How to enjoy football as a family

How does your family enjoy football together?

Do you don your football shirts to watch your favourite club? Never miss a match on TV? Do you make big games an event with pizza and carrot sticks then head out for a kickabout at the park? Or would the ultimate way to celebrate be an opportunity to walk out at a live match as a player escort at UEFA EURO 2016™?

At our #RoaroftheCrowd Twitter conversation, sponsored by McDonalds, we talked about how your family enjoys football together.

If you enter McDonald’s UEFA EURO 2016™ Player Escort competition your child could be walking onto the pitch with either the England, Wales or Northern Ireland team in France this June!

Our conversation and prize draw was sponsored by McDonald’s UEFA EURO 2016™ Player Escort programme. The programme gives young football fans an opportunity to be at the heart of the football action this summer. Nine lucky children will receive the chance to stand beside their national heroes and walk out at hotly anticipated fixtures throughout the tournament including England vs Wales, Northern Ireland vs Germany and the UEFA EURO 2016™ Final.

For more information, or to register a child for the opportunity to be a Player Escort at UEFA EURO 2016™, visit www.mcdonalds.co.uk/euro2016

Attending games

We also play guess the score at a game correct answers win a bag is sweets on the way home! @renfrewrose

My brother Dean caught the second medal Mouriniho threw into the crowd at Chelsea https://t.co/INtSIGvGsi @dannclan

There is something *electric* about watching a live football match @jhowze

Me and my brother were at every home match when we were younger! Glad my sisters love it too @LuckyCharlie12

THAT’s football enthusiasm! https://t.co/Blcv3VesLB @BritMums

Unexpected bonus on holiday in the Algarve – discovered Portugal vs Netherlands! https://t.co/HIG8dcJqKg @AnnieMay64

Watching telly

When games are on tv we let the kids have a late night, order yummy food and enjoy the game together! @Tantrums2Smiles

Our house is footy crazy! The kids like to wear face paint to watch their favourite team and I was given footy earrings @bambiB15

Now my son is getting older and had a interest in football he and my husband have football nights with pizza!! @Tantrums2Smiles

Every Sunday morning my partner and my daughter watch Match of Day. She shouts goal! No goal! Foul @LyndsayRoseG

We all pile on the bed on a Sunday morning to watch #MOTD together @missielizzieb

Playing out

As you can see we like to play in all weathers! @MichaelaBF

My daughter is very sporty! Loves the footie and gets anew strip from her uncle every birthday https://t.co/HXUykGZy27 @cherylpearson09

Love a bit of Garden football! https://t.co/pxgxSPtS6R @shootingstarz81

My very shy daughter stared playing football in September after school. We love to watch her https://t.co/edAiuTyJ5C @Miamoos_mummy

Happy Kids make happy mums and dads on the sidelines! Can I join in? https://t.co/j9gbgvSsmD @oceanrise1

Love going to watch my little one play football. Such fun cheering him on! @iamamyd

We enjoy football together with a pizza party or we all go and play together at the park @kazo_86

Going for a kick about of the park plus burn off some steam https://t.co/6lQRcN7rky @emmadailey5

We love to go out and play at the weekend as a family! So much fun https://t.co/E4VrPwphqj @MichealaBF

Supporting a team

Here are the boys hoping for a Luton Town win (both young boys in pic were born in Luton) https://t.co/S3MUBKLYtL @wasfield

We are Bristol City mad here, here are our girls on the last day of the 14/15 season! @Kirstygreer

my little sisters love going to watch Cheltenham town! @LuckyCharlie12

I am and always be a @LutonTown fan! Watched them since I was a little girl! @MummyVsWork

2 of our 3 girls still play, the dog is a mascot so we watch them and @ReadingFCWomen brilliant family atmosphere @Nelliepompoms

My auntie used to take me to @FulhamFC aged 5-15! I will take my daughter in the future. Girls like football too!

Arsenal Pitch is beautiful, my son said if felt like a carpet @missjpowers

My 8 year old daughter Marley loves cheering on Brighton and Hove Albion @dannclan

We arrive Early at old Trafford to take in the views @BambiB15

Starting early

Been going to watch Pompey with my Daddy since I was 7 months old @Dylan_does_IOW

Get them involved from an early age https://t.co/YQxtUCwMzS @29niknak29

The kids have worn football kits from a young age, and cheered along! @LuckySammyg

Look at our youngest addition – this was taken at 6 weeks old (girl) @starshineforme

we love a kick about in the park and even the littlest one joins in @ChelseaMamma

Apparently it’s OK to handball when the ball is nearly bigger then you @BECCICLEARY87

Daughter at Camp Nou, we all enjoyed our trip! She’s nearly 3 now and loves playing footy https://t.co/FH7lMiMHa7 @kirankaur1985

Keeping going into old age

Footie is an international language! Here in Turkey we joined a local’s game @oceanrise1

would be rude not to include this photo of my 72yo mum playing with Ry! @SuperLuckyDi

3 generations enjoying a kick around! @frags_jones

We’re young at heart! Here’s Olden’ Arthritic FC training for the Championship! Goal! @oceanrise1

LOVE this picture so much! Never too old to enjoy the game https://t.co/dtravKjHr9 @missielizzieb

Handball?

It’s my ball and i’ll handle it if i want to!! @AnneDalzell1

She saved the Goal @TracyxGibson

My daughter playing football for the first time – probably handball though?! @HayzAnderton

My little one asked for a football . Of he went and keeps him entertained @emmadailey5

Enthusiasm for the Euro 2016 comp

Kian got to do this, hoping my others get the chance too at some point https://t.co/PHf3lzvSkv @ChelseaMamma

We would be so proud to see one of our girls get the opportunity to do this! @KirstyGreer

What a great opportunity! My daughter would love this @missielizzieb

The last words

There’s always something footy-related going on in our house! @ourcherrytree

Young or old. Men, women and children we all join in and enjoy the game https://t.co/qGvgi7Q64o @emmadailey5

I was a football widow, but if you can’t beat ’em, join em! Now we enjoy watching together @missielizzieb

Football is family time, always has been, always will @lynnemcf