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  • Notes: No Sports Heroes without Fans

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    American owners of sports teams tend to forget that, Without fans and supporters, there would be no sports heroes.

  • Best and Worst Soccer Movies of 2017

    Best and Worst Soccer Movies of 2017

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    In 2017, an increasing number of soccer movies appeared on Amazon Prime and Netflix, most of them released in the last 3 years. As a result, I reviewed 35 films in 2017 as compared to 20 in 2016. Of the 35 films, 75% were documentaries, and few had theatrical distribution. Eoin O’Callaghan worked hard to…

  • Notes: New front page for soccermoviemom

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    Many wordpress pundits tell you that to draw visitors, you need a compelling front page, also known as a landing page or home page. I was using the default wordpress home page of the most recent posts. It turned out that to create an attractive static front page, I had to transition from the WordPress…

  • Best Soccer Movies for Romance (2018)

    Best Soccer Movies for Romance (2018)

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     Okay, you met this really nice, attractive, athletic, tries hard, never gives up, gets sweaty, male or female on the pitch. You both love soccer. Or, you already have your significant soccer soulmate and Valentine’s Day is coming up.

  • Soccer Movies When You’re Depressed

    Soccer Movies When You’re Depressed

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    Has life got you so far down, you can’t get off the couch? Your significant other left you? Your best friend lost your phone number? Your child wants someone else to be his/her parent? Your parent wants someone else to be his/her child? You’ve been in 4 years of despair with President #45 and he…

  • Notes: Best and Worst soccer movies in 2016

    Notes: Best and Worst soccer movies in 2016

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    For my last post of 2016, I’m starting a new feature:  a ranked list of all the soccer movie reviews this past year. Most of these were not released in 2016. But I figure newspaper reviewers write about what’s coming out now on DVD, so I’m recognizing the year’s best soccer movie regardless of release date. Within…

  • Notes: Soccer Movies about Dogs

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    In the following soccer movies and football films, dogs play major roles in the stories. Even though I am not a soccer-playing dog lover, I found the first 3 films to be entertaining, and the fourth film, Pups United, might be the best of the 4. Soccer Dog: The Movie Air Bud: World Pup Soccer…

  • Notes: Films about the Homeless World Cup

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    The following soccer movies and football films are all documentaries that show how sport can result in social change. The players are all homeless and join teams to try and qualify for the Homeless World Cup. The discipline of teamwork helps get some of the players off the street. All of these films will make…