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ESPN falls flat with ‘Mysteries of the Jules Rimet Trophy’ (2014)

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It’s hard to believe that Brett Ratner, director of the Rush Hour franchise, put together the worst ESPN 30 for 30 segment that I have seen. Mysteries of the Jules Rimet Trophy covers all the facts, but the production is flat, and the importance of the artifact is blown way out of proportion. It’s almost facetious. It’s not the Holy Grail, it’s a small piece of metal of a woman holding up a cup. It’s not even gold.

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‘United Passions’ (2014) – tyrant Sepp Blatter’s biopic

United Passions (2014)

Surprise, surprise. The FIFA Movie — otherwise known as F2014, Film 2014, A Men’s Dream, and finally, United Passions — is not bad. Yes, the movie is a conceit, and yes, FIFA shamelessly portrays English football bureaucrats as racist, sexist, and classist “English Bastards”.

To make sure we get those messages, they are repeated a few times. But can you watch it and withhold your anger towards FIFA’s epidemic  corruption?

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