Dan Egan
Clyde Best, Harry Redknapp, John Barnes, Les Ferdinand, Ian Wright
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Transforming the Beautiful Game tells the true story of Clyde Best, a groundbreaking Black football star in England’s modern TV era and a legend of the NASL. Recruited from Bermuda at 17 to play for West Ham United, Best later led the Tampa Bay Rowdies to their first Soccer Bowl title in 1975. Despite facing severe racism, he rose to become a prolific striker and trailblazing role model. The documentary explores his lasting impact on global soccer and the inequalities that still shape professional sports today.
2026