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BARENDRECHT, Netherlands -- It's a warm Saturday in May, the day before the final round of the Eredivisie, and the seven pitches at VV Smitshoek, south of Rotterdam, are packed. Children of all ages are playing soccer, at varying levels of competitiveness.
Indoors, one of their youth teams is celebrating winning their league: Tradition states they're given a vast platter of fries, followed by taking a photo with a trophy. They have 1,275 members, and teams include players ranging from 6 to 65 years old, the older generation playing walking football on an area that 80 years ago was farmland.