The world's worst team reinvented after disaster

By Abhishek Chauhan September 21, 2022

In July 1995, Montserrat's Soufriere Hills volcano began to erupt on a massive scale.

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Huge swathes of the Caribbean island were covered in thick layers of ash.

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Sulphur dioxide fumes filled the air. The capital Plymouth had to be abandoned.

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Montserrat's national consciousness remains scarred by cataclysmic disaster. But

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there is also a spirit of togetherness forged through trauma and struggle.

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You can see it in its national football team .

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