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...These punk rockers of the soccer pitch are deceptively dangerous. The player with the Mohawk, Kazuyuki Toda, is a defensive pest, perpetually in the faces of opponents. "My job is to do the dirty work," he says. Co-defender Tsuneyasu Miyamoto is so hyperkinetic it's a wonder he hasn't broken more than his nose, which was injured during a practice game and now requires the protection of a leather mask. On offense, Shinji Ono supplies the fancy footwork and sets up the pair of fair-haired attackers?Inamoto and the slightly disheveled beach bum of the two, Takayuki...
...Bang Kwang was ruled out, says Siwa, because of the lack of a decent pitch and a paucity of expatriate inmates. Klong Prem is different. When the knockout tournament began (the final is on June 18), the prison boasted 1,158 foreigners?out of a total of 7,218 prisoners?from 56 countries. And while some of them are serving sentences of up to 30 years for crimes like armed robbery and murder, there aren't nearly as many hard cases and unregenerate desperados as you would find in Bang Kwang...
...Teams of seven, with three substitutes, were chosen by prison staff to represent Nigeria, Japan, the U.S., Italy, France, England, Germany and Thailand. Games comprise two 20-minute halves on an approximately half-sized pitch. Only inmates nearing the end of their sentences, in good health, with sound behavior records?and some ability with a football?were considered for selection. The winners won't be granted anything as extravagant as their freedom?merely jail-bragging rights and a passable copy of the real World Cup trophy made of wood in the prison workshop...
...fast." After the promised pat-down and a trip through a metal detector under the scrutiny of granite-jawed guards clutching M-16s and big wooden sticks, the reporters are ushered through two sets of tall steel gates, past drab cellblocks and neat hedges. On bleachers beside the pitch, more than 1,000 inmates await the opening ceremony under flags, bunting and banners sponsored by Coca-Cola and local sportswear makers...
...silken perch, cameras are still strictly forbidden. Once a customer managed to sneak in a shot, but the telltale flash sent police running upstairs. "They grabbed the camera, and ripped out the film," says proprietor Udai. The view is free?that is if you can resist the eager sales pitch. The slightest flicker of interest in the brightly hued bolts of fabric will send Udai scurrying to unfurl a cascade of iridescent silks across the floor and over your lap. What's the view worth? A $10 pair of tailored silk trousers is good value...