The unusually named town of Murphy in Argentina is entwined with Tottenham Hotspur more than one could ever imagine. Pedro José Caffa tells us the remarkable story...

It’s November, 2018, and there are two Argentines in the office of a football club in London. Both were born in the same place, a small village with only 4,000 people. One is a coach and the other, a player. The coach enjoyed a long career as a footballer and played for his national team. Now the story is different. The coach gives his pupil the news he’s dreamed of all his life: "You have been called up to play with the Argentine national team!"

It’s almost hard to believe it’s a true story. The club is Tottenham Hotspur. The coach, Mauricio Pochettino. The player, Paulo Gazzaniga. And that little Argentine town where their stories began is called Murphy.

Murphy is almost 400km west of Buenos Aires, the capital of Argentina. Arriving at this quiet place, with low and disparate houses, you can see a large sign that adorns the entrance to the town by National Route 33 and Güemes Avenue: "Ambassadors of Good Football,” honours the professional football players born in Murphy in the south of Santa Fe Province.