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A Floating Football Pitch in Thailand and the Football Club That Built It

With no access to dry land, the kids on Koh Panyee, an iconic small fishing village built on stilts situated in the Phang Nga Province, decided to build their own floating football pitch after watching the 1986 World Cup.

 

Panyee FC is one of the most successful youth football clubs in Southern Thailand.

We first covered this amazing story in Episode 10 of Season 3 (video below).