K+S Soccer Film Festival New York 2015 | Night 1 kicks off a huge week of #SoccerInNYC

Hold on tight, everyone, because it's all kicking off in New York City. 

This week, it is good to be a soccer fan (fanatic?) in the Big Apple, with a gorgeous feast of soccer events taking place around the city. 

It all gets going, of course, with our 7th annual Kicking + Screening Soccer Film Festival New York, which gets under way on Tuesday at the world-famous Tribeca Cinemas. We've got two terrific films and a tantalizing post-screening panel discussion.

Film 1: Jack to a King: The Swansea Story (SOLD OUT)

Wales | 2014 | Dir. Marc Evans 
The remarkable true story of a rag-tag group of football fans who saved their club from oblivion and took them to the richest game in world football: The Championship Play-Off Final, with the ultimate prize being a place in the Premier League.

MORE INFO + TRAILER | SOLD OUT!

Film 2: A Wonderful Season of Failure

Italy | 2014 | Dir. Mario Bucci
A documentary feature about 2013/2014 season of Bari Football Club and the first “happy” failure in times of crisis. The idea for this story has its origin in a simple, yet inspiring, fact: Football in Bari is everything but normal.

MORE INFO + TRAILER | GET TICKETS

Panel Discussion: “Pro/Rel: The risks and reward of the promotion/relegation system”

Leigh Dineen, vice chairman, Swansea City
Matt Doyle, senior editor, MLSsoccer.com
Mal Pope, executive producer, Jack to a King
Erik Stover, chief operating officer, New York Cosmos 

Stay for the after-party at the Varick Room following all the scheduled events.

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Support your local! This is kind of #SoccerInNYC Week. Here are a few other soccer events taking place in the Big Apple this week: