{"id":442,"date":"2010-01-27T14:55:09","date_gmt":"2010-01-27T14:55:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theball.tv\/2010\/?p=442"},"modified":"2020-10-26T14:34:21","modified_gmt":"2020-10-26T14:34:21","slug":"kicking-off-from-the-park","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theball.tv\/2010\/blog\/2010\/01\/27\/kicking-off-from-the-park\/","title":{"rendered":"Kicking off from the park"},"content":{"rendered":"

One of the most important moments for The Ball is the one where it leaves Battersea Park. Kicking it off on its journey is a point of no return. So who was to take the kick? Christian and Phil were unable to decide.<\/p>\n

\"Christian<\/a><\/span>Christian and Phil squabble over who should kick off<\/small><\/div>\n

Andrew, wisely, had other ideas. As Christian and Phil squabbled, he took action.<\/p>\n

\"Andrew<\/a><\/span>Andrew breaks up the squabble…<\/small><\/div>\n
\"Andrew<\/a><\/span>…and prepares to take the kick<\/small><\/div>\n

And so, fittingly, it was Andrew — who will do the entire journey this time round — who kicked The Ball 2010 off on its epic journey to South Africa.<\/p>\n

\"Kickoff<\/a><\/span>Kickoff 2010<\/small><\/div>\n

Many thanks to Dominic Search<\/a> for the photographs.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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