It is a nifty trick to turn what it is essentially a sports business story into a compelling piece of filmmaking. That was the case for Apple TV’s recently released four-part docuseries, “Super League: The War for Football,” which is the best sports documentary I’ve watched in 2023. The film focused on the creation and ultimate failure of a proposed “Super League” competition among Europe’s most popular teams. The tempo, plot and pace felt like a scripted drama.
I was thinking about sports films this week because of the success of “Air,” the Ben Affleck-directed film.
When legendary Georgia football coach Vince Dooley died in late October, Red & Black alumni took to social media to share their favorite memories of the iconic sports figure, whose