Scottish soccer legend Iain Ferguson has turned from dad to educate – coaching his daughter Kelsey forward of an exhibition match for a kids’s charity.
Ferguson, 59, made a reputation for himself as a scorer of significant and sensational objectives.
He scored in Motherwell’s 1991 Scottish Cup last victory over Dundee United and in addition netted a screamer for Hearts in opposition to Bayern Munich at Tynecastle.
Now, the previous striker, who additionally performed for Rangers and each Dundee golf equipment is utilizing his expertise to attempt to assist Kelsey shine on the pitch.
Kelsey Ferguson, 32, is due to participate within the Scottish TikTokers Charity Soccer Match at Hamilton Academical’s New Douglas Park on August 7.
She has spoken out concerning the hell she skilled by the hands of bullies as a young person, claiming that she was kidnapped and attacked by her tormentors.
She now hosts workshops in colleges and workplaces to assist folks overcome their difficulties.
And she or he encourages them to talk out and search assist.
And she or he says the match has an added significance for her as her son just lately needed to transfer colleges resulting from struggling by the hands of bullies.
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A number of well-known Scottish TikTokers are collaborating within the match, together with Glasgow chef Myles Omar, Irn-Bru Man and fashionable consumer Captain Morgan.
And Kelsey is hoping the sport goes higher than her first coaching session, which noticed her bursting her trainers. She stated: “My son has only recently needed to transfer faculty resulting from bullying.
“He’s going via an terrible lot, suicidal ideas and anxiousness, and that’s why I’m doing what I’m doing with this charity match.
“I wish to present him that you just all the time have this energy inside you to energy via.
“The group of people who find themselves collaborating as effectively is totally unbelievable.
“We're all doing this for one purpose and that's the Glasgow Kids’s Charity. I don’t know easy methods to kick a ball – the opposite day I turned up carrying trainers, kicked the ball and my massive toe went via my coach, so I now have a gap in my coach.
“I've requested my dad to assist me prepare as effectively.
“Me and Captain Morgan are going to do coaching periods as effectively, as a result of I’m fairly a shy individual going into new environments, regardless that it won't appear to be it.
“I wish to do that for each individual, each youngster on the market, who looks like there’s no aim or that they’re bizarre, or that they’ve not obtained this or that.
“I’m an ideal instance of somebody who doesn’t slot in however I’ve now been included in a bunch and I couldn’t be happier or extra grateful for being requested to do it.
“I actually need it to be successful and we actually want a buzz about it.
“It’s a unbelievable occasion to be going to. I’m only a lady who’s attempting to make her voice heard.”
● Tickets, that are priced at £10, can be found on Eventbrite and Allevents and proceeds are going to the Glasgow Kids’s Charity.