A non-league footballer who captained the Philippines a week after Typhoon Haiyan devastated the country says cancelling the game was not an option.

Rob Gier, who plays for Ascot United in the ninth tier of English football, was involved in the nation's first outing following the typhoon which killed over 4,000 people - a 1-1 draw with India.

"It was our chance to show people that we're thinking of them," Gier said.

The 33-year-old played 71 times for Wimbledon between 2000-04.

Gier was called up to the Philippines national team in 2009 while playing for Grays Athletic, following spells at Rushden and Diamonds, Cambridge United, Woking and Aldershot.



http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/25031135

I thought the Younghusband brothers were the top men