From Belfast to the World Cup - McDermott's American odyssey

From Belfast to the World Cup - McDermott's American odysseyImage source, Getty ImagesImage caption, McDermott won an Irish Cup during his time at GlentoranByLauren McCannBBC Sport NI JournalistPublished1 minute ago"To go from Belfast, to Rhode Island, to the Middle East, to Glentoran, to Qatar, to Cobh Ramblers, to Ghana and back to Rhode Island in 30 years is an interesting story and I'm glad to get the chance to share it."Mick McDermott has seen it all during a long coaching career that has taken him all across the world in various roles.The Belfast native is speaking to BBC Sport NI from Providence, Rhode Island, Ghana's base for the World Cup.He is part of Carlos Queiroz's backroom staff once again and is also working as a performance co-ordinator for the Black Stars.It is the second World Cup McDermott has worked at after also linking up with Queiroz for Iran's campaign in 2018, but this one means a bit more to the former Glens boss.With their base in Rhode Island, the 52-year-old comes full circle and returns to a place which holds plenty of special memories and one which ignited his footballing journey."It's unbelievable, I had no idea this job was going to appear, which is common in football. I lived in Rhode Island, I played football at the university on a scholarship," he told BBC Sport NI's Thomas Kane."Karla played volleyball, that's where we met and got married, so I lived here for six years. I haven't been back in a long time, I have seen some friends out here and hoping to see more, but it's a small world."It's been quite the journey for a man who was set to go into a career as a teacher before accepting a coaching role while in the US."I graduated as a school teacher and was about to take a teaching job, but I took a coaching role at the University of Oregon and from there, out of the blue, through a connection, I got the offer to go to Abu Dhabi and it changed...