English ladies soccer team tours North Korea...

An English women's football team has arrived in North Korea, strengthening the town's long-standing relationship with the isolated country that dates back 44 years.

Middlesbrough Ladies, the first British football team to visit the country, are due to play two friendlies against North Korean sides, and will also hold training sessions with school children during a four-night stay in the capital Pyongyang.

"We're gonna see a different type of football and we're gonna be able to meet people from a totally different part of the world, it will be great," said Marrie Wieczorek, the manager of the group of 14 players and three coaching staff. More...

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