EXCLUSIVE: U.S. soccer fans are being infected by World Cup fever and TNT Sports is now set to explore a similar happening 50 years ago.
TNT, which will move to HBO Max in the UK when it launches tomorrow, is making When Soccer Came to America: Goals, Glamour and the Beautiful Game, about the time that Pelé, George Best, and Johan Cruyff brought unprecedented attention to that very different kind of football.
Produced by The Investigation of Lucy Letby maker ITN Productions (ITNP), the film examines the North America Soccer League’s (NASL) explosive growth during the 1970’s and 80’s as some of the greatest players in history joined. This was 50 years prior to David Beckham and Lionel Messi bringing another wave of interest to the game.
Through archive footage and interviews with the likes of Pelé’s daughter and Best’s son, the documentary charts how
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