A village club in the eighth tier of English football have had this weekend's match postponed because of international call-ups.
West Sussex-based Lancing were due to travel to Crawley to face Three Bridges in the Isthmian League South East Division on Saturday.
But two of their players will instead be 3,500 miles away representing Bermuda against Dominica in the Concacaf Nations League.
The Isthmian League agreed to postpone the match with Bermuda midfielder Knory Scott and forward Luke Robinson, both 25, missing out, while Charlie Gibson and Sam Bull will be playing six-a-side for England at the World Minifootball Federation (WMF) U23 World Cup in Croatia.
"It's ridiculous for a club at this level," Lancing chairman Barry Sutton told BBC Sport.
"To have one person called up [Scott, last year] was something we celebrated, but to have four off in the same week is unheard of."
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