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Barbados with some of the hundred thousand
Football: Where world's biggest people has qualified
for the last two major
football nations, such
are we now? as; Germany, France, international
Brazil, Portugal, and tournaments; EURO
Croatia, among 2016 and the FIFA
Thomas Jefferson others. World Cup in 2018
once declared; "I like and are on course to
the dreams of the What is even more qualifying for a third
future, better than the mentionable for us is (EURO2021) if they get
history of the past" For our elder status in by a fearless
George Santayana; comparison to some Romanian outfit in
"Those who do not of these established their playoff tie.
remember the past football nations, for
are condemned to example, Croatia (108 At just 73 years,
repeat it" These two years), Portugal (106 Iceland has
quotes best speak to years), France (101 epitomized that size
the present nature of years), and Brazil (106 does not matter in
football on the island. years). football.
We are divided Despite our head From their testimonial,
into two very start, we have not it has been a clear
boisterous groups; one advanced to the presentation of
who believes we have global stature of some strategic planning,
regressed and are a of these nations or inclusive coaching
far cry from where we even the education, quality,
used to be. Then there confederation status and accessible
is another group that of the United States of facilities, and
views our present and America (USA) who complete national
future football stature are three years pride.
with optimism and younger than us,
great promise. Panama who is just 83
years old, 99-year-old
The Barbados Football Costa Rica or even a
Association (BFA) youthful 69-year-old
celebrates 110 years Honduras.
of existence and
official membership in Many would argue
world football in 2020, that our small
a monumental feat by population is the
any standard. principal cause of our
football inhibitions.
It means our local Nevertheless, Iceland,
football body shares with a population of
the centenarian club
just over three
