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Transforming the Beautiful Game: The Clyde Best Story

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Transforming the Beautiful Game is a first-hand look at the iconic groundbreaking journey and impact of Clyde Best the first black football superstar of the modern TV Era in England and became a soccer legend in the North America Soccer League (NASL). He was one of the first Black athletes to play in the English Premier League First Division. Recruited from Bermuda in 1968 to play for West Ham United in London when he was only 17, Best faced blatant racism and torment from fans, but met adversity with excellence, and in the process became a legendary goal-scoring striker and groundbreaking role model as he penetrated UK Culture in the 1970. This feature documentary explores how Best's journey shaped the future of soccer worldwide, and the lingering inequalities in professional sports today.

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Dan Egan

Director

Tony D. Head

Narrator

Clyde Best

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Ian Wright

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Geoff Hurst

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Viv Anderson

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Synopsis Transforming the Beautiful Game is a first-hand look at the iconic groundbreaking journey and impact of Clyde Best the first black football superstar of the modern TV Era in England and became a soccer legend in the North America Soccer League (NASL). He was one of the first Black athletes to play in the English Premier League First Division. Recruited from Bermuda in 1968 to play for West Ham United in London when he was only 17, Best faced blatant racism and torment from fans, but met adversity with excellence, and in the process became a legendary goal-scoring striker and groundbreaking role model as he penetrated UK Culture in the 1970. This feature documentary explores how Best's journey shaped the future of soccer worldwide, and the lingering inequalities in professional sports today.
Director
Dan Egan
Producer
H. Nelson Tracey
Screenwriter
Dan Egan, Tony D. Head
Production Co
Degan Media
Genre
Biography, Documentary, Sports
Original Language
English