Sunday League follows several British Sunday football teams — think rec league — over the course of a season. The games are muddy, completely lacking in talent, and often much more intense than they should be. The film asks the question “Why do Sunday footballers keep coming back week after week?”

“It’s a love of the game that you couldn’t describe to somebody who doesn’t love football. We’re never going to play for England… but we just want to play.”

33 minutes | 2014 | English

Directed by Daniel Colbourne

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