With just over a week until the World Cup kicks off, it seems football fever is already taking a vice-like hold over the legal profession. Fancying them­selves as solicitor-versions of Wayne Rooney and Steven Gerrard et al (in football terms only, we stress), lawyers at Manchester firm Ralli have made an amusing video to show their support for charity Soccer Aid (which raises money for UNICEF to help children around the world) and to demonstrate their backing for England’s bid to host the 2018 tournament. In the film, which can be seen on YouTube, members of staff demonstrate their con­siderable ‘keepy uppy’ skills, but are of course still wearing suits and ties, as all solicitors must. With a little skilful editing, the ball is passed around each department, giving a novel tour of the office. The first to show off his skills is senior partner and head of the regulatory and criminal department Stephen Fox (pictured, top right). He deftly chips the ball to his associate Stuart Page (centre), who heads it to partner and head of business litigation, David Potts (left). It’s a mixed team, with the ladies, including head receptionist Jane Probert and trainee Zara Niemand, showing some impressive footwork, before the ball ends up at the feet of managing partner and head of personal injury Martin Coyne. All very impressive. However, we note that the firm, with its two-minute video, has a long way to go before it sets a new keepy uppy world record, which stands at 24 hours and was set by one Dan Magness of Milton Keynes. Mind you, he probably wasn’t wearing a suit.