I always have to tell the children in my street to stop playing in people’s driveways mainly mine. If they played anywhere else i wont care but the ball keeps hitting my car. Why dont they just watch football haha. Kid will be kids.

Not only does playing football case an obstruction it is also dangerous for the children; people living in quiet closes have a false sense of security. I have seen people driving dangerously in my close on many occasions but the parents dont seem to be very aware of the danger. I think its easier for them to let the kids play in the front than it is to take them to the park.
It also causes damage to property, i have several scratches on my car where a spinning ball has made contact with the paint, this will cost me hundreds of pounds to repair.
Another problem is the loud noise the ball makes as it is kicked, this is very annoying.
A balance needs to be reached, parents need to perhaps be more sensitive to the rights of their neighbours and people in general need to be tollerant of the fact that children will be children.
As mentioned above I think supervision and a sponge ball is the perfect compromise.