Tuesday, November 20, 2018

Starting a national team in a country that doesn’t exist

- Somaliland has everything you expect from a country. Its people have Somaliland passports and pay with Somaliland shillings. The Somaliland flag flies in the Somaliland Parliament. The president was democratically elected in a "smooth and peaceful" election. What it doesn't have is a Fifa-recognised international football team or the means to maintain one. However, that is something four Britons of Somaliland descent are determined to change. 

"We think every young person should have the opportunity to play football," Ali, a former community coach and scout for West Bromwich Albion and...
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