Why has Hollywood failed to produce a truly great soccer movie?

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Why has Hollywood failed to produce a truly great soccer movie?

Taika Waititi’s Next Goal Wins is the latest attempt to create a blockbuster based around the beautiful game. Focusing on personal stories may be the answer

Sports movies have been a mainstay of Hollywood throughout its history.

Cinema wouldn’t be the same without Robert Redford’s Natural hitting a light bursting home-run, Paul Newman’s Hustler smirking as he chalks his cue, Raging Bull’s operatic pugilism, or Rocky hurling himself up the steps of the Philadelphia Museum of Art.

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