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Weekend video: Football at the edge of the North Atlantic

By Elías Thorsson September 12, 2025

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This short film follows NSÍ Runavík forward Petur Knudsen, son of the bobble-hatted Faroese goalkeeper Jens Martin Knudsen, as he shows how football is stitched into daily life across the islands. Shot on windswept pitches between sea cliffs and small towns, it’s a quiet, beautifully paced look at community, identity and the game far from the big leagues.

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