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Up Pohnpei - Leading the ultimate football underdogs to glory (Paperback, Main)
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Up Pohnpei - Leading the ultimate football underdogs to glory (Paperback, Main)
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Loot Price R295
Discovery Miles 2 950
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After one too many late night discussions, football journalist Paul
Watson and his mate Matthew Conrad decide to find the world's worst
national team, become naturalised citizens of that country and play
for them - achieving their joint boyhood dream of playing
international football and winning a 'cap'. They are thrilled when
Wikipedia leads them to Pohnpei, a tiny, remote island in the
Pacific whose long-defunct football team is described as 'the
weakest in the world'. They contact Pohnpei's Football Association
and discover what it needs most urgently is leadership. So Paul and
Matt travel thousands of miles, leaving behind jobs, families and
girlfriends to train a rag-tag bunch of novice footballers who
barely understand the rules of the game. Up Pohnpei tells the story
of their quest to coach the team and eventually, organise an
international fixture - Pohnpei's first since a 16-1 defeat many
years ago. With no funding, a population whose obesity rate is 90
percent and toad-infested facilities in one of the world's wettest
climates, their journey is beset by obstacles from the outset. Part
travelogue, part quest, Up Pohnpei shows how the passion and
determination of two young men can change the face of football -
and the lives of total strangers - on the other side of the world.
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