The American (Samoan) Dream, a Scilly showdown & Swedish kayak smugglers

The latest episode of The Sweeper kicks off with a tour of Oceania and the incredible story of two French journalists with an American (Samoan) Dream, before moving on to Pacific neighbours Micronesia & Nauru and their new coaches. David Johnson & Charlie Pomroy, who both partly credit the pod for their appointments, have sent us voice notes from their respective islands.

Sticking with the island theme but moving back over to Europe, Part 2 starts in the Scilly Isles: the British archipelago is famed for having the smallest league in the world, but rarely is the title race as close as it is this season. In Sweden, meanwhile, a group of Ultras have managed to smuggle a kayak into a cup tie - but it's by no means the strangest item ever to end up in the stands at a football match…

To hear the bonus segment of this podcast about Africa’s hottest derbies, chaos in Cambodian football and a player on the run from his club in the Dominican Republic, join us at patreon.com/sweeperpod. Sign up before Wednesday 20 March to enter our competition for the Pago Pago Youth shirt courtesy of Stingz ProWear!

RUNNING ORDER:

00:00 - Intro

00:56 - The American (Samoan) Dream

10:12 - Pago Youth shirt giveaway

12:50 - Micronesia's new coach David Johnson

18:40 - Nauru's new boss Charlie Pomroy

25:25 - The Scilly Isles showdown

31:22 - Smuggled kayaks in Sweden

37:10 - Old Boys vs. Young Boys

38:52 - Bonus segment teaser

Videos

Swedish kayak video: https://www.reddit.com/r/soccer/comments/1b65lc2/daniel_kristoffersson_aik_supporters_somehow_got/

Italian moped video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L_Nu6HKVSmk&ab_channel=RuthlessReviews

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