Player escorts hold hands with the footballer while they walk in and stay with the player during the playing of the national anthem. Player escorts hold hands with the footballer while they walk in and stay with the player during the playing of the national anthem. “What he’s done to this team. It’s an incredible once-in-a-lifetime experience to walk out with your heroes in front of 40,000 people at Stamford Bridge! [1] In addition to assisting players, they often have duties such as carrying flags, helping the sideline ball crew and playing matches with each other. But it wasn't until Euro 2000 that the tradition of having a child with every player at international tournaments took off. The children are usually between 6 and 18 years old. The schoolgirl won a competition run by Kia Motors UK and carried the ball out ahead of the Group G clash. “We are also taking matchday precautionary measures and will not have any mascots on the pitch. In honor of the 150th anniversary of college football… As per the press release of Guwahati City Football club, the kids represented All India Football Federation’s (AIFF) ambitious ‘golden baby leagues’ project. The 25 kids, smartly dressed like professional players that came out of the dugout with the players before the match, were none other than the ‘stars’ from the first season of Greater Guwahati Baby League (GGBL) held earlier this year. arranging for him to lead out Blackpool in their League One fixture against Bradford last season. If you would like more information on how to be a mascot for Chelsea FC Women’s team, please contact chelseafcwomen@chelseafc.com. One lucky mascot will also be randomly selected to be the captain’s mascot. Activate Website Notifications to stay updated. Danny Ings is Southampton's hero again to see off Burnley, EFL Championship consider introducing salary cap this winter, Chelsea battle back from three down at West Brom after more glaring defensive errors, Quick Lisa Evans hat-trick helps Arsenal overcome Spurs and march through to FA Cup semi-final, Everton continue impressive start to the season with win against Crystal Palace, 'We discussed that we need to score more late goals' - Ole Gunnar Solskjaer praises 100th-minute winner, Joao Pedro scores first goal in English football for Watford in win over Luton. The appearance of the kids along with the prominent players of both the nations made a great buzz in the stadium and also marked an important and inspiring moment for the kids who are performing and engaging themselves with the game from a very young age. Find out more, The Telegraph values your comments but kindly requests all posts are on topic, constructive and respectful. What do mascots do on the day? And child mascots are a relatively new addition to the game both domestically and on the international stage, with players accompanied by kids … Liverpool announced a series of measures aimed at dealing with the global health threat. The captain’s mascot will be notified of this before their chosen game. A cursory trawl of club websites reveals that the majority of Premier League teams charge children for the privilege of being a match-day mascot. No part of this site may be reproduced without our written permission. For other inquiries, Contact Us. Independent Press Standards Organisation (IPSO). They were given an opportunity to experience an international football match to get inspired from the present stars so that they can become the future torch bearer of Indian football, the release added. All rights reserved. To inquire about a licence to reproduce material, visit our Syndication site. Mascots walk out with the team just before kick-off at every home game at Stamford Bridge. That, according to my back-of-a-beer-mat calculations, is not enough to pay for half a day of Christian Benteke ambling around with no real purpose. It also seems to be utterly unnecessary.