From the shores of the Hebrides to the bright lights of Washington DC, this documentary reveals the footballing journey of Lewis man Ally 鈥楤ubble鈥� Mackay.
Bho chladaichean nan Eilean Siar gu na solais de脿lrach ann a Washington DC, tha Ally, Soccer Is Na St脿itean, ag innse mu dhreuchd ball-coise fear 脿 Le貌dhas, Ally 鈥楤ubble鈥� MacAoidh.
Le oideachadh air agus far an raon-cluiche ann am baile Phabail ann an Eilean Le貌dhais, bha Ally na rionnag mh貌r ball-coise is e d矛reach na dheugaire.
Th脿inig sgoilearachd shoirbheachail ann an Indiana anns na St脿itean Aonaichte an d猫idh 霉ine c貌mhla ri Partick Thistle agus Ross County. Le d貌chasan dreuchd proifeiseanta air f脿ire, bhris e a鈥� chas a chur 脿s dhen amas a bh鈥� aige a bhith a鈥� cluich l脿n 霉ine.
A dh鈥� aindeoin am briseadh-cridhe, dh鈥� fh脿s an gr脿dh a bh鈥� aig Ally airson a鈥� gheama agus cho d矛cheallach 鈥檚 a bha e, agus chleachd e an cnap-starra seo mar spionnadh a bhith ag 猫irigh chun an 矛re as 脿irde ann am ball-coise ann an d貌igh eadar-dhealaichte.
An d猫idh 霉ine ghoirid, chuidich obair na 脿idseant chluicheadairean e a bhith ag 猫irigh tron MLS, no Soccer a鈥� Phr矛omh L矛og. Thug 霉ine na Leas-脿rd-mhanaidsear, a鈥� cuideachadh ann a bhith a鈥� steidheachadh club 霉r Nashville SC mar phr矛omh sgioba anns an l矛og, e gu bhith freagairt gairm bho DC United is e a鈥� gabhail obair na 脌rd-mhanaidsear, agus b鈥� e aon den fheadhainn as 貌ige ann an soccer Ameireaganach.
From the shores of the Hebrides to the bright lights of Washington DC, this documentary tells the footballing journey of Lewis man Ally 鈥楤ubble鈥� Mackay.
Schooled on and off the pitch in the village of Bayble on the Isle of Lewis, Ally was a teenage football prodigy. A successful football scholarship in Indiana in the USA followed spells with Partick Thistle and Ross County. With hopes of a professional career on the horizon, a devastating leg break shattered his dream of playing full time.
Despite the heartbreak, Ally's love for the game and determination only grew stronger, using his setback as motivation to find another way to the top flight of football. Soon a global career as a player agent set Ally up for a meteoric rise through MLS - or Major League Soccer. A spell as assistant general manager, helping establish new club Nashville SC as a major force in the league, led to the call from DC United to become one of the youngest general managers in American soccer.
In Gaelic with English subtitles
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