A sport like football is primarily a passionate celebration, but one that is so massive (economically, politically and socially) that it, of course, also brings many problems. Olallo Rubio's third documentary (and fourth film in total), Ilusión Nacional, is a take on how the world's most popular sport relates to Mexican society and politics.
This documentary follows the French soccer team on their way to victory in the 1998 World Cup in France. Stéphane Meunier spent the whole time filming the players, the coach and some other important characters of this victory, giving us a very intimate and nice view of them, as if we were with them.
They do not earn millions, yet they are happy nonetheless: Maria Meissner (87), Josef “Sepp” Schmid (74), and Rudi Egerer (65) have spent most of their lives working for FC Bayern. Maria still cleanses the trophies nowadays, Sepp still washes and prepares the jerseys of the players in the basement, and Rudi is still the bus driver. They are simple people who may have access to the glamorous world of the big stars, but who never wanted to adapt to the ‘modern times’ unconditionally. They have remained side characters and experience their club from a special angle: Being witnesses of the development from a people’s sport to star cult and commercialisation.
The TV Now documentary “King Klopp - Meistermacher, Motivator, Mensch” gives exciting insights into the life of football coach Jürgen Klopp. After 30 years, Klopp is finally leading Liverpool FC to the title again - fulfilling the dream of an entire generation of fans in a football-crazy city. How did Klopp develop from a second division player to a coaching legend? Contemporaries tell stories from the life of an extraordinary person who considers himself fairly normal.
The story of Super Bowl XXXVI champion New England Patriots. Featuring interviews with Super Bowl MVP Tom Brady, safety Lawyer Milloy and kicker Adam Vinatieri. Narrated by Martin Sheen.
The story of Super Bowl XXXVIII champion New England Patriots. Featuring interviews with offensive coordinator Charlie Weis, safety Rodney Harrison, and linebacker Willie McGinest. Narrated by Tom Selleck.
The story of Super Bowl XXXIX champion New England Patriots. Featuring interviews with wide receiver Troy Brown, linebacker Tedy Bruschi, and head coach Bill Belichick. Narrated by Laurence Fishburne.
The story of Super Bowl XLIX champion New England Patriots. Featuring interviews with tight end Rob Gronkowski, defensive back Devin McCourty and wide receiver Julian Edelman. Narrated by Chris Evans.
The story of Super Bowl LI champion New England Patriots. Featuring interviews with wide receiver Julian Edelman, linebacker Dont'a Hightower and running back LeGarrette Blount. Narrated by Chris Evans.
The story of Super Bowl LV champion Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Featuring interviews with linebacker Devin White, wide receiver Mike Evans and running back Leonard Fournette. Narrated by John Cena.
The story of Super Bowl LIII champion New England Patriots. Featuring interviews with defensive backs Jason McCourty and Devin McCourty, tight end Rob Gronkowski, and wide receiver Julian Edelman. Narrated by John Cena.
After playing their last match of the season, ten Clapton Orient players enlist for the 'Footballer's Battalion'.
More than 15 years after leaving the country, Eugène Murangwa, the former goalkeeper of the most popular club in Rwanda and national team, returns to his native land to pass on the values of a sport which saved him in 1994 to the young people of an association that he created with former football players. Illustrated with previously unseen archives, the film throws a new light on the history of Rwanda through football, a sport which served the “civilizing” mission of the colonizer, allowed the Hutu Power to mobilize the youth and helped the reconstruction of the country after the genocide.
New Jersey, June 18, 1994. Giants Stadium is awash with green as Irish soccer fans arrive to watch Ireland's opening World Cup match against the mighty Italy. The sense of optimism is infectious. The Celtic Tiger is in its infancy. Bill Clinton's decision a few months earlier to grant a visa to Irish Republican leader Gerry Adams has added momentum to an embryonic peace process. Jack Charlton's team walks onto the pitch before 75,000 fervent spectators who've traveled from across the globe for this game.
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An immersive, time-capsule style film chronicling the controversial Heisman race that unfolded at the center of an unforgettable season.
In this new documentary, award-winning soccer journalist and CBS Sports analyst Guillem Balagué brings audiences into the action and biggest stories of the unforgettable 2021-22 UEFA Champions League. On the pitch this season, Barcelona began life without Lionel Messi. Balagué also delves into the responses within football to Russia's full-scale military invasion of neighboring Ukraine and sanctions at Chelsea, carefully bringing the audience into these turbulent stories with exclusive interviews.
A Brazilian production that follows an amateur soccer team entirely consisting of homosexual players." Some gay soccer players got together for fun and founded a team which became so popular that it started a movement all across Brazil.
Expelled from football after a series of match-fixing allegations, former Guatemalan player Gustavo Cabrera grapples with the devastating impact on his mental health and the course of his life.
On August 28, 1977, the "King of Soccer" left his throne vacant. Pelé officially quit his job: mesmerising the world. His last soccer jersey, "that" soccer jersey, became the shroud of the history of soccer. This is a journey through his last match, a long farewell reported by those who were there and left a mark not only on Pelé but also on an era.