Wheelchair football team wins fifth place

A wheelchair football team has won fifth place in a European tournament.
The Aspire PFC, who practice at the Aspire National Training Centre, in Wood Lane, were runners-up in the Power Chair European Championships, which took place in Lille, France, from 7th to 10th November.
Teams from across Europe battled it out for the title and Aspire PFC Captain Jonathan Bolding won Most Valuable Player.
Vice captain, Nicky Baker said: "Aspire PFC had an amazing Championships and thoroughly enjoyed representing England. The French were on fine form though winning 1st, 2nd and 3rd place. We were especially proud of Jonathan being voted Most Valuable Player".
The eventual winners were French teams Montauban who beat Villeneuve D'ascq in the final, in 3rd place were Kerpape.
The Aspire team were crowned champions of the national Wheelchair Football Association premiership and championship Leagues earlier this year.
The team is made up of four players from 10 to 30 years old and the majority have spinal injuries, but the sport is open to people who have spinal injuries, cerebral palsy, muscular dystrophy or spinal bifida.