Identity and football: A closer look
While eating dinner with my girlfriend’s colleagues a question occurred to me. ‘Does anybody know where Guam is?’ I announced, cutting her boss off mid budget report. With confused looks – and bachelor life becoming a rapidly increasing possibility – I asked again. No one knew. Guam, of course, is an island in the Western Pacific Ocean, and is actually a territory of the United States. Despite this the country still has a FIFA affiliated national football team, who draw on a population of just over 165,000. The rather isolated country is around five hours flight from Australia, and three…