Tales of the Champs

Pictured above are the eleven Thai boys, plus their coach, who, against all odds, won the Soccer World Cup final! Composite: Various.

Narongsak Osottanakorn, head of the rescue mission, attends a news conference in the northern province of Chiang Rai. Photo: Tyrone Siu/Reuters.

As Hikmet said, “Believe in the wheat, in the land, in the sea, but first of all, believe in man”

Indian schoolchildren in Ahmedabad hold placards and pictures during a prayer event for the safe rescue of young soccer players and their coach stuck in a cave in Thailand. Photo: AFP/Sam Panthaky.

It’s not whether you win or lose, it’s how you play the game

Thai volunteers take a rest as rescue operation continues for the 12 boys and their soccer team coach trapped in Tham Luang Nang Non (“Great Cave of the Sleeping Lady”) in northern Thailand. Photo: AFP/Ye Aung Thu.