James Parkinson
Reporter
James Parkinson is a contributor to Only A Game.
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Pohnpei's 'Premier League': How Soccer Returned To A Small Island
By 2009, Pohnpei's soccer team — which had never won an international match — had effectively disbanded. Englishman Paul Watson wanted to help bring it back.
At Height Of Vietnam War, Australia Tried Soccer Diplomacy
During the Vietnam War, Australia sent its soccer team to Saigon to compete in the "Friendship Tournament." "Fighter planes here, there and everywhere -- you thought, 'Hello, we are in...