The Fugees Soccer Story to become a Movie

By: Bob | January 24th, 2007

If you haven’t read the story that appeared in the New York Times on Sunday about a youth team of refugees in Georgia called The Fugees do yourself a favor and read it (free subscription required). The story is one of hope and heartache, and it exposes the cultural challenges that exist in this mixed up, mumbled up multi-cultural world of ours where kids can be banned from playing soccer in the park just because they and the sport they love are different.

I could tell the story had an impact on people just by watching how quickly it spread around the blogosphere. The Fugees’ story is poised to receive a much larger audience now that Universal has bought the rights and plans on turning it into a book and a movie. The coolest part about all of this is that as part of the deal Universal has agreed to pony up $500,000 to build a soccer field for the kids.

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• Mary |  January 24th, 2007 at 2:49 pm

  
  
  

  What a story! Thanks for posting it here, Bob.

  Some things just never change. “Different” carries different messages to different people – 100 years ago, 50 years ago and today – good and not so good. The Fugees have overcome! Their message will be told to a wide audience. We can always, always use more stories of inspiration.

  Did I thank you for posting this, Bob?

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• Edward |  January 24th, 2007 at 3:41 pm

  
  
  

  The movie will probably be over the top sappy but I’ll still watch it. Great story and great news about the field.

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• Soccer Dad |  January 25th, 2007 at 8:30 am

  
  
  

  I hope it’s not too sappy like Edward notes – but this is great to see. Can’t wait to see the end result.

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• Naomi Seligman |  January 26th, 2007 at 8:25 pm

  
  
  

  I was wondering if you had heard where one could help the team. I know Universal is giving for the fie,lld, but I was hoping to get in touch to see what else they may need.

  thanks
  Naomi

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• Good News for the Fugees - World Football - The Offside - Soccer News and Opinion from leagues around the world |  September 16th, 2007 at 1:00 pm | Pingback

  
  
  

  [...] the story of the Fugees? Not the Wyclef Jean/Lauryn Hill ’90s hip-hop outfit, but the youth football team of refugees [...]

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• Maya |  February 14th, 2008 at 7:26 am

  
  
  

  The boy named shahir goes to my school

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