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- DirectorMaarten de VosStarsJohan CruijffDocumentary film with and about the famous soccer player, produced by his father-in-law Cor Koster.
- DirectorJørgen LethStarsMichael LaudrupJohan CruijffJørgen LethA stil-life of marvellous Danish footballer Michael Laudrups performance on the Barcelona dreamteam 1989-94.
- DirectorPhilip DayStarsDarren AndertonSky AndrewPatrick BarclayAn impressionistic celebration of the extraordinary night when England played Argentina in the 1998 World Cup. Moving testimony from players, celebrity fans, and journalists relive the day the nation wore its heart on its sleeve.
- StarsRobert McCaffreyAlex FergusonPatrick KluivertUnited lost the premiership to Arsenal in the 97/98 season. They were also defeated in the pre-season Charity Shield match at Wembley, by the same team. Yet, United managed to win the premiership (Arsenal finished 2nd), the F.A. Cup (2-0 in the final against Newcastle) and to make it even better, Manchester United, who were 1-0 down after Mario Basler's freekick in the beginning of the game, scored 2 quick goals in added time (1-1 Teddy Sheringham, 2-1 Ole-Gunnar Solskjaer) and win the most prestigeous title of them all - The European Cup Title!
- DirectorVuk JanicThey were called 'the golden generation', the young Yugoslavian soccer players who won the Junior World Soccer Championships in 1987 in Chile. To be sure, many of them became world-famous and today play in Rome, Milan and Madrid. But the country they represented in Chile no longer exists. Director Vuk Janic talks with soccer heroes like Zvonimir Boban and Sinisa Mihajlovic and visits the neighborhoods they grew up in. Via the soccer, he tells the story of the disintegration of his country. The supporter riots in 1990 during the match between Red Star Belgrade and Dinamo Zagreb heralded the imminent war. Shortly after, the team fell apart. Seven years later, as national players of Croatia and little Yugoslavia, they compete in two charged qualification matches for the 2000 European Championships. Soccer is not war, but the war is never far away. The first match in Belgrade has to be canceled due to NATO bombings, and the two national hymns are drowned in deafening whistles from the audience.
- DirectorPaul Doyle Jr.Bob PotterStarsRoy KeaneKeane tells it how it is in the sensational all new film.
- DirectorPaul WrightStarsSepp BlatterDavid DaviesDavid DeinFootball clubs and national teams are striving for control of the game. The question is, what is more important for superstar footballers, playing for their club or country?
- StarsDennis BergkampSol CampbellAshley ColeThe story of the Arsenal squad known as "The Invincibles" and their record setting 2003-2004 season.
- DirectorRamón GielingStarsXavier PitarqueGemma FolchSergi PàmiesThe story about the life of the legendary Dutch footballer Johan Cruijff.
- StarsXabi AlonsoMilan BarosRafael BenítezAt the start of the season there was a nervous excitement at Anfield. With a new manager and some potentially excellent signings Liverpool looked to improve on their performances in previous seasons. With the power of Chelsea, Manchester United and Arsenal, Liverpool looked realistically to claim fourth spot in the league to secure Champions League football again. However they weren't to achieve that goal, having an almost Dr. Jekyll/Mr. Hyde complexion in their league fixtures. The season was far from a disappointment though. Losing in extra time to Chelsea in the Carling Cup was an admirable performance however Liverpool saved their best for the cream of them all: the European Champions League. Round after round Liverpool were condemned as the underdogs, yet again and again they came out on top against the likes of Juventus and a very sweet revenge mission on Chelsea. The best was yet to come though. In possibly the greatest final of all time. Liverpool - led by the inspirational Steven Gerrad - clawed back a half tie 3-0 deficit to none other than the giants of European football, A.C.Milan, eventually securing victory in a penalty shoot-out with Jerzy Dudek reprising Bruce Grobelaar's infamous 'wobbly legs' antics from 1984. Featuring every goal from every game this season, highlights from the Carling Cup and extensive review of the Champions league, including footage from the spectacular match which contained every emotion for the watching millions, as AC Milan 's 3 - 0 half time lead was washed away in a tide of red.
- DirectorHermann VaskeStarsJohn CleeseTom KonkleKeith AllenFunnyman John Cleese leads viewers through an exhaustive -- and hilarious -- tour of the world of soccer, complete with the sport's most memorable goals, kicks, saves, goofs and penalties.
- DirectorNuri KinoStarsNuri KinoAssyrians in Syria, USA, Europe, Russia and burning Iraq, tuned into their matches while their fellow Assyrians in freezing Scandinavia reached international stardom. This is the story of how a local team from a small Swedish town went national for a people without a country.
- 20061h 37mPG-137.3 (1.5K)67MetascoreDirectorPaul CrowderJohn DowerStarsPeléGiorgio ChinagliaMatt DillonThe rise and fall of the N.Y. Cosmos. The soccer team that brought Pele to America; against the backdrop of N.Y. City in the 70's.
- DirectorDouglas GordonPhilippe ParrenoStarsDavid BeckhamZinédine ZidaneFootball match Real Madrid vs. Villareal, April 23, 2005, from the perspective of soccer superstar Zinedine Zidane.
- StarsDennis BergkampAshley ColeThierry HenryArsene's Eleven is a candid interview in which Arsene Wenger talks about eleven Arsenal players who helped make it happen, those who have made the most Arsenal appearances in their position under him.
- DirectorSusan KochJeff WernerStarsColin FarrellBrandon FrancisThe lives of homeless people are changed forever through an international soccer competition. This film follows six players as they set off for Cape Town, South Africa to play in the Homeless World Cup.
- DirectorEmir KusturicaStarsErnesto CantuFidel CastroManu ChaoA documentary on Argentinean soccer star Diego Maradona, regarded by many as the world's greatest modern player.
- DirectorCarsten SøstedMads Kamp ThulstrupStarsFrank ArnesenSøren BuskPreben ElkjærStory about Danish national football (soccer) team, a traditional minnow until the mid-1980s when they improved dramatically and eventually went on to win the European championship in 1992.
- DirectorGabriel ClarkeJohn McKennaJames WilliamsStarsGeoffrey BoycottKenny BurnsBarbara Clough30 years since his first European Cup success, 15 years since his retirement and 5 years after his death; Brian Clough continues to fascinate. The Afterlife of Brian continues a pace; best-selling book after best-selling book, a statue is unveiled in Nottingham city centre, and a feature film is released. "Clough" has intimate access with the family as Brian is forever remembered in bronze and exclusive behind-the-scenes footage of Nigel as he becomes the new manager of Derby County, on the night the wheel comes full circle and he takes over at the club his father walked out on 35 years ago.
- DirectorJonathan SidesStarsIan WrightTony AdamsDennis BergkampIan Wright talks about his finest Arsenal moments, trophies won, managers, team-mates and toughest opponents, his brushes with the football authorities, his still burning passion for Highbury, the Club and the fans.
- DirectorTamás AlmásiStarsJózsef GyabronkaFranz BeckenbauerGyörgy BodnárThis is a spectacular, exciting and emotional portrayal of Ferenc Puskas, the kid from Kispest who became the brightest star in the footballing galaxy.
- DirectorJames ErskineStarsGary OldmanRebecca Marie BurnettPaul GascoigneBefore the Premier League and multi-million pound salaries, in England 'football' was a dirty word. The game was in disgrace, the fans, hooligans, the nation, it seemed, were all played out. Then there was Italia '90 - The World Cup - a shot at redemption. But this was no ordinary World Cup and no ordinary time. The manager, Sir Bobby Robson, was under intense media scrutiny, and his team described as 'donkeys'. Yet over six short weeks, through their heroic exploits they united a nation, coming within a heart beat of reaching the World Cup Final. Narrated by Gary Oldman, featuring match action - from Platt's last-gasp winner against Belgium to the silky skills of Gazza and the cool finishing of Linekar - and previously unseen footage, this is the definitive story of England's greatest footballing adventure on foreign soil....so far.
- DirectorMattias LöwStarsMattias LöwMartin HanssonBirgit HanssonSwedish soccer referee Martin Hansson had a successful journey towards his big dream in life, the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa. Then one dark night in Paris on November 18th, 2009, all hell broke loose.
- DirectorJeff ZimbalistMichael ZimbalistStarsMaría Ester EscobarFrancisco MaturanaAlexis García V.A look at how the lives of Colombian footballer Andres Escobar and drug lord Pablo Escobar were intertwined, alongside the mysterious events that led to Andres' murder in 1994.
- DirectorVerena SoltizStarsHans BackeDavid BeckhamPatrice EvraHe has achieved all you can in football: he led France when they became European and World Champions; he was at the helm when Barcelona topped the Champions League and won the UEFA Super Cup. Every child knows Thierry Henry, a player in a Paris suburb who became the best center forward in the 21st century. Who is the personality hidden in this dream career? We discover Thierry Henry's world and his new life as captain of the New York Red Bulls. What are his ideals? What goals does he want to reach? We accompany Thierry on his flight to London for the Emirates Cup: his side have to play against Arsenal, the very team that made him who he is and whose torch he still carries. Thierry Henry is a world star torn between past and present...
- DirectorMat HodgsonStarsAlejandro AgagGareth AinsworthAmit BhatiaThe story of Queens Park Rangers FC's comeback from the brink of bankruptcy in 2007.
- DirectorStefan ValdobrevA single 48-year-old man from a small town on the bank of the river Danube lives alone with his mother and his cat called Beckham. The only thing of meaning in his life is his love for a football club. He is one of the millions who become significant through the successes of their idols. But there's something special about him: his name. In 1999 Manchester United are playing Bayern Munich in the Champions League final and are losing 1:0 in the 89th minute. On the verge of despair, this passionate Bulgarian fan declares that if his team somehow manage to win the match, he will change his name to Manchester United. In the next two minutes the "red devils" do the impossible, scoring two goals to win the trophy, and that's how Marin Zdravkov Levidzhov starts his ten-year odyssey through court, churches and authorities, hoping that one day he will wake up as Manchester United Zdravkov Levidzhov. Following the quest of a man's awkward dream to be named after his favourite football club, the film director, Stefan Valdobrev, brings us close to a Bulgarian builder and his memorable mates, and creates a moving portrait of contemporary Bulgaria with its bewildered and confused people, so disappointed by the life in the country that they migrate to their own substitute reality. The journey starts in Svishtov, tells the story of the protagonist's struggle with the legal system, leads us all the way to Old Trafford Stadium, where he meets his idol, the Manchester United striker Dimitar Berbatov, and ends up back home, raising questions about identity, about who we are and who we want to be.
- DirectorNick LewisRanko TutulugdzijaStarsJay DeMeritKaren DeMeritTodd DeMeritA documentary on the rise of professional soccer player Jay DeMerit from being overlooked in the U.S. to struggling in England to World Cup player recognition.
- DirectorVictor BuhlerAcross Africa, people are using soccer to lift themselves up, to create change in their communities and to pave the way for progress. The Film follows several unforgettable Africans who are beating the odds on and off the pitch.
- DirectorArto KoskinenStarsMarkus AllbäckDanny BlindFrank de BoerFinnish football player Jari Litmanen openly shares about his life as an international sports icon, what it was like playing for several European football teams, and the sacrifices he made due to a lot of injuries.
- DirectorBorislav KolevStarsHristo StoichkovJohan CruijffJosé CarrerasThis is a film about the phenomenal sports career and the tempestuous life of the most famous Bulgarian worldwide - football superstar Hristo Stoichkov. It is a dramatic documentary covering the triumphs and collapses of the born winner; the mission of the leader, who inspires and leads those around to him throughout the crucial moments in life and on the pitch; the real events and the myths; the national self-confidence and the national nihilism...
- DirectorBen TurnerGabe TurnerStarsDavid BeckhamNicky ButtRyan GiggsThe story of six young footballers joining the Manchester United Football Club team in 1992 and the difference they made 1992-99.
- DirectorAlex GibneyStarsDavid AndrewsPat BonnerJack CharltonA look at the events of 18 June 1994, Republic of Ireland were playing in the World Cup in New Jersey and six fans supporting the team were gunned down watching the game in a pub 24 miles south of Belfast for political reasons.
- DirectorAdam DarkeStarsJohn BarnesDave BeasantAlan CorkThe Crazy Gang spills the beans on the notorious Wimbledon football team who climbed from non-league status to the pinnacle of the British game in less than a decade. In this revealing documentary, Crazy Gang members disclose for the first time the extent of the brutality between the players themselves and how being part of that process was the making of them all.
- DirectorDaniel GordonStarsMargaret AspinallGraham BurtonEric CampbellA look at the events of 15 April 1989 at Hillsborough Stadium in Sheffield, England which led to the death of 96 football supporters, and the legacy of what is now known as the "Hillsborough Disaster".
- DirectorMarc EvansStarsAbigail DaviesJack to a King. The remarkable true story of a rag tag group of football fans who saved their club from oblivion and took them to the richest game in World Football. The Championship Play Off Final, with the ultimate prize being a place in the Premier League.
- DirectorDaniel MendelleStarsDavid BeckhamDiego MaradonaAlex FergusonA film that follows Ryan Giggs through the 2013/14 Premiership season, as the greatest ever Manchester Utd player became the clubs manager and allowed unprecedented access behind the scenes at Old Trafford.
- DirectorSam BlairIn the 1986 World Cup, Diego Armando Maradona redefined what is possible for one man to accomplish on the soccer field. Already a figure of notoriety, but with one failed World Cup behind him, Argentinian took possession of the international stage in Mexico, the spotlight rarely drifting from him as he wrote an indelible history with his feet and, of course, with a 'hand from God'. Maradona '86 is a fascinating, evocative, and operatic portrait, revealing Maradona's inner complexity and contradictions while basking in the joy and passion of his performance on the pitch, as he wrote his name into soccer history forever.
- DirectorÁlex de la IglesiaStarsLionel MessiJohan CruijffKike DomínguezLionel Messi from early life to international stardom.
- DirectorMike BrettSteve JamisonStarsLi'atama Amisone Jr.Faiivae Iuli Alex GodinetD'Angelo HerreraThe American Samoa soccer team, deemed "worst in the world", try to qualify for the 2014 World Cup.
- DirectorJordi MarcosStarsJohan CruijffMarjolijn Van der MeerMagda Oranich"The last match" is a documentary that tells how the signing of Johan Cruyff for FC Barcelona was not only a sports revolution, but a political, social and cultural one as well.
- DirectorJordi LlompartStarsÉric AbidalJosé Ramón AlexankoJosé María BakeroExplore the history and philosophies of one of the most loved football strongholds in the world: FC Barcelona.
- DirectorJane PrestonStarsPaul GascoigneVinnie JonesGary LinekerA feature-length theatrical documentary on the life of Paul Gascoigne, one of the most naturally gifted footballers of all time, delving deep into his psyche, vulnerabilities, fears and triumphs.
- DirectorJonny OwenStarsBrian CloughPeter TaylorJimmy GordonThe story of the history-making Nottingham Forest team that won back-to-back European Cups in 1979 and 1980, led by the mercurial Brian Clough and his assistant Peter Taylor.
- DirectorFredrik GerttenMagnus GerttenStarsZlatan IbrahimovicHasse BorgPriscilla Salazar-JanssensThe decisive years of Swedish soccer player Zlatan Ibrahimovic, told through rare archive footage in which a young Zlatan speaks openly about his life and challenges. The film closely follows him, from his debut with the Malmö FF team in 1999 through his conflict-ridden years with Ajax Amsterdam, and up to his final breakthrough with Juventus in 2005.
- DirectorSimone ScafidiCarlo A. SigonStarsJavier ZanettiJosé MourinhoLionel MessiJavier Zanetti is one of the last legends of world football. In 1995, still a boy, leaves his Buenos Aires to go to play in Europe, in Inter Milan. Quickly he became the favorite one of Inter's supporters, and while the years pass,while many great players arrive at Inter without winning anything, he trains and fights every day with the same force as of the beginning. Until, at the age of 40, he wins what no other captain has ever won in the all history of Inter. The story of Javier Zanetti is told through the voices of teammates, coaches, journalists and personalities from the world of entertainment. And most importantly, by the great Argentine writer Albino Guaron,who has dedicated his last novel to Zanetti.
- DirectorJesse AdangSyrine BoulanouarStarsSerge AurierMehdi BenatiaOusmane DembéléA documentary about street soccer in France.
- DirectorDavid DietzSonia DaugerPascal BlanchardThis documentary follows the French national team for 20 years, from 1996 to 2016. Successes and setbacks that mirrored the French Society.
- DirectorMaya ZinshteinStarsEli CohenArcadi GaydamakAriel HarushOne season and one football team in crisis, as power, money and politics fuel a club spiralling out of control.
- DirectorDaniel GordonStarsGeorge BestAngie BestCalum BestThe rise and fall of football superstar, George Best.
- DirectorDaniel GordonStarsWilliam BaleMargaret AspinallDavid DuckenfieldHillsborough is an in-depth, moving account of Britain's worst sporting disaster, in which 96 men, women and children were killed, hundreds injured and thousands traumatised. Beginning with that fateful day, 15 April 1989, the film details the horror of the tragedy, told through the experiences of those directly involved: fans, survivors, family members and police officers. Many speak publicly for the first time. It captures the horror of the crush on the terraces, revealing the prejudices held by the police towards football fans. It exposes the police commanders' abject failure in leadership as the tragedy unfolded, and their deceit and determination to deflect responsibility for their failures in crowd management onto those who survived. The documentary exposes the lack of dignity shown to bereaved families as they arrived in Sheffield to identify their loved ones laid out in body bags on a gymnasium floor. It considers the impact of the orchestrated vilification of fans in the media and, as a consequence, their public condemnation. By interviewing those involved, it recounts the 27-year campaign for justice fought on behalf of the 96 who died.
- DirectorSævar GuðmundssonStarsJón Daði BöðvarssonEidur GudjohnsenAron GunnarssonEver since they were kids practicing in the snow in Iceland, they were told they would never play in a major football tournament. This is a true underdog story of how a nation of only 330.000 defied the odds with attitude and a new head coach. The filmmakers had unlimited access to the Icelandic national team from the beginning of their journey to their ultimate childhood dreams - Euro Cup 2016.
- DirectorJeff ZimbalistMichael ZimbalistStarsVincent D'OnofrioRodrigo SantoroDiego BonetaPele's meteoric rise from the slums of Sao Paulo to leading Brazil to its first World Cup victory at the age of 17 is chronicled in this biographical drama.
- DirectorLaurens SamsomTeam Gaza records the lives of four young football players daring to dream in Gaza, a land strip sealed off from the outside world. Stuck between walls these four Gazans try to build their lives.
- DirectorDave StewartStarsLee DixonPaul MersonIan WrightThe true story of a sporting miracle, when Arsenal went to Anfield on the last day of the 1988/89 season needing to beat the best team in England by two clear goals to snatch the title.
- DirectorJosephine McCuskerStarsAlan ShearerDawn AstleJeff AstleAlan Shearer investigates whether heading a football is linked to the development of dementia.
- DirectorJonny OwenStarsJoe AllenGareth BaleJames ChesterThe story of the Welsh international football team's rise through the FIFA World Rankings, and onto their first international tournament for 58 years.
- DirectorPaul CromptonSuri KrishnammaStarsMabel ArnoldSlaven BilicMark GevauxBehind the scenes and with the fans of West Ham United as they move to a new home after 112 years at Upton Park.
- DirectorFlorent BodinDamien PiscarelStarsGareth BaleKarim BenzemaThierry HenryThe life of celebrity soccer player Karim Benzema.
- DirectorStewart SuggStarsMargaret AspinallJohn BarnesKelly CatesAn intimate and revealing portrait of Kenny Dalglish - the player, the man, the truth.
- DirectorRyan Scott WarrenStarsJimmy ArmfieldTristan BaileyPatrick BarclayMATTHEWS tells the incredible true story of the life and career of a man considered by many to be the greatest soccer player of all time, Sir Stanley Matthews.
- DirectorTara PirniaStarsCristiano RonaldoLionel MessiDavid BeckhamIn the world of football, there seems only two camps when it comes to the greatest player. If you ask 100 soccer fans who that person is, chances are 50 of them will say Cristiano Ronaldo and 50 will say Lionel Messi. In this unique documentary, we examine these two superstars' moves, talent and ability. We hear from the rabid fans, interview the experts and debate which player is the best in modern football.
- DirectorMike ToddStarsJamie CarragherSteven GerrardRoger HuntSHANKLY: NATURE'S FIRE explores the remarkable life and career of BILL SHANKLY, the legendary Liverpool Football Club manager who came to leave such a legacy in his adopted home city. The film is a nostalgic journey into the origins of the world's favourite game, and how legends are born and transcend generations. Perhaps no one before or since has personified the spirit of the working class culture that gave birth to the modern game. Shankly's passion for football was boundless to the point of obsession. This unique feature length documentary is an exploration of the determination and commitment to community that emerged from Britain's industrial heartlands and manifested itself in this unstoppable game: creating a love affair still etched in the hearts of the generations that followed. It is also a film about a city and how one man seemed almost divinely able to give voice to, and make tangible, the hopes and dreams of a people. His connection to the fans of the City of Liverpool is something that may never be seen again. To understand who Shankly is, where he came from and the loyalty and passion he inspired, is to understand the spirit of football itself.
- DirectorAdam SobelInside Qatar's labor camps, African and Asian migrant workers building the facilities of the 2022 World Cup compete in a football tournament of their own.
- DirectorMarco La VillaMauro La VillaStarsGiancarlo GianniniF. Murray AbrahamJuventus F.C.Black and White Stripes interweaves a family and their team's inspiring journey to recapture an ever illusive team spirit with key moments from their extraordinary legacy.
- DirectorGabriel ClarkeTorquil JonesStarsPep GuardiolaGary LinekerJosé MourinhoThe definitive portrait of the late English football manager Sir Bobby Robson, one of the game's most inspirational and influential figures, whose legacy lives on far beyond the football field.
- DirectorSam BlairStarsSteven GerrardMichael OwenSteve BruceDocumentary about the mercurial football career of Steven Gerrard, one of Liverpool FCs finest ever players.
- DirectorRob FaceyStarsSam AllardyceFabio CapelloDavid DaviesThe trials, tribulations and perpetual disappointments which have beset the managers of the England men's national football team since the country's solitary tournament win in 1966.
- StarsMohamed SalahJürgen KloppGary LinekerA documentary following the success of Egyptian footballer Mohammed Salah who enjoyed a fruitful first season on Merseyside with Liverpool F.C., featuring interviews with professionals, pundits, friends and so forth who paint the picture of Salah's life and road to success
- 20181h 49mNot Rated7.9 (3.5K)DirectorDuncan McMathStarsÉric AbidalDani AlvesAlbert BenaigesTake the Ball, Pass the Ball is the definitive story of the greatest football team ever assembled. For four explosive years Pep Guardiola's Barça produced the greatest football in history, seducing fans around the world.
- DirectorEdson RamírezStarsAljosa AsanovicSlaven BilicMiroslav Blazevic Jr.Croatian War of Independence narrated trough the experiences of the players of the National Soccer Team who won the third place during the 1998 FIFA World Cup, in France. Their victory delivered joy to a war torn population and it is the highest achievement of a post Yugoslavian nation in soccer competitions.
- DirectorHans HeijnenStarsHarrie DerksElrie Bakker-DerksFrans DerksAchilles '29 from Groesbeek has been a top club in amateur football for years. When the club can promote to professional football via a pilot project, it takes on the challenge. It becomes a huge risk for the people who love the club.
- DirectorAlex DellWith heart and determination, Antoine Griezmann overcame his small stature to become one of the world's top soccer players and a World Cup champion.
- DirectorAsif KapadiaStarsDiego MaradonaDalma MaradonaPeléConstructed from over 500 hours of never-before-seen footage, this documentary centers on the career of celebrated football player Diego Maradona, who played for S.S.C. Napoli in the 1980s.
- DirectorFranck NatafStarsNicolas AnelkaRoman AbramovichFabrice AbrielBad boy of the French football, arrogant, precocious, misunderstood, scorer, unclassifiable, genius, unmanageable. Despite a having a career of almost 20 years at the highest level, Nicolas Anelka is still hard to define.
- DirectorJames ErskineStarsTrent Alexander-ArnoldAlisson BeckerKenny DalglishInside story of the 2019/20 Premier League winning season. In a year when all sports came to a standstill, fans of Liverpool F.C. finally saw their team lift the trophy that had eluded them for 30 long years.
- DirectorMatt SmithStarsDavid BeckhamSven-Göran ErikssonRio FerdinandFollows the journey in the career of English football great Wayne Rooney, from his professional debut at the age of 16 to becoming Manchester United and England's all-time top scorer.