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Sophie Brougham
BBC Get Inspired reporter at the venues
FFC are going through their pre-match warm-up as they prepare to get their 2019 campaign underway in the Adult Female category.
Summary
Fifth year of nation’s largest five-a-side competition
Over 4,000 teams taking part in 15 categories
Morning session: Adult Female, Female Vets & Female Walking Football
Afternoon session: Male Vets & Walking Football
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The sun seems to be shining in most places in the country today ... is it really February?
We have a team of Get Inspired reporters out and about - so if you spot one, make sure to say hello.
Over to Sophie Brougham in London ...
BBC All-Stars v Rothwell Old Boarspublished at 10:45 Greenwich Mean Time 23 February 2019
Media caption, Louise Minchin & BBC presenters take on Rothwell Old Boars in walking football
Postpublished at 10:41 Greenwich Mean Time 23 February 2019
As lovely as that screenshot of a Whatsapp conversation between Poppy and her mum is, I couldn't help but notice the 23 unread messages in her inbox! You must be very popular, Poppy.
Anyway, good luck to Poppy's mum in the Women's Walking Football category.
Walking football is no stroll in the park, as BBC Breakfast's Louise Minchin and a team of presenter colleagues found out ...
Best reaction to making the team we've seen so farpublished at 10:36 Greenwich Mean Time 23 February 2019
Best thing about the FA People's Cup? It gives 64-year-old mothers the chance to outshine their children.
Rock on Poppy's mum!
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End of twitter postNeville walks the walkpublished at 10:22 Greenwich Mean Time 23 February 2019
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England women manager Phil Neville visited St George's Park to see Women's Walking Football - a new category in this year's FA People's Cup - in action.
Media caption, FA People's Cup: Phil Neville on why you should try walking football
'Bags for life'published at 10:17 Greenwich Mean Time 23 February 2019
We saw Jo and the Canterbury Old Bags heading off to play in this year's Adult Female category in Gillingham (see 10:06).
You can find out more about their story here...
Media caption, FA People's Cup: Meet the Canterbury Old Bags
Here come the DADS...published at 10:10 Greenwich Mean Time 23 February 2019
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Image source, East London Ladies F.C.The East London Ladies F.C. first entered the FA People's Cup in 2015 with one team. Fast forward four years and they've got three ladies team and they're also entering a Male Vets team for the first time!
The team consists of dads whose daughters attend our East London Little Ladies sessions which takes place every Saturday morning in Hackney - come wind, rain or shine.
The E.L.L Men’s Veterans Team is led and coached by the daughters themselves along with a voluntary female coach and other girls who attend the sessions.
Many have not played football for many years - including some of them when they were teenagers!
Vivienne Jeffers
Good luck guys, we look forward to following your journey! If you're not on social media and want to get in touch, you can also email us at getinspired@bbc.co.uk
Flying the flag for Canterburypublished at 10:06 Greenwich Mean Time 23 February 2019
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End of twitter postget involved Get Involvedpublished at 10:04 Greenwich Mean Time 23 February 2019
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Are you playing today? How are you getting on? Have preparations gone to plan? Are you willing to share your tactics with us all?
Or maybe you're there supporting your chums or family.
Pictures, videos, comments - we want to hear from you. Tweet us using #FAPeoplesCup
We've already had lots of tweets come in ...
KICK-OFFpublished at 10:00 Greenwich Mean Time 23 February 2019
So what's happening this morning? Well across the country a number of games have just kicked off in the Adult Female, Female Veterans (35+) and the all new category of Female Walking Football.
Later this afternoon it's the turn of University Female, Walking Football (mixed gender) and Male Veterans.
You can also throw into the mix some Adult Male Premiership and Adult Male Championship Disability games and a few University Male and Female matches.
Basically, what we're saying is that there's A LOT of football going on today with something for everyone!
What's in it for the winners?published at 09:56 Greenwich Mean Time 23 February 2019
Those victorious today will play in the semi-finals on the weekend of March 23/24 ... and from there, the finalists will be heading to St George's Park, training base for the England national teams, on the last weekend in April.
And if that's not enough, each winner in the 15 categories lift their trophy at Wembley on FA Cup final day in May.
Not a bad prize. Here's how last year's winners found their day at Wembley.
Media caption, FA People's Cup: The winners' 'outstanding' day at Wembley
What's it all about?published at 09:52 Greenwich Mean Time 23 February 2019
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The FA People's Cup is the biggest five-a-side tournament in the country.
How big?
More than 27,000 participants will be playing this weekend across 200 venues.
And there are 15 different categories, including the new Women's Walking Football competition, so it's open to all.
So, buckle in as we bring you goals, cheers and tears (hopefully not too many) over the course of the day.
Image source, The FAPostpublished at 09:48 Greenwich Mean Time 23 February 2019
Good morning and a very warm welcome to our coverage from the first round of the 2019 FA People's Cup.
'Eh? FA People's Cup? What's all that about?,' I hear you ask. Well, let me tell you ...
Image source, FA