This project began life as a bit of an itch I needed to scratch. Essentially I wanted to recreate some of football’s greatest moments in a Sensible Soccer style.
The first piece I did, was a static image that paid homage to Maradona vs Belgium from 1982. But I soon began to wonder how easy it would be to bring these images to life and create entire animated sequences.
The videos you see below are the ongoing results of that investigation.
ZAIRE vs. BRAZIL (1974)
An iconic and often misunderstood moment from the 1974 World Cup. For those unaware of the backstory to this game it’s well worth reading up on – whilst for the pedants among you, here is the original footage if you want to cross reference the animation against it.
Caniggia vs. CAMEROON (1990)
Obviously the 1990 World Cup had it’s fair share of iconic moments and images to choose from. But it’s this masterclass in cynicism that earns Benjamin Massing a special place in my heart. If you’ve never seen the original incident before then feast your eyes on this
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