Footballers who appeared in films

by thebestworldevents.com 6 April 2024 · Soccer

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The relationship between football and film is a complicated one.

While there have been many outstanding football documentaries over the years, there are relatively few films worth watching about the beautiful game.

The Hungarian forward spent a decade at Barça, scoring 194 goals for the club, and has a statue outside the stadium. In 1955, he starred in a film telling the story of how he fled Hungary. “Football player Kubala is pressed by Hungarian agents to become a spy,” reads the description of Los Ases buscan la paz. “He finally finds a home in Barcelona.” It sounds quite good, but the reviews say otherwise.

In a movie also featuring Robert Duvall and Michael Keaton, McCoist plays Jackie McQuillan, a character bizarrely branded “Scotland’s most notorious star soccer player” in the trailer’s voice-over. In it, he joins a struggling Scottish side looking to reach their first ever cup final as the club’s American owner tries to relocate the team to Dublin. Kevin Costner said he had “an Olivier-type quality.” Laurence or Giroud?