“I’ve proved the people I care about right” – Josh Nisbet on making it as the shortest player in the A-League. episode artwork

EPISODE · Mar 20, 2021 · 44 MIN

“I’ve proved the people I care about right” – Josh Nisbet on making it as the shortest player in the A-League.

from Not by the Playbook · host BBC World Service

Josh Nisbet is the shortest player in the A-League, standing at 160 centimetres tall or just under 5 feet and 2 inches. He tells us about how he dreaded getting his height taken as a child and how a team in Spain suggested he take growth hormone as a teenager. He also recalls making his debut for the Central Coast Mariners alongside Usain Bolt and tells us of his hopes of playing for Australia.The UK's first female Muslim referee - Jawahir Roble - joins us to look ahead to the female only taster session she’s running for aspiring referees on Saturday. The session – which will be held via Youtube - will see women from all over the world take part. Roble tells us what participants can expect, how she deals with sexism on the pitch and how becoming a referee can help empower women and girls.British Bangladeshi - Ruqsuana Begum - tells us about her remarkable life story, which includes becoming a kick boxing world champion, an arranged marriage that ended in divorce, a battle with depression, training in secret and her move into boxing.In Sporting Witness – we tell the incredible story of when Italian football club, Perugia, shocked the world by signing Al-Saadi Gaddafi, the son of the Libyan dictator Colonel Gaddafi.Former India cricketer Snehal Pradhan joins us ahead of the decisive Twenty20 International between Virat Kohli’s side and England.And the BBC’s Mark Scott is at the Vitality stadium ahead of Bournemouth’s game against Southampton in the FA Cup.Photo-Josh Nisbet. Credit- Getty Images.

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