Viernes (Friday) Video: One Goal (Part 2)

The gents from OneGoal keep rolling off their documentary of US Soccer and its supporters bit by bit and part two was released this week.



Part Three is to drop next week.

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Viernes (Friday) Video: ESPN World Cup Ad

ESPN has released a few spots for the World Cup this summer including your standard goal montage, arms waving, crowd cheering spots. Additionally, there was a look into South Africa's apartheid past in a feature about "Robben Island"

But the worldwide leader's latest effort is by far their most intense and touching effort of their campaign.




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Viernes (Friday) Video: One Goal (Part 1)

If you've been to any USMNT games in the last year and hung out with the American Outlaws in the pre-games or in the stands then you've probably noticed a film crew documenting the fans and followers of our Nats.

The gents armed with cameras and microphones are the crew behind "One Goal" a documentary about the support behind the National Team on their way to South Africa this summer.

One Goal has been working on their film for quite some time now, but released, this week, part one of an eventual six part series chronicling the team and its supporters journey to sport's greatest spectacle, the World Cup.

Part One:



More soon on One Goal to be featured in an FBM interview.

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Video Viernes: The Path to Red Bull Arena

Beautiful new advert for New York Red Bulls and their new stadium. Every MLS side should have something as attention grabbing and powerful as this.



Read about the new Red Bull Arena.

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Tuesday Video: Major League Soccer "First Kick" Promo

There was no "Viernes (Friday) Video" last week (sorry we were busying penning this beauty of a take-down on the New York Times which was also featured on Match Fit USA) so we'll throw a little "Tuesday Video" at you.

Major League Soccer kicks-off (pun intended) its 15th season this Thursday as the Seattle Sounders host the expansion side Philadelphia Union at 8:30 pm (Central Time) on ESPN2.

We're pleased as punch that the League and the Players' Union was able to come to an 11th hour agreement as to avoid a work stoppage and we can all just get excited for the upcoming domestic season.

This is the first full MLS season that the Free Beer Movement will have been in existence so we're doubly excited about the prospect of our members ("Free Beer Movers") sharing their stories and pictures of soccer conversion of "newbies" across this great nation.

So when you're out at matches all season remember to grab some newbies and buy them a beer.

Spread American soccer, one beer at a time!

Here's the ESPN commercial:

MLS First Kick 2010 Commerical from mlsinsider on Vimeo.

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Viernes (Friday) Video: "United We Strike"

"THAT IZ OFF THE MOTHERFUC%EN HOOK DOG, THAT IS DOPE IM FEELING THAT SHIT, it sounds good USA GET SOMEEEEEEEEEE !!!!!!"

- aztecwarrior011789, You Tube commenter

And really what else can we say about this off-the-cuff bit of creativity about the U.S. Men's National Team from "Incredible Stan".

Not since Clint "Duece" Dempsey dropped his "Don't Tread" beats (with the great line "Thanks to soccer I'm on more ice than a hockey skate".) in 2006 has the American game gotten as much hip hop exposure as this.

Any rap that drops a line "get well" line to Charlie Davies is alright in my book.

Viernes (Friday) Video: 723 Football Films

Out of seemingly no where came the production group, 723 Football Films as they've loaded YouTube up with a series of fantastic U.S. Men's National Team videos.

One of their first productions was "The Speech"

Alongside that fire-in-the-pants-of-an-American-soccer-fan comes a series of "goalographies" of Nationa lTeam players.

Landon Donovan:



Clint Dempsey:



And "feature" videos of Jozy Altidore and Brian McBride:





There are several more "goalographies" on 723 Football Films YouTube Channel including Brian Ching, Eddie Johnson, Carlos Bocanegra and DaMarcus Beasley's tallies for the Yanks.

Looking forward to all the great videos these guys will put together before June.

Viernes (Friday) Video: "Pelada" Pick Up Soccer Movie to Make World Premier in FBM's Backyard

In two weeks the movie, "Pelada" will premiere in the hometown of the Free Beer Movement, Austin, Texas, at one of the world's largest music and film festivals, South By Southwest. For anyone that has heard about this film it is a exciting and satisfying end to a very long journey for the four individuals involved in its making.

For those of you who have not heard of "Pelada" please check out its trailer. The basic premise of the film follows two soccer players as they travel the globe in search of pick-up soccer games. Of course they are not hard to find (Mr. FBM joined in several during his journeys in Central America), but the story is electric.

Recently, the makers of "Pelada" were featured in stories by The New York Times and by Sports Illustrated writer Grant Wahl.

Check it out:

Pelada from Rebekah Fergusson on Vimeo.

And while we don't consider ourselves in the same realm as either the NYT or SI the FBM will be joining the venerable rags as one of the few places where an interview with the filmmakers can be found. Yes, that's right dear readers... the Free Beer Movement is going to be stretching its long-dormant journalism legs!

During SXSW we'll be sitting down with the two players and two filmmakers (Luke Boughen, Rebekah Fergusson, Gwendolyn Oxenham, and Ryan White) for a chat about this awesome new soccer movie.

If you're in the Austin-area or planning on coming down for the SXSW Festival, check out the "Pelada" SXSW page for showtimes.

Stay tuned as there maybe also be some additional exciting news about the FBM and "Pelada" in the coming weeks.