Remembrance Day 1918-2018

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They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old:

Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn.

At the going down of the sun and in the morning,

We will remember them.

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Just Charlie (2017) Review

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Charlie Lyndsay is a potential football star and being watched by different academies as he impresses for his current team. But Charlie at 14 years old is struggling to deal with a secret he has always carried, that he is a girl trapped in a boy’s body. Everything that will unfold will test the family as she dreams of being happy.

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

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Pelé: Birth of a Legend (2016) Review

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In the build up to the 1958 World Cup we see Pele’s meteoric rise from the slums of Sao Paulo leading to the playing for Brazil’s national team and taking part in his first tournament at the tender age of 17.

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Bobby Robson: More Than a Manager (2018) Review

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A truly fitting tribute to a legend both on and off the football pitch. An inspirational manager and football man, still thought of and loved by many. This film gives a more intimate look at his life alongside the football.

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One Night in Istanbul (2014) Review

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Four Liverpool fans travel to Istanbul (without tickets) but with the dream of seeing their team lift the UEFA Champions League trophy for the fifth time against AC Milan.

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The Ultimate Sports Film

As you will always already know if you follow my blog I absolutely love Sport in Film. I work in sport and find the film appreciation of that to be something special at times.

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I have therefore decided to try and come up with reasons that make a great sports film and then come up with the ultimate film that well pretty much has it all. Which might be easier said than done considering the high calibre of films available.

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Football in Film

I was sent a link to this timeline and thought it was well worth posting. Considering I work full time in football and being a fan and player as well it was appropriate to include it!

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Believe (2014) Review

Inspired by a true story, Sir Matt Busby the legendary Manchester United manager helps Georgie Gallagher and his friends become a team to compete in the Manchester youth cup.

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Playing for Keeps (2012) Review

George is a former professional football player who is currently struggling to get a job after his playing career has finished. He is in the US and trying to help provide for his son, and making a career of being an anchor. While trying to pursue this new career within sport he ends up coaching his son’s team.

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Goal III (2009) Review

The third installment of the Goal Trilogy see’s us travel to Germany for the 2006 World Cup, with focus on three players. Santiago Munez (Becker) the focus of the first two films is in the Mexico squad, while his two Real Madrid teammates Liam Adams (Feild) and Charlie Braithwaite (Gregory) are in the England squad.

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