英学校为避免学生模仿球星犯规禁足球（双语）(2)

Carpenter Dave Bunker, 44, whose son Tom, 11, attends the school, runs a local under-11s football team.

He said: 'I can see why football has been banned because we have got such a small playground that it can get a bit feisty.

'But when you have got all the boys wanting to play football it becomes a difficult situation. I feel for those boys because they just love the game.

'The final of the World Cup was just bully tactics and when children see that they naturally want to copy it. The diving and fouling was abysmal.'

Parent governor Siddy Langley believes that the World Cup inspired children who would not normally play football to get involved.

She said: 'It brings out the sportsman in all of us, so it possibly got a bit rowdier.'

Miss Fay added: 'We are not against football, in fact we have lots of good footballers and four or five boys who have real potential.

'A few parents have said to us that they understand the decision. They realise it is difficult with a playground the size of a tennis court for 83 pupils.'