Bosnia’s poker player at the World Cup – Plus Ceuta coach’s Rome pledge & Nauru’s 1 child 1 ball initiative
About this episode
The episode discusses Bosnia's journey to the World Cup under coach Sergej Barbarez, alongside other football topics including Iraq and DR Congo's successes and Nauru's initiatives.
A former poker player has coached Bosnia to the World Cup! Sergej Barbarez has guided the Balkan country to the tournament in his first head coach role – at the expense of four-time champions Italy. So how did he go from the casino for the dugout? Why has qualification cost his striker Ermedin Demirovic €300,000? And how are Bosnia at a second World Cup without ever making the EUROs? In this episode, we explore brilliant Bosnia’s incredible journey and reflect on Iraq and DR Congo’s play-offs successes too. Plus, the Ceuta coach pledges to walk to Rome and Nauru launch their one child, one ball initiative. Nutmeg Magazine (You can buy the magazine for a special Sweeper discount rate of £10 by using the code 'sweeper' at checkout): https://www.nutmegmagazine.co.uk/product/issue-39/ Nauru's 1 Child 1 Ball Initiative: https://stingz.co/pages/nauru-soccer-federation-one-child-one-ball-initiative?fbclid=IwY2xjawQ8cvxleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZBAyMjIwMzkxNzg4MjAwODkyAAEelDO7Gm-3sFxEpJ4A-iTsjaeuk0DmhnSSu4YoASfMxIsy-KbfggLYXbPp-qE_aem_QArFYavpkwgspTpT7riFWA Chapters: 00:00 – Intro 01:26 – Bosnia’s poker-playing coach 15:20 – Iraq’s 21-match qualifying campaign 19:32 – DR Congo and the…
People in this episode
Hosts: Lee Wingate, Paul Watson
Topics covered
- Bosnia's World Cup journey
- coaching
- football initiatives
- play-offs
- soccer history
Keywords
- Bosnia
- World Cup
- Sergej Barbarez
- Ermedin Demirovic
- Nutmeg Magazine
- Nauru
- football initiatives
- play-offs
- soccer
Sponsors
Nutmeg Magazine
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Nauru Soccer Federation
Places: Bosnia, Italy, Ceuta, Rome, Nauru, Balkan, Zaire, DR Congo
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