Sweden: instead of childeren, AIK invite elderly people to accompany the players onto the field

News Tank Football - Paris - Initiative #76833 - Published on

AIK Fotboll (Swedish first division) replaced the traditional concept of kids mascots, whereby childeren accompany players onto the pitch before the match, with senior members of the club for their championship match against Gefle IF (1-0, Matchday 22 of the Swedish Championship) at the Friends Arena (50,000 capacity) in Solna, near Stockholm...


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