Glenfield Eels Win Another Championship Title

Glenfield Eels slither their way to another championship title... unbeaten again

Watch out Manchester United, Barcelona and Inter-Milan... the hottest footballing team on the planet is a bunch of talented seven-year-olds from Auckland's North Shore.

The victorious Glenfield FC Eels, with their coach Mike Wheeler are, from left:
Tady Malone, Shea Malone, Oliver Wheeler, Finn Woodcock, Aaron Cordes and Wan Kim.
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The talented Eels team from the Glenfield Rovers Club seventh grade competition has just come through the season unbeaten - winning 14 of their 15 league games this winter, and drawing just one. The sensational winning streak now sees the team unbeaten in the past two years of competition - a record few footballing teams anywhere in the world could match.

And while completing the league undefeated as champions for the second consecutive year is special, it's the nature of the Eels' victories which have left many spectators on the sideline stunned yet again. This year the mighty Eels became the most feared team in their competition... earning a winning streak which even the world champion Italian or Brazilian sides would be proud of.

The Eels' outstanding record speaks volumes for their incredible talents...

Played 15
Won 14
Lost 0
Drawn 1
Goals For 112
Goals Against 11

Playing with confident continental flair, and demonstrating footballing skills well in advance of their age, the Eels left fans and parents dazzled week-in/week-out with deft dribbling displays, defence-piercing passing, fierce tackling, and rocket-like long range shooting - making the seven-year-old budding Beckhams impossible to defend against.

Opposition teams unsuccessfully tried several different tactics to bamboozle the dazzling Eels - including crowding the goal mouth with defenders. Yet nothing stopped the blistering Eels' goal-scoring machine from averaging more than seven goals per game.

Parents of the seven-year-old sensations heaped praise on winning coach Mike Wheeler who taught the boys how to play an expansive style of football, while cultivating a 'team' culture which had the boys "playing for their mates" and constantly encouraging each other in a strong team spirit.

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