INTERNATIONAL SCENE
MAT!GUY!REPORTS!ON!A!TEAM!PREPARING!FOR!THE!WORLD!CUP!-!AND!THEIR!WIDER!GOALS

THE 3G pitch at Broadfield Stadium, Crawley, is teeming. Beneath the arc of the floodlights, myriad games and training sessions jostle against one another, occasionally spilling over as a wayward ball threatens the equilibrium.
An under 11s team wearing oversized bibs dribble about chaotically, being tackled by the cones they were attempting to weave between. Little legs flail in the air as they tumble like skittles.
Their manager patiently encourages their endeavour, fighting a losing battle i...