Published: Thursday, 25th June, 2009 1:00pm

Nell skills light up tournament

by Patrick Corlett

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COLIN Nell showed that he has the skills to pay the bills at the Delaford Colts Youth Football Tournament over the weekend.

Nell - the European Free Style champion - gave an exhibition of what has earned him that title in Iver as he gears up to open a unique soccer skills school.

Having worked with the likes of Christiano Ronaldo, Ronaldinho, Wayne Rooney and Robinho as well as staring in the films Goal and Goal 2, Britian"s number one football entertainer will pass on what he has learned to youngsters.

CN Freestylers is working with Kits and Pieces to provide freestyle tuition to children of all ages.

Steve Lewis, Delaford Colts development officer, said: 'He came along to the tournament, gave us lots of demos, the crowds were massive and everybody loved him.

'He did some really major work, the atmosphere was fantastic.

'He is promoting a soccer school, one of the first of it"s kind in this country. Unlike the David Beckham Soccer School, he will actually be there himself to teach the kids.

'It"s nice to have a celebrity in the village, teaching the kids, doing the tricks and flicks with them, giving them tips and pointers.'

The first of these sessions is at Iver Village Hall on Friday, July 17 and to find out more about how to become a CN Freestyler, visit www.kitsandpieces.com.

Next season Delaford Colts will be celebrating their 30th anniversary and they will be doing so in style having been given a £500,000 grant by the council and the Football Association to build a state of the art clubhouse.