Who were the great talents that plied their trade in Italian football over the last 20-30 years? A lot of arguments will be made for the likes of Francesco Totti, Paulo Maldini, Pavel Nedved, Ronaldo Nazario, the list goes on.

How about those talents that never quite made it because of outside factors, the big name that springs to mind here is Adriano. If one was to sit down for an hour and rattle off names from this era a list of world-beaters can be made.

What if we look away from the top teams in Italy and instead cast our eyes to the lower half of Serie A and below? A small percentage of people may have heard this name, and one look on YouTube a discovery of talent may surprise many; this is the story of Davide Moscardelli.

We’ve all heard of David against Goliath, well this story focuses on David’s younger brother and how he accepted a challenge to compete with the rest of the European Continent. This is the story of Klaksvíkar Ítróttarfelag (KÍ). A small Faroese fishing town with a passion for football and a desire to mix it with the best Europe has to offer.

Sat in the local watering hole on a Saturday evening watching the 5:30 pm kick-off with your friends, reminiscing over some obscure footballers bringing with them the happy memories of times gone by. The likes of Adel Taraabt, Hatem Ben Arfa and the one-season wonder Michu, are all skilful players and almost untouchable on their day.

Suddenly somebody mentions that name, ‘Rory Delap’, and abruptly there’s a chill in the air, the fear of facing one of those long, flat, direct throws into your team’s penalty area filling you with despair and angst. Nobody knew what was about to unfold.

This got me thinking, do my friends know about the man with the world record throw in football? I mention the name and I am greeted with looks of confusion. Nobody had heard of Alireza Beiranvand.