Category: <span>sports</span>

“Tennis is a relationship. We both understood it completely. We went somewhere beautiful together. “ Director Luca Guadagnino makes thought provoking films, most famously with the 2017 Call me by your Name. Challengers is his new film that uses professional tennis as the platform to explore the relationship dynamics between 3 ambitious players who jockey for power over each other on and off the court. The action starts at college with Tashi, wonderfully played by Zendaya, hoping to become a professional tennis player alongside Art…

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 4/5 “You represent the possibility of change. You represent the massive potential that sport has to help build a better world.” These words encapsulate the spirit and message of this life affirming movie that is available on NETFLIX. Directed by Thea Sharrock and starring Bill Nighy and Michael Ward, the story follows a gifted but troubled player Vinny and his relationship with his coach as they compete in the Homeless World Cup in Rome. The Beautiful game is inspired by the real-life Homeless World Cup,…

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3.5/5 “This could be my last World Cup. My entire career has led to this one moment. Every Match won. Every Defeat. Every Goal.” “I never imagined that my career would turn out the way it did and it would end like this. After all I’m just a kid who loves to play ball”.  There are a multitude of football documentaries available for viewers to watch on their TV screens as there is a sea of content is a tough act. APPLE TV’s Messi’s World…

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I don’t normally like football documentaries. I feel that there is enough excitement on the pitch in real time and the footballers themselves often don’t offer any real insights into “the beautiful game.” They are just not my cup of tea.  However, ‘Beckham’ surprised me in its depiction of a surprisingly reticent star and the documentary became by its end an emotional and touching portrayal of an often-reluctant footballer. The four-part series starts off following a young 15-year-old David at Manchester United and his father…

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“When I am playing basketball, everything goes away, everything. Its peaceful out there, it takes my focus of everything I have in life. I think that is why I love it so much. I think that why it’s my therapy.” Special. That is one way to describe this show. No other way. The Huskies of East Lost Angeles (ELAC) collage are a team of destiny, full of division 1 prospects with having some demons in their heads. Coach John Mosley is the glue to the…

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