Next Goal Wins, Taika Waititi’s first original, non-franchise film since 2019’s Oscar-winning Jojo Rabbit, is finally in theaters. The movie is about football, or soccer for us Americans, and given that Waititi seems rather particular about the projects he takes on, one would assume he has immersed himself in the world of the sport. As it turns out, that isn’t quite the case. Not only does he consider his soccer knowledge to be at an “all time low,” but he hasn’t seen some pivotal, modern soccer shows that American audiences are absolutely crazy about, including Ted Lasso.
