The Ball 2002

Too many bureaucrats, too many forms and too little sleep causes frictions between friends.

Phil and Chris head for the Kazakh embassy for yet another round of intensive visa training.

The Ball visits the Luzhniki Stadium and we are surprised on many counts.

We go to watch our first game, but have more fun playing our first game of the trip afterwards.

A dodgy encounter with a dodgy official – we come very close to our first yellow card.

The Ball takes a ride on the famous Moscow Metro.

One train ride, four countries, and little bit of cheating.

The Ball is chipped over the Berlin Wall and passed through the Brandenburg Gate. Chris explains a separate reason for why he’s doing this trip.

Eastern European buskers accompany our kickabout with a pair of Nigerian students as The Ball heads for Berlin.

In which we look for the field in Flanders where the legendary game was played.