Unrecognized

Episode 0 - From Atolls to Arkansas 🇲🇭Unrecognized is back, and we're bringing you something special! Matthew Eide is joined by Charlie Stewart as they announce an amazing collaboration with the Marshall Islands Soccer Federation, the last UN-Recognized nation on earth to form a Football Federation.--------------------Learn more about the 2025 Outrigger Challenge CupFollow Unrecognized for updates, behind the scenes content, and future episodes:⁠Twitter⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠Bluesky⁠Follow the Marshall Islands Soccer Federation on your favorite social media platforms:FacebookTwitterInstagramLinkedIn

In this episode, we highlight The California Football Federation! Founded in 2017, The California Football Federation "exists to transcend the borders that restrict  California’s rich history, diverse culture, and progressive values from the rest of our American neighbors and the rest of the world by competing in a sport rarely understood in North America, but where California is most exceptional". -------------------- California Football Federation www.calfootballfed.com CFF Social Media Twitter (@CalFootballFed) Instagram (@CalFootballFed) Facebook CFF National Team Twitter (@SelecCAL) California League - CaliLiga (@CaliLiga) YouTube (CaliLigaTV)   ---------------- FURTHER READING iACT  https://www.iact.ngo/ Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Pay to Play in the USA: https://the18.com/en/soccer-news/zlatan-ibrahimovic-blasts-pay-to-play Follow Unrecognized on Twitter and Instagram! Twitter (@UnrecognizedPod) Instagram (@UnrecognizedPod) Be sure to follow us on Spotify, and leave a review.

Unrecognized explores the gray intersections of statehood and international football. You’ll rarely hear about the big name teams you may know. Instead we’ll be discussing independent football federations, countries, and little-known breakaway regions that are fighting for recognition both on the pitch and the global stage. From Abkahzia to Zimbabwe - Kurdistan to Kiribati– join me as I chat with players, coaches, and special guests for casual discussions on the history, culture, and geopolitics of The World’s Game in the shadows.