Ed Pinfield

Historian • PhD Candidate • King’s College London • War and legacy in the Central Pacific • Soccer in the Pacific

[Ed Pinfield @Ed_Pinfield]

1/ I-Kiribati participation in WW2 🇰🇮

The story of Lieut. Bruno Reymond of Butaritari: the only I-Kiribati to serve on the front lines of the Pacifc War for the Allies?

[Ed Pinfield @Ed_Pinfield]

@HCfootball01 We played with such an inferiority complex, gave them so much more respect than they deserved, and let them dominate freely…

[The Sweeper @SweeperPod]

🇳🇷 The tiny Pacific island of Nauru is the only country in the world that has never fielded a team for a senior international football match.

Why have they never played? And what is now being done to bring about change? Join us on a journey to the world's smallest island nation...

THREAD 🧵

[Oceania Football Confederation @OFCfootball]

New Caledonia, you have made Oceania proud! 🇫🇷🇳🇨🙌

Les Cagous incredible FIFA World Cup 2026™ qualifying campaign has come to a close in Mexico this evening.

Watch the highlights and replay on FIFA+

📸 Photo credit: FIFA via Getty Images

[Ed Pinfield @Ed_Pinfield]

@NCFC_Adam He was warming up with subs

[Ed Pinfield @Ed_Pinfield]

@ncfcnodge I predict that, if/when the window shuts and he remains here, he’ll change his tune due to his desire to play in the WC and we will reintegrate him as a result. No WC hopes if hes not playing, so that is the biggest factor IMO why he will feature again, if no sale

[Ed Pinfield @Ed_Pinfield]

@daniel_defalco Cordoba too - just stares at it…literally static the lot of em

[Ed Pinfield @Ed_Pinfield]

@mattjohnson333 Sorry, but the guy doesn’t realise how privileged he is as a “footballer”, to not even bother to run around and follow the manager’s instructions is an abuse of his privilege and a mockery of his teammates efforts - very justified sub in my eyes

[Ed Pinfield @Ed_Pinfield]

Jurasek and Forson: Self-sabotage…plain and simple #ncfc

[Ed Pinfield @Ed_Pinfield]

In my opinion, Clement’s first and most crucial task is to get the players “up for it” and fighting! You can forget tactics and style of play atm, right now what we need more than anything is fight, determination, leadership, and spirit; the fundamental intangibles! #ncfc

[UK in Fiji @ukinfiji]

Wonderful to come together for Remembrance at the Royal British Legion, Suva. The British Army Ladies netball team and the Royal Irish met Fijian veterans and shared stories.
Honoured to meet two of the original Fijians from “The 212” who joined the British Army in 1961.

[Republic of Naoero @Republic_Naoero]

A dawn memorial service was held yesterday at the World War II Memorial to commemorate 93rd anniversary of Angam Day, & 80th anniversary of return of Nauruans who were exiled to Chuuk. President Adeang reflected the occasion isn't just about remembrance, “it's about who we are.”

[Ed Pinfield @Ed_Pinfield]

@ukinfiji Lovely people are the Tuvaluan’s! Helped me greatly when I visited Funafuti in 2023 for PhD research. Glad to see this!

[UK in Fiji @ukinfiji]

H.E. The British High Commissioner presented his letter of introduction to the Honourable Prime Minister of Tuvalu and reaffirmed the bonds between our two countries. They discussed shared challenges, including climate change, and the depth of the ties that bind us.

[Michael Field @MichaelFieldNZ]

An wartime oil leak disaster unfolding now in Chuuk in Micronesia is likely to be a rehearsal for what comes to Hauraki Gulf when the liner Niagara lets go its fuel oil
https://t.co/G2Zmpz8HOD

[S.P WWII Museum @southpacificww2]

Very exciting discoveries on Santo with local Ni-Vanuatu Bradley venturing off into the jungle to check out aircraft crash sites. This engine was part of a site to the north of Luganville that was quite an adventure to get to. And amazingly, another wreck was just 250 metres away

[Cam @ncfc_cam_]

Honestly feels so deflating right now being an #NCFC fan. Season feels like a non-runner just six games in. Over before it even started.

Hate to be so negative but it’s beyond tricky not to feel that way given what’s been served up so far, now aided by a growing injury list.

[Michael Field @MichaelFieldNZ]

A recent massive oil spill from the Japanese submarine tender Rio De Janeiro Maru, sunk in Chuuk Lagoon in 1944 https://t.co/SoBMux8yuQ

[Ed Pinfield @Ed_Pinfield]

Under JHT we lost trying to win, under Manning we just lose…#ncfc

[The Sweeper @SweeperPod]

🌏 The 13 members of the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC):

🔴 Full members: American Samoa 🇦🇸, Cook Islands 🇨🇰, Fiji 🇫🇯, New Caledonia 🇳🇨, New Zealand 🇳🇿, Papua New Guinea 🇵🇬, Samoa🇼🇸, Solomon Islands 🇸🇧, Tahiti 🇵🇫, Tonga 🇹🇴, Vanuatu 🇻🇺

🔵 Associate members: Kiribati 🇰🇮, Tuvalu 🇹🇻

[James Maddison @Madders10]

Honestly the referees & VAR have had an absolute shocker of a start to the season. If that goal is disallowed for a foul you will never ever see a corner be taken without referee blowing for something ever again🫣🤷🏻‍♂️