Thailand's Football-Crazed Fishermen and the Floating Pitch

In Koh Panyee, a tiny island floating off the coast of Thailand, a group of football-crazed fisherman encounter a unique problem: not an inch of dry land on which to play.

Check out how a group of friends came up with idea that would eventually spawn one of the most successful football clubs in the southern Thailand, Koh Panyee.

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[ironkong]

that floating field needs to be in a new fifa street game..waves and all

[KRTRWZRD]

I wanna play on that pitch one day! I love how football and it's culture are a quick way to connect und unite people from all over the world.

[renzoc]

Building a floating pitch?? This takes the phrase "FOR THE LOVE OF THE GAME" to a whole new level.

[kevinloftus]

that's one of the most incredible things I've ever seen.

[roycov]

The Liverpool roof. somebody is a Red over there 

[sutheebutngam]

มันก็แค่คนอยากเตะบอล อยากมีสนามบอล เลยสร้างจากสิ่งที่มีคือ กระชังปลาลอยน้ำ คนไทยคิดอะไรไม่ซับซ้อนหรอกคับ เราคนไทยอาจมองเป็นเรื่องปกติ แต่ในสายตาชาวโลก สิ่งนีัมันวิเศษมาก👍👍👍

[KevDaMan-pqdm]

Amazing I'm Laotian and i am 13...my parents lived in thailand and i love the sport...glad to see Thailand is making a rise in soccer

[HanyH]

Another good piece, putting Vice on the way to recovery from second rate stories.

[conorhaddock]

made possible with budweiser....

vice couldnt afford a few return flights to thailand no?

[mikemofullyflared]

guess this brings a new dimension to "kicks it, gets it"

[alexfournier]

Imagine playing on that in the open ocean

[thelargegirth]

Did anyone else see that house with Liverpool painted on its roof?

[BrownMan]

This sure is better than the "people who just had sex" series...

[chrissalmon]

Who saw the "Liverpool" tiled roof

[football-crazymate]

Thailand is the best country in southeast asia. Isn't it?

[jonathanmelendez]

Football is the best language on earth

[chisblack]

this is the power of football biggest sport in the world .i am going to share this view with friends

[K.O._Coach]

I would love to do that would fit right in with my passion of travel and sports!!! might head there after my muay Thai boxing.. for a quick game 😀

[martynbloomfield]

i didn't realise sacha baron cohen was so good at football

[peterthebull]

When we all die and go to Heaven, this is where we would play The Beautiful Game.