Den andra sporten

The director have managed to get an extreme and impressive closeness to the participants. The episodes in this TV-series give a great insight to a world few know about and that has rarely been shown. Great storytelling and structure despite not following the history in a chronological way. Interesting multifaceted characters that speak like real people not like the usual athlete. Very beautiful TV-series and well edited. Overall one of the best, if not THE best TV-series I have seen on Swedish Television. I look forward to more of these types of stories, maybe one day even men's football in Sweden will "deserve" a portrait like this...

A documentary series in three episodes released by public access Swedish TV-channel SVT that shows the story of how the movement of women's football (or for Americans; soccer) came about in Sweden from the late 1960's. A very nice and stylish tale of fight and injustice that does not aim at telling everything in detail and instead focuses on particular characters that has been important for the overall forward-movement of this the other sport (Den Andra Sporten) that not necessarily refer to a less good version of football rather a different one that may, or may not, be as good if not better than the first one being men's football. The director have managed to reach each character with brilliant sensibility and respect and this warm and generous contact really communicates through the screen. For people interested in what women have to go through to do what they want, like and believe in this is an invaluable documentary TV-series, and not just telling the story of football.

I saw the three episodes of Den andra sporten (The Other Sport) just before the the UEFA 2013 Women's Euro and must say that it was among the best TV-series I have ever seen. It caught me from the first minute to the last. The interviews, the archival footage, the rhythm, pace and music, everything was of excellent standard. The audience get closer and closer to the source of women's football in Sweden (the world?) since the 1960's. We meet the most important women and men and they let us know what resistance they have met on the road. It is very, very much recommended to watch this series for anyone interested in seeing what it could be like to to do sports being a woman. Even in 2013.

Excellent story in three episodes about the struggle and enormous will-power of the women that did want to play football and then wanted to show how could they were. Not with focus on actual games more on the social-cultural side of the sport that in many ways always have been regarded secondary to men's football. Today however women's football is famous and big in all its own right as both organizations, audiences and sponsors have understood the powers of the women's game. The other sport tells the story of the first generation and the ones in-between in a very enticing way and with in- depth interviews and great structure manage to capture the essence the women's game. Very, very much worth your while to watch. Truly recommended.

Have just seen this three-part series about the Swedish women's football and its history and must immediately point out what incredible work the creators of this series managed to do. The history bite into one of beginning and we follow several generations of Swedish female football players fight for a get involved with their sport. think it is much more to tell, even if the three programs get with it Most and related managed to establish contact and proximity to the participants that I rarely seen before in Swedish television. Would really recommend these titles to those who talk about women's football in condescending terms with the hope that they understand that it is not in any way been easy to participate in this trip since the 1960s.