In 1975 Dynamo Kiev became the first Soviet team to win a major European trophy. The team’s rapid rise was remarkable and attributed to one man: Valeri Vasilievich Lobanovskyi. His technique as a manager is now the stuff of folklore - not least for his imposing a fitness regime so brutal that his players looked upon the matches themselves as relaxing.
The director's affection for the Londrina Esporte Clubeb (LEC) and his grandfather is transmitted through this short documentary that shows an important match for the championship. During a trip the director managed to kill the longing of the two...
The 2006 FIFA World Cup was the 18th FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial international football world championship tournament. It was held from 9 June to 9 July 2006 in Germany, which won the right to host the event in July 2000. Teams representing 198 national football associations from all six populated continents participated in the qualification process which began in September 2003. Thirty-one teams qualified from this process, along with the host nation, Germany, for the finals tournament. Italy won the tournament, claiming their fourth World Cup title. They defeated France 5–3 in a penalty shootout in the final, after extra time had finished in a 1–1 draw. Germany defeated Portugal 3–1 to finish third.
Rites and operation of the circumcision of thirty Songhai children on the Niger. Material of this film has been used to make "Les Fils de l'Eau".
Anstoß - Die Früh-Geschichte der Fußball-Weltmeisterschaften
Um Ball
Hrdí lvi: Postup
Power Meri follows Papua New Guinea's first national women's rugby league team, the PNG Orchids, on their journey to the 2017 World Cup in Australia. These trailblazers must beat not only the sporting competition, but also intense sexism, a lack of funding, and national prejudice to reach their biggest stage yet.
The boy runs after the ball. The worker builds concrete dreams between buildings and soccer balls in a lowland field in Recife. The poet receives a word ball, gives a literal stroke and makes an imaginary goal in this film about football, passion and poetry. João Cabral's America goes beyond the four lines of the field or paper, it transcends time and the field; update the memory to the fact that the love of football will not be volatile or ephemeral, neither in defeat nor in victory.
Wir Weltmeister – ein Fußballmärchen
Dieser Film beschreibt in kleinen Geschichten den Verein Eintracht Frankfurt und seine Fankultur. Fans, Freunde, Spieler und Offizielle der Eintracht kommen zu Wort und geben einen Einblick in das Herz von Eintracht Frankfurt. Dabei wird Eintracht Frankfurt nicht nur als der erfolgreiche Fußballclub abgebildet, sondern auch als der große Sportverein mit all seinen Facetten
A documentary that tells the history of Grêmio Football Porto-Alegrense from its foundation in 1903 to the triumph of the 1997 Copa do Brasil. In addition to providing the historical panorama of the achievements of the club, the documentary explores the relationship between club and supporter through testimonies of players, coaching staff, former presidents and fans.
Documentary about German football player Toni Kroos. Features a review of his recent career including his time at FC Bayern Munich and Real Madrid as well as his participation at FIFA Wold Cups 2014 and 2018.
Bleues
A portrait of Highlights Magazine following the creation of the cultural phenomenon's 70th Anniversary issue, from the first editorial meeting to its arrival in homes, and introducing the quirky people who passionately produce the monthly publication for "the world's most important people,"...children. Along the way, a rich and tragic history is revealed, the state of childhood, technology, and education is explored, and the future of print media is questioned.
Tells the story of the famous Millonarios, one of the most awarded football teams in Colombia, which, as it was stated by the press, rivals and football leagues, between 1949 and 1953, it was the best team in the world. The documentary film, which some might say, one of the most important sports film pieces in Colombia, involves the stories of fans, members, ex-players, managers, chairmen and great journalists from the world of football, telling how this team revolutionized and changed the history of Colombian football forever.
A short documentary about how "Fulton" the Ukrainian Football Club came together.
There will be no 2018 World Cup in Russia for the new small nation of Kosovo. Only three goals scored, one point earned and last place in their qualifying group. In Kosovo, there is talk of crisis and disaster. But in Sweden, life goes on as usual for the NT stars Arber Zeneli and Albert Bunjaku.
Documentary that, through its fans, narrates the history of the mythic Boca Juniors stadium "Alberto J. Armando", more well known as "La Bombonera".
Four neighborhoods. Four churches. Four colors. Blue. Red. White. Green. A square. A ball. Two goals. Fifty minutes, there are no rules. During the third week of June, every year since 1580, four teams of twenty-seven men fight for victory in the arena of Santa Croce. Florence, June, 2013. Calcio storico fiorentino. The origin of football.