury and the Cotswolds were some of the places visited during his stay.
“We signed Anuchit up to the club to enable him to take part and he quickly demonstrated some of the skills he had as a striker for his team back home, scoring in his first session.”
The super signing said the players made him feel welcome and he thoroughly enjoyed playing with the team.
“We would have liked to have signed him up for the 2024/25 season but sadly his visit came to an end,” the spokesperson added.
“At his last session we presented him with a Dexter Sport shirt to take home.
“The shirt bears the number 9, which is the traditional striker shirt in football, but also the lucky number in Thailand.”
Upon his return to Thailand, Anuchit told his 'Black Tiger' team mates all about his trip to England and the welcome he received at Dexter Sports.
The 'Tigers' sent a team photo along with greetings and an invite to come and play in Thailand.
Walking football is a rapidly growing sport for the over 50s and Dexters have teams playing in the Dorset FA Over 50s, 60s and 65s Leagues and are holders of the Over 60s League Cup.
For more information about Dexter Sports, visit walkingfootball.dextersportsyfc.org.uk.
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