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The Northern Mariana Islands national football team has asked US President Donald Trump for help with FIFA membership.
Idman.biz reports this with reference to the sports.ru portal.
It was reported that the local federation has applied three times so far, but has been rejected due to close ties with the United States. It is noted that the status of the islands is the same as that of Puerto Rico, a member of FIFA - it is considered a fully autonomous territory.
It should be noted that the Northern Mariana Islands are located in the Pacific Ocean and are an autonomous administrative unit under the protection of the United States. It was discovered in the 16th century by the Spanish traveler Ferdinand Magellan, and later the Spanish settled here. In the late 19th century, Germany took the islands from Spain, Japan in World War I, and the United States after World War II, and the islands gained autonomous status.
