Grassroots football: Why waterlogged pitches have been a big issue

It's an issue lots of teams have been facing this season - muddy, mucky pitches.

Thanks to more rain than usual, many grassroots clubs have been cancelling lots of matches because pitches are too waterlogged to play on.

The Football Foundation - a charity funded by the Premier League, the FA and UK government - says that having a waterlogged pitch is the number one problem clubs have.

Emma-Louise went to speak to players from grassroots team the Stockport Vikings to find out more about what it's been like.

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