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I posted the trailer for the original ‘Next Goal Wins’ documentary years ago and I am really happy to see it has been made into a feature length movie!

They take you along side the so called 'worst team in the world’ and their new, professional, coach as they strive for soccer glory. Both are a heart felt and funny journey with the unique people of American Samoa.

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'Free Palestine'

Palestinian supporters hold up a Palestinian flag with the words 'Free Palestine' on it during a match between Iran and Palestine at the AFC Asian Cup.

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Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow-mindedness, and many of our people need it sorely on these accounts. Broad, wholesome, charitable views of men and things cannot be acquired by vegetating in one little corner of the earth all one's lifetime.

Mark Twain from his novel 'Innocents Abroad'

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Bigger than football.

'One World Cup' is a documentary all about the biggest sporting event in the world from one of the most multicultural cities in the world, Toronto Canada.

Its a documentary that takes a fresh approach to issues around racism and prejudice in context of the sport of football/soccer (whatever you want to call it) as well as this massive global event known as the FIFA World Cup.

The world has changed so much since I shot 'One World Cup'; it has become a document of simpler times.

Since then there has been Occupy Wallstreet and the Arab Spring. There were riots over the Brazilian World Cup and a massive FIFA corruption scandle. There have been wide spread racial injustice protests, a global pandemic, Trump and too many other things over an eventful decade to name.

Many of these things I have documented in this blog, making connections between sport and social or political issues. My eyes have been widened. I now know what sort of organization FIFA is. However, I told myself and many of the people in the doc that 'One World Cup' wasn't really about the FIFA World Cup anyway. Its about the fans, the phenomena around the World Cup and the sport itself. Its about meeting people from around the world and finding something in common. Usually its sports and beer.

Although the World Cup has come to another conclusion, a rather epic one at that, this documentary's purpose remains. FIFA needs football, football does not need FIFA.

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Rainbows are back at FIFA World Cup 2022 in Qatar!

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A fan waving the Palestinian flag runs onto the pitch during the France vs Tunisia game at the FIFA World Cup in Qatar. The 2022 World Cup will go down as one of the most politically and socially charged events ever.

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A protestor interrupts a match at FIFA World Cup 2022 in Qatar repping several social and political issues.

His t-shirt had two messages, "Save Ukraine" and "Respect for Iranian woman". He also waved a flag in support of LGTB+, which has been banned in Qatar.

Correction: The flag is in fact a peace flag, which uses a similar rainbow design as that of the LGTB pride flag. The word "PACE" is printed on it meaning "peace" in Italian.

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A fan holds up an Iranian team jersey at the World Cup with the name of a young woman who was killed by police. Her murder sparked an intense and violent revolt against the authoritarian Iranian government that has lasted the past few weeks.

The jersey was later confiscated by security.

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German commentator Claudia Neumann live during the World Cup opening ceremonies. Many people have been denied access to the games and even detained for wearing rainbow shirts and arm bands in Qatar during the FIFA World Cup.

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Mingling with dictators, sports washing and envelopes of cash. Now that the FIFA World Cup has started take a deep dive into how corrupt FIFA truely is.

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A documentary that will take you through one of the most multicultural cities in the world, Toronto Canada, while the biggest sporting event in the world, the FIFA World Cup, is happening. It takes a fresh approach to issues around diversity, racism and prejudice through the perspective of this incredibly popular sport and event.

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BEER BANNED

Qatar bans beer from World Cup stadiums

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World Cup boycott gathers pace

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Australian national team the "Socceroos" make a collective statement about labour rights and same sex relationships in Qatar ahead of the 2022 World Cup.