areas. russia has frequently shelled kherson, which was recaptured by ukrainian forces last month. now on bbc news, bend it like beckham: 20 years on. it s not fair, the boys never have to come home and help. i wonder if i had an arranged marriage, would i get someone who d let me play football whenever i wanted? who are you talking to? move on up by curtis mayfield plays. bend it like beckham was a huge success and it made history as the highest grossing film about football. # hush now, child. my mum probably hates the film because we ve watched it that many times. there are so many elements of it that are still true today. - i was like, this is me on screen. she s found her people. maybe i can find my people. the film actually gave me a bit of clarity on where i wanted to go with my life. # though you may find. people from marginalised communities can find themselves in it, even if it s not their own culture. so, to celebrate its 20th anniversary, i m going to take a
flanked by two swiss guards. a hearse carrying pele s coffin makes the journey from sao paulo to santos where the brazilian football legend will lie in state ahead of his funeral on tuesday. you are watching bbc news. now, bend it like beckham: 20 years on. it s not fair, the boys never have to come home and help. i wonder if i had an arranged marriage, would i get someone who d let me play football whenever i wanted? who are you talking to? move on up by curtis mayfield plays. bend it like beckham was a huge success and it made history as the highest grossing film about football. # hush now, child. my mum probably hates the film because we ve watched it that many times. there are so many elements of it that are still true today. - i was like, this is me on screen. she s found her people. maybe i can find my people. the film actually gave me a bit of clarity on where i wanted to go with my life. # though you may find. people from marginalised communities can find themselves
of midnight mass at the nativity church. and in his first christmas message as monarch, king charles is to pay tribute to his mother, queen elizabeth ii. you are watching bbc news. bend it like beckham: 20 years on. it s not fair, the boys never have to come home and help. i wonder if i had an arranged marriage, would i get someone who d let me play football whenever i wanted? who are you talking to? move on up by curtis mayfield plays. bend it like beckham was a huge success and it made history as the highest grossing film about football. # hush now, child. my mum probably hates the film because we ve watched it that many times. there are so many elements of it that are still true today. - i was like, this is me on screen. she s found her people. maybe i can find my people. the film actually gave me a bit of clarity on where i wanted to go with my life. # though you may find. people from marginalised communities can find themselves in it, even if it s not their own cul
women in the lead role. so to combine the two is pretty wild. and that s inspirational now. like, for me, like, all right, if she can do that, i can do what i want. in the place we are at now in society as well, there is something so soft and beautiful, to see all the great bits of british culture. what bend it like beckham does is bring out all the best bits to that, whether it s football, culture, fashion, comedy. i m joining a girl s team. huh?! it s all bundled up in one nice lovely package. i always thought the film was only for the asian community. then i heard all of my team mates in england and america, they all loved the film. it really put the indian culture on the map. it wasn t all like someone lecturing you and telling you, ok, this is the barriers you have to face, this is what you have to do. she added such great, quirky humour and educated. don t you want all of this? it s the best day. of your life, innit! i want more than this. you don t have to just be one thing.
culture, fashion, comedy. i m joining a girl s team. huh?! it s all bundled up in one nice lovely package. i always thought the film was only for the asian community. then i heard all of my team mates in england and america, they all loved the film. it really put the indian culture on the map. it wasn t all like someone lecturing you and telling you, 0k, this is the barriers you have to face, this is what you have to do. she added such great, quirky humour and educated. don t you want all of this? it s the best day. of your life, innit! i want more than this. you don t have to just be one thing. you can be multiple things. and i think that s what the film really, really kind of explores. for so many women across society, it s you re a black woman, you re a muslim woman, you re a white woman, you re british asian. there s got to be a label for it. and i think what bend it like beckham does really well is showcase that intersectionality jess is british asian, but she loves football,