# 2,754 21:11 min 2024
It has been 102 years since Legrad merchant Mizner brought the first soccer ball from London to Legrad in 1922. Two years later, in 1924, organized soccer began to be played among the residents of Legrad. Jerseys were purchased and the field in Fizeš was plowed and turned into a soccer field. As soon as the goals were set, it was decided to officially establish the first soccer club in Legrad. In 2024, the 100th anniversary of the club's existence was celebrated and commemorated. It has been operating continuously for all these years. It has witnessed various political and ideological changes, but has always stood firmly and steadily with the invincible banner of Croatia, faithful to its Croatian people, the preservation of Croatian culture and the long-awaited achievement of the establishment of a free, autonomous, independent and democratic Republic of Croatia.
With its 700 inhabitants, the town of Legrad represents a small percentage of the population of the Croatian state, which has four million inhabitants. But as such, Legrad and Croatia make an immeasurable contribution to the quality of soccer in the country through whose schools and workshops many generations of people have passed. In a world of seven billion people, about two billion of whom play and follow soccer, the significance of this quality, measured by successes in world competitions, is even greater. The Republic of Croatia, with its four million people, has achieved fantastic success. At the world championships, it won a silver medal (2018 in Russia), two bronze medals (1998 in France and 2022 in Qatar) and a silver medal in the 2023 Nations League in the Netherlands. The football players and coaches of Border Patrol Soccer Club from Legrad have contributed to these successes.
This film is a congratulatory message and a reminder of the first 100 years of existence and activity of the Border Patrol Soccer Club of Legrad.
Director Nikola Knez
Producer Nikola Knez, Robert Knez
Director of Photography David Knez
Screenplay Dorothy S. McClellan
Film Genre Documentary, Sport
Country USA, Croatia
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