FIFA World Cup in Atlanta attracting Cherokee County kindergarteners
Even though theyβre only five-years-old, the Sexton twins already know what they want to be when they grow up.
βAll my kids love watching it. One of my daughters keeps saying, βMom, can I go to the World Cup?β Iβm like, yeah! Of course you can,β Allison Sexton, their mother, told Channel 2βs Berndt Petersen.
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The Sexton twins were among 20 five-year-olds gathered at the Georgia Impact soccer camp in Canton on Monday, continuing a 50-year tradition in Cherokee County.
Director John Murnan says World Cup matches in Atlanta today, lead to crowded soccer camps tomorrow.
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βThe fall season. Weβll get increased interest and registration. That happened in 2015 when the women won the cup. It happened again in β19,β Murnan said.
Back when the campβs coaches were little girls.
βThat World Cup thing made me kick of my start in soccer,β Sarah Courchene said.
βYou too?β Petersen asked.
βYes. Very similar to Sarah. I was already playing by then, but it made me want to play more,β Sophie Naliwajka said.
Soccer is not new to Cherokee County, but it is new to these kindergarteners, and the World Cup has them hooked.
Petersen asked if they liked soccer and, naturally, the answer was yes.
βYes! Iβm a soccer star!β βI am too!β Harper and Emmy Sexton, the twins, said.
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