FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 05/12/2026 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE “Transforming the Beautiful Game: The Clyde Best Story” Selected for 2026 Roxbury International Film Festival Boston Festival Screening on June 18 at the Museum of Fine Arts Will Serve as Official Boston Premiere Ahead of Additional New England Showings Boston, MA (May 12, 2026) – Transforming the Beautiful Game: The Clyde Best Story …
Creative Loafing Tampa Bay 05/04/2026 The Bermudian who brought a Soccer Bowl championship to the Bay will be in attendance on May 7. Even before Lionel Messi, Son Heung-min and now Antoine Griezmann, American soccer leagues welcomed some of Europe’s biggest names. Bermudian Clyde Best, during his time in a West Ham United kit in the late-1960s, was often the …
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 05/14/2026 “Transforming the Beautiful Game: The Clyde Best Story” Documentary with West Coast Premiere at Portland’s Aladdin Theater June 4-5. Timbers Legend from the 1970s Will Be Guest of Honor on Consecutive Nights as Part of Post-Film Panel Discussion. Portland, OR (May 14, 2026) – Following sold out shows at global premieres in London and Bermuda this …
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The Observer 03/14/2026 Ahead of the release of a film about his life, the inspirational Clyde Best discusses blazing a trail for Black players in England despite the abuse
The Guardian 03/12/2026 I did what I had to do,” Clyde Best says as he recalls leaving Bermuda at the age of 17 and travelling to England for a trial at West Ham. There was no fear, no thought of homesickness. Best saw opportunity. It was 1968 and, before setting off on his journey, the boy who would go on …
The Sunday Times 03/07/2026 Clyde Best’s father, a naval man, a deputy commissioner in Bermuda’s prison service, embedded a thought in his son’s head when he left for London. Best was 17 and, about a year after signing for West Ham United, would become English football’s first black superstar. “My dad told me you’re not playing for yourself, you’re playing …
Goal 02/27/2026 Clyde Best was a hero for West Ham, but the majority of his career was spent spreading the gospel of soccer across North America Pele called Clyde Best the prince. It was September 1970, and West Ham were playing a high profile friendly against Santos in Randall’s Island, New York – a match set up by the North …
Football Insider 01/28/2026 Clyde Best is no doubt a massive West Ham hero after overseeing a fantastic stint at the East London club between 1968 and 1976. The Bermudian striker became a fan favourite at Upton Park as he made 218 appearances in all competitions for the Hammers, scoring 58 times.
Julie Anderson is an award winning non-fiction producer, director, writer and development executive. She is acclaimed for her inspirational insight and storytelling which has ignited programs and documentaries ranging in topics from race relations, education, social issues and sports.
She earned an Academy Award nomination for the documentary God Is The Bigger Elvis, which she produced for HBO Documentary Films. As Director of Documentary Development for HBO her projects included the series America Undercover and the Academy Award winning documentary Big Mama.
A well known sports producer, she developed ESPN’s Emmy award winning magazine shows OUTSIDE THE LINES and E:60. Anderson also co-created the award winning teen educational series Sportsfigures for HBO, which was recognized with several Clarion Awards for Best Children’s Programming, and numerous Parents Choice Awards as well as a regional EMMY Award.
Most recently, as the Executive Producer of Documentary Development at PBS, she executive produced the Emmy, Peabody and Dupont Journalism award winning series The African Americans, Many Rivers to Cross with Henry Louis Gates, as well as Gates’ series Finding Your Roots.
Anderson’s work has regularly appeared on ESPN, HBO Sports, HBO Documentary Films, PBS, CNN, CBS
