Greenland’s CONCACAF bid, crutch fights in Africa & a 41-goal swing in Hungary

Greenland tops the agenda in Part 1 following the news of their CONCACAF application and their friendly against Turkmenistan – the Arctic island's first game against a senior men’s national team since 2013. But what are their odds of making it into the governing body of North and Central America & the Caribbean? Where will they play their home games? And how did they engineer a friendly against the national team of one of the world’s most repressive countries?

In Part 2, we look at some more headlines from across the football world. Why are the Afghanistan women’s national team in exile in Australia and how are Melbourne Victory supporting them? How did inspirational amputee footballer Marcin Oleksy turn personal tragedy into incredible success? Why has a Hungarian U14 regional league made headlines across the football world? And could an Italian footballer’s touchline fight with a ball boy end his career?

Join us for Part 3 at patreon.com/SweeperPod as we discuss further international and club football stories. What can we expect from the CONIFA Women’s World Cup in Bodø, Norway? Why was Cameroon FA president Samuel Eto’o forced to reinstate coach Marc Brys? What non-footballing factor led to Columbus Crew’s downfall in the CONCACAF Champions Cup final? And how will new
Fenerbahçe boss José Mourinho fare in Türkiye?

RUNNING ORDER
00:00 – Intro
00:57 – Greenland’s CONCACAF application
10:56 – The friendly vs. Turkmenistan
17:53 – Random friendlies involving CONCACAF nations
21:19 – The Afghanistan women’s team in exile
26:48 – Crutch fight at the AFCON for Amputees
30:42 – A 41-goal swing in an U14 league
34:02 – A suspicious fight with a ball boy
VIDEO: The crutch fight at the AFCON for Amputees: x.com/AfricaFutbolera/status/1795194203619647904
VIDEO: Marcin Oleksy’s Puskas Award-winning
goal: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XNJhcsMfWeg&ab_channel=FIFA