Coalville Town's Under-7s footballers completed a 14-mile sponsored walk to the King Power Stadium on Saturday to raise funds for the team.

The boys recorded an impressive 7-1 beforehand - then set off with their families to walk from Owen Street to the Leicester City ground.

They battled the wet weather to reach their destination in just over five and a half hours - which included 40 minutes for stops.

The organisers described it as 'an almighty achievement' for the boys who showed 'togetherness and teamwork' to do the walk.

The boys were mentioned on the big screen at Leicester City's King Power Stadium

When they arrived at the King Power Stadium, they managed to get a photo with Leicester City player Wilfred Ndidi who was happy to cheer the boys on.

There was also a half-time mention for the walk on the big screen at half-time during the Premier League match with Arsenal.

The walk was aimed at raising important funds for the team which will go towards equipment, tournaments, training gear and more. 

The eight boys, with friends and family, started their journey around 10.30am.

They walked through Belvoir Shopping Centre and sang and chanted 'Coalville Are Massive' which saw many passers-by clap and cheer them on.

The boys had their first checkpoint near the Charnwood Arms pub in Coalville where they topped up on drinks and a few snacks to see them through.

The group started from Coalville Town's Owen Street ground

After that, they continued their walk up the A511 and over the busy roundabout towards Markfield. They walked holding up their sign and had plenty of waves and pips from supporting vehicles along the way.

They arrived at their next checkpoint in Markfield and topped up on some sugar to give them some energy - doughnuts and fruit helped with this.

Then they arrived at the Coach and Horses and had a photo to show their efforts and how far they had got.

After that, they had some music on the speaker for motivation to get to their next checkpoint - 'Football's Coming Home' was one of the boys' favourites.

Arriving in Groby after another rigorous stint, it was lunchtime so the boys filled up on cobs and crisps.

The final stretch was ahead, and this was going to be the longest one yet. They walked up the hill past Glenfield Hospital, over the roundabout and down the road towards Leicester. 

The rain had started to fall, but the boys kept going and the legs kept moving and they kept showing impressive teamwork and togetherness.

The team had some boys on their shoulders to give the legs a short break, but they were soon back at it again with lots of energy to push for the final stint of the walk. Once they arrived at the canal which led to the stadium, they only had determination in mind to get there. The finish line was near.

One final big push saw the whole team arrive at the King Power Stadium to luckily be greeted by Ndidi who was leaving the stadium in his car following the game.

The boys were very happy to have made it, and had plenty of people who congratulated them on their achievement - they even managed to gain a few more sponsors.

Some of the boys went into the Leicester City shop to get some well-earned treats and then began their journey home - but not walking of course