On April 1, 1972, Clive, Clyde, and Ade started for West Ham against Tottenham. It was a moment where each of three illustrious careers coincided, and it’s just part of what’s featured in the Clyde Best documentary coming to Portland June 4 and 5 (see ticket information at end of post).

Transforming the Beautiful Game: The Clyde Best Story will show at Portland’s Aladdin Theater on June 4 and 5, currently the only scheduled West Coast showings.

[Click on dates to access Aladdin Theater’s ticket website for that showing]

Per a previous release from producer Dan Egan’s production group, “Transforming the Beautiful Game” celebrates Best, “the first black football superstar in the modern TV era in England, and a player whose legacy helped shape the trajectory of soccer in the U.S. both on and off the field.”

Clyde Best played for the Timbers in the 1977-81 NASL seasons, where he scored 40 goals across 124 appearances in green and gold, indoors and out, leading the club in goals each of the 1978, 79 (tied with John Bain), and 80 NASL outdoor campaigns.

I previously shared information from the announcement of the film’s release this last November in Bermuda, and I will have much more about the film over the next couple of month’s leading up to the Portland June showings.

The film made its world premiere on March 25, at Sadler’s Wells East in London, to a full house.

To learn more about Clyde, Ade, and the film, see these resources below:

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