{"product_id":"forgotten-nations-chris-deeley-9781785314568","title":"Forgotten Nations: The Incredible Stories of Football in the Shadows","description":"\u003ci\u003eForgotten Nations\u003c\/i\u003e tells the stories of the international soccer teams that are unable to break into FIFA's ranks, from the self-funded minnows of Barawa in south-western Sudan to Tibet's Dalai Lama-backed national side, and new media darlings Yorkshire. They play under the auspices of CONIFA--the Confederation of Independent Football Associations--created to help express the cultural identities of soccer's \"stateless peoples,\" fighting for recognition on the biggest stage of all. Here are incredible human and sporting stories from diverse regions: from Matabeleland in Zimbabwe, still recovering from massacres 30 years ago, to Tuvalu in the south Pacific, threatened with inundation. Aided by wonderful behind-the-scenes access at London's 2018 CONIFA World Football Cup, and the irresistible willpower of sportsmen and women trying to make their stories heard, \u003ci\u003eForgotten Nations\u003c\/i\u003e explains why 11,000 people crammed into a tiny stadium on the Black Sea coast in 2016 to watch two teams that most of the world has never heard of.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Chris Deeley\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1785314564\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781785314568\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Pitch Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/01\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.40h x 5.40w x 0.80d","brand":"Chris Deeley","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46962200379647,"sku":"9781785314568","price":21.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_e9c536f2-c894-4f96-ab49-9c7a37b2328e.jpg?v=1750649632","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/forgotten-nations-chris-deeley-9781785314568","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}