Football Documentaries

James__10

For those of you who haven't seen this before. Its a oldie but it is a brilliant watch in my opinion.

tvercetti

James__10 wrote: »

For those of you who haven't seen this before. Its a oldie but it is a brilliant watch in my opinion.

Any chance of a synopsis??

James__10

tvercetti wrote: »

Any chance of a synopsis??

Sorry should have put it in the title. It follows Graham Taylor and his England squad throughout their disastrous World Cup 1994 qualification. A fantastic watch.

Paul Tergat

This would be a good idea for a thread to throw in all the documentaries people find. I enjoy watching them

James__10

Paul Tergat wrote: »

This would be a good idea for a thread to throw in all the documentaries people find. I enjoy watching them

My thoughts exactly.

Renn

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0093181/

Fav football documentary.

Jimmy Iovine

All of the "Football's Greatest" documentaries are brilliant, but I like this one especially. It's hard to include everything in 26/7 minutes but they do a good job.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W7NLHC8YFl0

If you haven't seen "Zidane - A 21st Century Portrait" then I'd really recommend watching it tonight. It's a brilliant look at one of the greatest players of all time. 17 cameras film him as he plays a match for Madrid. Thankfully he is involved with a lot of the play and events in general. A brilliant watch.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pDreKioJMxc

Mikeyt086

GREAT THREAD.

Best documentary has to be "The Two Escobars" from ESPN's 30 for 30. AMAZING.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vKAevl6hrQk

Also, absolutely loved "Kill The Referee" a documentary with great access to the ref's of Euro 2008, you really feel for them, they put up with an awful amount of ****.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vq-bSpRPGFg

Cant find the full one because it's a proper film. REALLY worth a watch if you can find it though.

Renn

Other docs to consider:

The Other Final - http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0379419/ (decent)
The Official Film of the 2006 FIFA World Cup - http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0883377/ (poor)
The Referee - http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1687263/ (good)

Some other ones I'd like to check out:

Substitute - http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0922626/
11 Metri - http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2091220/
Rise & Shine: The Jay DeMerit Story - http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1815903/
Once in a Lifetime: The Extraordinary Story of the New York Cosmos - http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0489247/
Pele Forever - http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0420066/
The Game of Their Lives - http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0354594/
Das Wunder von Bern: Deutschland und die Fußball-WM 1954 - http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0419276/
Puskás Hungary - http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0829269/

Reganio 2

Much like the Graham Taylor documentary, this is another England manager documentary following when Norwich won the Mr. Clutch cup, and Mike Basset is promoted albeit controversially to the England job, I won't ruin it, but its an incredible movie, heart break and happiness mixed in. It shows what a crazy ride it is being England manager at a World Cup.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n5o3lxJax4I

Pudsy33

Documentary series on irish football starting on rte 2 tonight

Paul Tergat

Pudsy33 wrote: »

Documentary series on irish football starting on rte 2 tonight

damn not in Ireland at the mo. will it be up on rte.ie after?

Pudsy33

Paul Tergat wrote: »

damn not in Ireland at the mo. will it be up on rte.ie after?

Its called Green is the Colour. Its a four par documentary, looks brilliant. I assume it will go up on the player.

briany

Paul Tergat wrote: »

damn not in Ireland at the mo. will it be up on rte.ie after?

It's on in just over two hours, so if it's not too early or late wherever you are, you could always just catch it as it airs on aertv.ie.

Redzer7

Pudsy33 wrote: »

Documentary series on irish football starting on rte 2 tonight

Thanks for that, will give it a watch

kitakyushu

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fZcARgTqADU

A rare documentary about the 1966 World Cup North Korea team that exceeded expectations. Director Daniel Gordon enters the intriguing nation, meets the remaining squad players and coach, and brings them back to Middlesbrough where the locals gave them great support all those years ago.

Lando Griffin

Pudsy33 wrote: »

Documentary series on irish football starting on rte 2 tonight

Talking about this on The Pat Kenny show today with the author of the book its based on.The some very interesting stuff in it. I didn't know a man called Patrick O'Connell was manager of Barcelona and Real Betis until today.

Redzer7

Looking at the life of Messi on ITV4 starting at now

El Weirdo

I started a thread about this one when it was on BBC a while back.

If you missed it then, try and watch it. It really is a great insight into how a club should not be run.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R5xAmAjZ1mY

Paparazzo

Saw a deadly documentary about Pele and Bobby Moore. They were in a Nazi concentration camp and had to play the germans in a game of football

J Cheever Loophole

From memory, the BBC did an absolutely brilliant documentary on England's participation at major football tournaments, going through each tournament in chronological order, with excellent footage and interviews with the participants. I'm open to correction, but I think it may have been broadcast prior to the 2004 European Championships and then an updated version was broadcast prior to the 2006 World Cup.

I always regretted not recording it and have always looked it out on DVD. I think it was called Three Lions, although I see a DVD for sale on amazon called The Three Lions Roared - I'm unsure if it is the same one.

Still, as a member of the Anyone but England club, it makes for great viewing.

darragh16

http://topdocumentaryfilms.com/referee/

Documentary on Martin Hanson the referee for the Ireland and France match and his road to the world cup. Good watch and great insight to the man and everything that happened.

markc1184

I watched The Two Escobars earlier on after seeing it posted on the previous page. Very good watch IMO and well worth it if you haven't seen it already.

kitakyushu

This might be worth a watch ....

DOCUMENTARY: Rangers - The Men Who Sold the Jerseys
On: BBC 1 Northern Ireland (108)
Date: Wednesday 23rd May 2012 (starting in 5 days)
Time: 20:00 to 21:00 (1 hour long)

Documentary charting the scandal which brought Rangers FC to its knees, revealing what went on behind the scenes in the run-up to Craig Whyte's infamous takeover. From the day Sir David Murray took up the reigns at Ibrox, through the nine consecutive Championship wins, to the ignominy of Craig Whyte's reign and the plunge into administration, the documentary charts the descent from glory into chaos of one of Scotland's great institutions. Reporter Mark Daly searches for answers to questions every Scottish football fan is asking, and attempts to confront those who are responsible for the Ibrox club's plight.

Green Diesel

The Two Escobars is fantastic.

First episode of Green is the Colour was very interesting, could have been so much different if the two FA's had rejoined each other in the 20's.

FearDark

I was going to start a thread on this but a quick search led me here. I watched "Brian Clough - The Best Manager England Never Had" and it's simply fantastic. I'm too young to remember the glory days of Derby/Forest but I do remember his last game with Forest. The documentary is a much better alternative to the movie "The Damned United"... (part fiction) and the book of the same name (even worse) Even though Clough was portrayed magnificently by MIchael Sheen, this documentary just blew me away. Big contributions from Martin O' Neill in this too who was part of THAT famous Forest team.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-6Dv_Q76AHY

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=efrt187DNVA

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S4bP-6nNag8

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=agwtOUDQkyc

witnessmenow

Reganio 2 wrote: »

Much like the Graham Taylor documentary, this is another England manager documentary following when Norwich won the Mr. Clutch cup, and Mike Basset is promoted albeit controversially to the England job, I won't ruin it, but its an incredible movie, heart break and happiness mixed in. It shows what a crazy ride it is being England manager at a World Cup.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n5o3lxJax4I

Please dont drop me boss

dfx-

Storyville/BBC4 documentary on Laporta's first year of transformation of Barcelona on and off the pitch in 2003-2004. Always worth a watch.

Zebra3

The daddy of them all. :pac:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g6Y03Lx0Upw

Chancer3001

Anybody know of the OTHER zidane documentary?

Not the one with all the cameras following him on the pitch .

This one was shown on tg4 a few times.

Follows him in the last few weeks of his final season, which ended with him being sent off in the World Cup final.

It's a brilliant, fascinating story. He's such a charismatic and deep guy.

It's filmed by his brother too, which explains how they got such unrestricted access.

Conbhar

https://www.google.ie/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=1&cad=rja&ved=0CCwQtwIwAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DexDlr8ACsnE&ei=Y_uYUuTwCYia7QaC0oHoCQ&usg=AFQjCNFCcX37XZYg5vQQ5VLGXG3BEmonpw&sig2=StQFjFebfnf876joBjTimw&bvm=bv.57155469,d.ZGU

Gods of Brazil - Pele and Garrincha. Interesting look at two of the most beloved players Brazil have ever produced.

Vurnon San Benito

The Four Year Plan about QPR and their owners before Fernandes is very good too.

Mr.Nice Guy

TG4 did a good one about Paddy O'Connell: the Irishman who managed Real Betis to their only title, and who is said to have saved Barcelona by taking them on a fundraising trip to the US during the Spanish Civil War which helped them wipe their debts.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qwN2i8baWHE

Chancer3001

Chancer3001 wrote: »

Anybody know of the OTHER zidane documentary?

Not the one with all the cameras following him on the pitch .

This one was shown on tg4 a few times.

Follows him in the last few weeks of his final season, which ended with him being sent off in the World Cup final.

It's a brilliant, fascinating story. He's such a charismatic and deep guy.

It's filmed by his brother too, which explains how they got such unrestricted access.

Been googling this for a while, still can't find it. Kudos to anybody who finds it for me!

Pro. F

Chancer3001 wrote: »

Been googling this for a while, still can't find it. Kudos to anybody who finds it for me!

I saw that before, it was good all right.

I had a search there, but I've only found it with Swedish (I think) subtitles so far (here). I'll have another look later and post back here if I can find it with English subs.

Kerrydude1981

Just watched that documentary about Graham Taylor,first time seen it in full

That man couldn't win with the media no matter what the result of a match was.

Another documentary I came across today was this fly on the wall one about Man City from 1981