Silent Lonesome Man

Imagine, you're watching TV, where you found a football game, it showed the scenes of Poland, this time wrestling against England as the result was 1-0 for the English in Warsaw. In the end, you expected little, until a header from Damian Szymański salvaged Poland a point and kept the Poles intact with the hope to qualify, at least, by reaching the playoffs. You feel proud and pleased, but at the same time, you could not celebrate loudly because of your own national duty: you will represent a national team with a cedar badge on the jersey. This is the story of Omar Bugiel , a special member of the national team of Lebanon. First connection to football Jeszcze Polska nie zginęła, Kiedy my żyjemy. Co nam obca przemoc wzięła, Szablą odbierzemy. Marsz, marsz, Dąbrowski, Z ziemi włoskiej do Polski. Za twoim przewodem Złączym się z narodem... Poland Is Not Yet Lost. Yes, the anthem of Poland, and probably for football fans, the Polish hymn in big stadiums across Europe and sometimes in t...

When the final whistle of the match between Saudi Arabia and Uzbekistan blew in Mrsool Park, the entire Uzbek players collapsed to the field, coach Vadim Abramov quietly entered the conference room disillusioned. Uzbekistan suffered a heavy 0-3 loss to Saudi Arabia and finished second with 15 points. But North Korea's withdrawal ruined the campaign - FIFA and AFC both agreed that points against fifth-placed teams of the remaining groups would not be counted. All six points Uzbekistan gathered from Yemen vanished to the air, and it could only obtain 9 points. A win or a draw only with more than one goal could guarantee them to progress, instead, Uzbekistan missed out on the final phase for the first time ever. Not far away, in a country deepened by the economic crisis and political sectarian turmoils, the fans jumped into the street after hearing Uzbekistan defeated by Saudi Arabia. Yes, we talk about Lebanon, the smallest country in mainland Asia with a population of no more than f...