Welcome to The RomCom Roundtable! The quarterfinals of the World Cup are set, and to coincide with the tournament, we thought we had to chat about a film about the beautiful game! 

Break out the kit for your favorite team because today we chat about Bend It Like Beckham! 

Bend It Like Beckham (2002) is about Jess and her dream to play football professionally and balance the plans her family has for her future.

We discuss in today’s episode the film and what we love about football! 

Bend it LIke Beckham is available on streaming and and check out your local library for availability on Hoopla and Kanopy.

We recorded this episode in June 2026 during the group stage of the tournament. 

Thank you to The Broken Spine in Tinker & Trade for sponsoring this episode! 

Thank you to our editor, Steve Angello!

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