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World’s Worst Side Appoint World’s Youngest Management Team

I’d never even heard of the tiny of island of Pohnpei before today, but I now know that they have been dubbed the worst national team in the world and have this week appointed the youngest management team in the history of international football.

Paul Watson, of Hammersmith, and Matthew Conrad, of Kensington, who are both 25 applied for the job on the tiny Micronesian island, north of Papua New Guinea after seeing it advertised online and will undoubtedly face many of the same hurdles and obstacles as other national managers do, but without the wealth of experience behind them.

The enormity of the task they are undertaking is understood knowing that the team has never won a competitive game in their history, coming closest to a win in a 5-4 penalty shoot-out defeat and the hands of local rivals Yap and the nation hasn’t seen an international game since 2003.

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Ian Holloway

“They say that every dog has his day and today is woof day. That might sound crazy but I want to go and bark!”

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Illie Dumitrescu

Within days of signing for Spurs, Dumitrescu was splashed all over the News of the World with accusations that he was chasing prostitutes. A blow to all those at White Hart Lane hoping he would add to the formidable attacking line-up of Klinsmann, Sheringham and Dozzell.

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Peter Beagrie

Peter Beagrie is perhaps best remembered for his somersaulting goal celebrations and a career that saw him play until he was 40, but often overlooked is the fact that he once rode a motorcycle through a hotel plate glass window.

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Steve Ogrizovic

Steve Ogrizovic is one of those players who I have no recollection of ever being young. In my mind he has always been old and was born in goal for Coventry City.

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Neil Ruddock

Where’s the referee in this picture? Where’s the ball? Is a headlock a legitimate tackle?

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Owen Coyle

Yeah yeah, Owen Coyle has guided Burnley into the Premier League for the first time in their history in only his second season at Turf Moor, but who cares when you’ve starred in Hollywood film, A Shot At Glory alongside Oscar winner Robert Duvall.

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Sasa Curcic

Sasa Curcic is a former Serbian international who had eventful spells in the Premier League with Bolton Wanderers and Aston Villa, but his achievements on the pitch were unable to match his life off it.

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