The Marshall Islands' first men's national soccer team discovers what “home” can mean—on a field in Springdale, Arkansas.
The score was 4-0. The night was still a triumph.
Even as the clock wound down, seven players subbed in within the last 14 minutes, each getting a brief chance to play for their country.
Read Jordan P. Hickey’s new Longreads story about the Marshall Islands’ first national soccer team—and what it means to play for a country, a community, and an idea of home.
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