Not finding item in any parents besides workspace

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Hello,
So I’m currently working on a system which requires the script to scan the workspace for the ball to be able to play the animation. I’ve ran into a problem where it only works if the item’s parent is workspace and not a character. Please help.

Code:

		if not Character:FindFirstChild('Football') then
			CanUse = false
			-- Find Ball --
			if Ball then
				local CheckDistance = (Torso.Position - Ball.Position).Magnitude
				if Distance == nil then
					Football = Ball
					Distance = CheckDistance
				else
					if CheckDistance < Distance then
						Football = Ball
						Distance = CheckDistance
					end
				end
			end

– Function –

local function findBall()
	if workspace:FindFirstChild("Football") then
		return workspace:FindFirstChild("Football")
	end

	for _, player in pairs(game.Players:GetPlayers()) do
		if not player.Character then
			continue
		end

		local ball = player.Character:FindFirstChild("Football")

		if ball and ball:IsA("MeshPart") then
			return ball
		end
	end
end