AIBU kids with football in street

[Daisby]

My neighbours over the road have four "children", 20, 16, 16 and 15. They never appear during the day but at around 8.30pm without fail, at least two of them, usually three, come out and start kicking a football (big heavy ball not a soft ball) around. The constant "thump, thump, thump" of the ball during the evening is driving me to bloody distraction. It goes on until around 10pm give or take.

My DH is of the opinion this is antisocial behaviour. Anyone who has asked the parents to stop this is met with "they are nice children, who never bother anyone" (or similar) and refuse to stop it.

AIBU to think that a) they shouldn't be doing this during the evening when people want a bit of peace, and b) they're a bit bloody old to be kicking a footy in the street, and should go to the nearby field (1 minute walk away).

The amount they practice with the ball, they should be like Pele.

They are not doing any harm.
I would find it very different if they were being offensive, drunk, rude or hanging round on street corners in large groups intimidating people which is what other people their age are doing!
leave them be

Well if they've got access to a proper playing field within a few minutes they are being very unreasonable playing in the street. There's not only a lot of noise, there's also risk of damage to property.

If you've asked them and they won't take it elsewhere, it's hard to know what to say. Have you talked to their parents? It's ridiculous having to for young men instead of children, but they might be more sympathetic to needs of younger kids for quiet bedtimes, as they've been through that themselves, whereas teenagers really won't be thinking of that.

Otherwise I'd embarrass them out. As someone else suggested - go and join in, in the most embarrassing over-enthusiastic but awful player you can. They'll think you are nuts but they might give up and go to the field instead.

If you insist on a footballer's hug/kiss for every goal or good kick, you won't see them for dust.