This story is a long interesting story of a new little Nation that has just been accepted into UEFA.
Controlled by Britain but attached geographically to Spain, Gibraltar are determined to stand on their own two feet as a football nation when they make their historic debut as European football's newest member in a friendly against Slovakia on Tuesday. Smaller than San Marino, with a pool of only 600 players from which to choose, and a "home" ground 150 miles away, that will be easier said than done. Nevertheless, Gibraltar are unperturbed. Read more after the cut.
