Sports in Dialogue

Sports in Dialogue: Fundamental sports movies

By: Isabella Urbani, Sports Editor, and Simran Sarai, Sports Writer Bend It Like Beckham (2002) The term “Bend it like Beckham” may pay homage to English soccer legend David Beckham’s legendary curling free-kick shot. But the movie Bend It Like Beckham chronicles Jesminder “Jess” Bhamra, a young British-Punjabi woman’s, dreams of becoming a professional soccer player much to the chagrin of her parents. While trying to rebel against her parents’ cultural norms, Jess is also navigating her newfound friendship with teammate Jules Paxton, and a blossoming romance with her soccer coach, Joe. Jess takes viewers on one hell of a…

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