"The Substitute (Vikaren)" Backstory: View from the bench

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Racism in France comes to the big screen
Published 4/30/2008 by Arthur Antunes Coimbra at 101 Great Goals - latest football videos and international soccer goals from the Premier League, Champions League,La liga, Serie A, World Cup, UEFA Cup and more
... made by former French international midfielder Vikash Dhorasoo, chronicling the footballer’s bit-part contribution during Les Blues’ 2006 World Cup pursuit in Germany. Prior to the World Cup, Dhorasoo was a main feature in the French squad that secured qualification to the tournament. But when the big stage arrived, Dhorasoo, a Frenchman with a south Asian heritage, only managed to feature in two group matches against Switzerland and South Korea. A recent interview with Dhorasoo in the Guardian provides the background behind the ...

“The Substitute” - View from the bench
Published 5/1/2008 by Ric at The World's Beautiful Game
... What happens when you decide to film the highlight of your sporting career, but then barely kick a ball? — Stuart Jeffries meets the player who turned his rejection into an art form. — A player on the French national team records his experience of being left on the bench during the 2006 World Cup in “The Substitute (Vikaren)”, a documentary being released next weekend. Read the backstory on the film from The Guardian UK here ...