Suggested Reading & Viewing
A Captain’s Tale is a Fun Little English Football History Lesson
The full title of the film A Captain's Tale includes the phrase "World Cup," as in fact it's the true story of what some folks call the "first World Cup." That, for me, is a stretch in the extreme, but it's...
The Shaolin (Kung Fu) Soccer Movie is Good, Flying Fun
Sometimes I believe we overthink things like movies and football, and we forget they are supposed to be good, clean, even silly fun. If you need a reminder of that, watch the Shaolin (Kung Fu) Soccer movie. Even if you...
The Keeper Tells (Some of) the Remarkable Story of Bert Trautmann
If all you knew were the very basics of Bert Trautmann's story, it would be remarkable: a German soldier in World War II, captured by the British, winds up playing goal for Manchester City, finishes and wins the 1956 FA...
Green Street Hooligans is Well Worth a Watch
Green Street Hooligans is yet another film about hooligans among English football fans, and yet another football film that divides opinions across the Atlantic. While the 2005 film is no more about football than Rocky is about boxing, it's still the...
“Escape to Victory” is a Classic Soccer Movie
Whether it's a football film called Escape to Victory, as Brits would know it, or a soccer movie called Victory by Yanks, the 1981 motion picture with Sylvester Stallone and Michael Caine is one that soccer fans should watch. [caption...
