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| Eriskay's bumpy football pitch wows Fifa | Eriskay's bumpy football pitch wows Fifa |
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| A football pitch on the Western Isles has been recognised by Fifa as one of eight unique places to play the game in the world. | |
| A match played on the field in Eriskay has been filmed for screening in the football governing body's new museum in Zurich in Switzerland. | A match played on the field in Eriskay has been filmed for screening in the football governing body's new museum in Zurich in Switzerland. |
| The Fifa World Football Museum is due to be opened to the public next year. | The Fifa World Football Museum is due to be opened to the public next year. |
| Eriskay is renowned for a shipwreck that inspired the book and film Whisky Galore. | Eriskay is renowned for a shipwreck that inspired the book and film Whisky Galore. |
| Martin Macaulay, manager of Eriskay FC, told BBC Alba the playing surface was "well bumpy. It's just all over the place. | Martin Macaulay, manager of Eriskay FC, told BBC Alba the playing surface was "well bumpy. It's just all over the place. |
| "One time we had five corners, now we are down to four corners." | "One time we had five corners, now we are down to four corners." |
| But he added: "It is unique with its views of Eriskay. It is a nice place." | But he added: "It is unique with its views of Eriskay. It is a nice place." |
| Eriskay's other claim to fame centres on the SS Politician, which ran aground off the island on 5 February 1941. | Eriskay's other claim to fame centres on the SS Politician, which ran aground off the island on 5 February 1941. |
| Its cargo included more than 250,000 bottles of whisky. | Its cargo included more than 250,000 bottles of whisky. |
| Author Compton MacKenzie used the grounding of the ship as the basis of his book Whisky Galore in 1947, and an Ealing comedy followed in 1949. | Author Compton MacKenzie used the grounding of the ship as the basis of his book Whisky Galore in 1947, and an Ealing comedy followed in 1949. |