Up Pohnpei

Product Description

Penguins Stopped Play" meets " Cool Runnings" in this hilarious & uplifting true story of footballing triumph against all the odds set on a Pacific isl&. After one too many late night discussions football journalist Paul Watson & his mate Matthew Conrad decide to find the worlds worst national team become naturalised citizens of that country & play for them
- achieving their joint boyhood dream of playing international football & 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 Pohnpeis Football Association & discover what it needs most urgently is leadership. So Paul & Matt travel thousands of miles leaving behind jobs families & 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 & eventually organise an international fixture
- Pohnpeis first since a 16-1 defeat many years ago. With no funding a population whose obesity rate is 90 percent & toad-infested facilities in one of the worlds wettest climates their journey is beset by obstacles from the outset. Part travelogue part quest " Up Pohnpei" shows how the passion & determination of two young men can change the face of football
- & the lives of total strangers
- on the other side of the world."