Never miss a story — sign up for PEOPLE's free daily newsletter to stay ... "One day when I'm out there playing, I want to find a little girl who loves football and invite her to a game just like I ...

Eight-year-old Elena Easley was recently told she shouldn’t be playing football. After she told her mom what happened, they made a TikTok video looking for support that went viral.

and we started liking football — especially her," Stephanie, 33, tells PEOPLE exclusively. Recently, Elena was playing football at school during recess when a boy in her class came up to her and ...