Next Goal Wins

2023 - 11 - 17

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Taika Waititi on 'Next Goal Wins' and his quest to quit Hollywood (Loop Caribbean News)

TORONTO (AP) — Sports movies typically culminate, after stirring locker-room speeches, in a dramatic bid for athletic glory. Taika Waititi's “Next Goal ...

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An Olympia man was on the world's worst soccer team. Now his ... (Tacoma News Tribune)

Former Tacoma Community College soccer coach Nicky Salapu will appear at The Grand Cinema Tuesday for the opening of film “Next Goal Wins”

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Is Next Goal Wins based on a true story? (Dexerto)

Is Next Goal Woins based on a true story? Here's everything you need to know about the new Taika Waititi movie.

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The Affectionate, But Half-Hearted Faith of 'Next Goal Wins' (Religion Unplugged)

(REVIEW) The movie tells the true story (previously told by the documentary by the same name) of the American Samoan national soccer team's inglorious and ...

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Next Goal Wins movie review & film summary (2023) | Roger Ebert (Roger Ebert)

The screenplay is based on events that actually happened: In 2014, Dutch-American coach Thomas Rongen was sent to American Samoa to train their team so that ...

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Taika Waititi on 'Next Goal Wins' and his quest to quit Hollywood (Santa Rosa Press Democrat)

Slide 1 of 4. Director Taika Waititi poses for a portrait to promote his film "Next Goal Wins" during the Toronto International Film Festival on Sept. 11, 2023, ...

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Smile-inducing soccer saga Next Goal Wins scores Disney-style ... (CultureMap Houston)

For a person who's made a good number of popular products, writer/director Taika Waititi can be a divisive figure. Successes like What We Do in the Shadows ...

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Next Goal Wins review: Taika Waititi returns to his roots (The A.V. Club)

Michael Fassbender stars as a disgraced coach seeking redemption in Waititi's formulaic but entertaining underdog soccer comedy.

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MLS Cup to Taika Waititi's "Next Goal Wins": The Thomas Rongen ... (MLSsoccer.com)

With the November 17th release of Taika Waititi's major motion picture “Next Goal Wins,” two Thomas Rongens now exist in the world.

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Taika Waititi and Jaiyah Saelua on the 'Ridiculous, Stunning, and ... (TIME)

In Taika Waititi's new movie, fa'afafine soccer player Jaiyah Saelua blurs the line between genders and reminds us what sports are about.

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Soccer Star Jaiyah Saelua Has Complicated Feelings About 'Next ... (Vanity Fair)

She's the first openly trans athlete to compete in a FIFA World Cup qualifier. So why is the movie that tells part of her story focused on her coach?

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How Taika Waititi got Michael Fassbender to ditch yearlong vacation ... (EW.com)

Michael Fassbender was going to spend a year racing cars, but then Taika Waititi called him about 'Next Goal Wins' — while Fassbender was in bed drinking ...

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Taika Waititi on Creating His Own 'Rocky' Moments for Soccer Movie ... (LA Magazine)

Taika Waititi won't apologize for more training montages than "Rocky" in new sports comedy "Next Goal Wins," profiling "the worst soccer team in the world."

Taika Waititi on 'Next Goal Wins' and his quest to quit Hollywood (Spectrum News)

Taika Waititi on 'Next Goal Wins' and his quest to quit Hollywood ... TORONTO (AP) — Sports movies typically culminate, after stirring locker-room speeches, in a ...

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