I'm a former Arsenal player who signed Jack Grealish - now I manage tiny nation

Former Arsenal player Chris Kiwomya, who once signed Jack Grealish for Notts County, is now managing the world's 207th ranked team ahead of the «Virgin derby.»

The 54-year-old spent three years at Arsenal after a £1.25million move from Ipswich Town in 1995 and also played for QPR, Le Havre and Aalborg. After retiring in 2002, he coached Arsenal's U14s and later managed Ipswich's reserves, where he helped develop players like Jordan Rhodes and Connor Wickham.

In 2013, he became manager of League One side Notts County, signing now-Manchester City star Grealish and Celtic icon Callum McGregor. Despite an impressive draw against Liverpool in the League Cup, Kiwomya left the job after seven months.

In 2021, he made a comeback into football management with the British Virgin Islands, and has since then remained loyal to this small Caribbean nation. This team currently ranks 207th on Fifa's world football list.

Now, Kiwomya is gearing up for one of the most crucial games of his career in what's being called the «Virgin derby.» This will see the British Virgin Islands go head-to-head in a vital World Cup qualifier against their American neighbours.

The showdown will be hosted by the US Virgin Islands, who are ranked right below at 208th in the world, on Friday, in their first-round encounter's first leg. Interestingly, the closest points of the two islands are just 20km apart.

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But that won't lessen the rivalry when these two sides eventually clash. Their history of competition counts seven matches so far, with the Brits bagging three victories and the