List of 10 football feature documentaries that every football fan should watch.
Bobby Robson: More Than a Manager (2018)
The 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.
Diego Maradona (2019)
Constructed from over 500 hours of never-before-seen footage, this documentary centers on the career of celebrated football player Diego Armando Maradona, who played for S.S.C. Napoli in the 1980s.
Zidane: A 21st Century Portrait (2006)
Football match Real Madrid vs. Villareal, April 23, 2005, from the perspective of soccer superstar Zinedine Zidane.
Next Goal Wins (2014)
The power of hope in the face of seemingly insurmountable odds, and an object lesson in what it really means to be a winner in life.
The Class of ’92 (2013)
The Class of 92, a cinematic documentary detailing the rise to prominence and global sporting superstardom of six supremely talented young Manchester United footballers (David Beckham, Nicky Butt, Ryan Giggs, Paul Scholes, Phil and Gary Neville). The film covers the period 1992-1999, culminating in Manchester United’s European Cup triumph, and will dramatically interweave and mirror the highs and lows of its football odyssey with the immense social and cultural changes taking place in Britain at the time.
Becoming Zlatan (2015)
A documentary of Zlatan Ibrahimovic.
One Night in Turin (2010)
Before 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.
I Believe in Miracles (2015)
The 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.
Once in a Lifetime: The Extraordinary Story of the New York Cosmos (2006)
The 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.
Ronaldo (2015)
A close look at the life of Cristiano Ronaldo.
