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— Starting XI · Seven Films on Soccer
The Lineup.
Seven films, ninety minutes each, zero offside calls — from underdog rises to derby roars, from training-ground silences to stoppage-time tears.
Bend the Rules. Cook Aloo Gobi Later.
Bend It Like Beckham.
Eighteen-year-old Jess Bhamra is caught between two worlds — her Punjabi Sikh family's expectations and her dream of playing professional football like her idol, David Beckham. Recruited by Jules (Keira Knightley) to a local women's team, she has to bend the rules to define an independent future. Gurinder Chadha's vibrant story of cultural identity, female friendship, and following your dream.
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The Victory That Defined a Generation
Il Viaggio Degli Eroi.
Narrated by Marco Giallini, Manlio Castagna's documentary returns to 1982, the summer Italy's National Team defied the odds in Spain to lift the World Cup. Rare archival footage and personal reflections from legends like Gianluca Vialli and Dino Zoff trace an underdog squad — and a country in transition — finding unity, resilience and a renewed sense of pride through the beautiful game.
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It Had to Be Recovered.
La Casaca de Dios.
Set against Argentina's historic 1986 World Cup quarter-final against England, Fernán Mirás's film follows a grieving former equipment manager whose life was shaped by loss, war, and the legend of Diego Maradona's iconic blue jersey. When news of the shirt's auction breaks decades later, he embarks on one final journey — confronting the ghosts of his past and a fractured relationship with his daughter. Football history meets raw human emotion in a story of memory, redemption, and the enduring power of a single moment.
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The Infamously Terrible American Samoa Team
Next Goal Wins.
Taika Waititi's heartwarming retelling of the underdog American Samoa side — famous worldwide for their 31–0 loss to Australia in the 2002 World Cup qualifier. Thirteen years on, the team enlist an unconventional Dutch-American coach (Michael Fassbender) to instill drive, discipline and the belief that their first-ever international goal isn't just a fairy tale.
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Victory.
John Huston's wartime classic (also released as Escape to Victory). A group of Allied POWs are recruited to play a propaganda match against the German national team in occupied Paris — and use the ninety minutes to plan a daring escape. Stallone in goal, Caine in midfield, Pelé bending the impossible, and a stadium that decides for itself which side it's on.
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Sometimes the Biggest Risk Is Pretending
Voy! Voy! Voy!.
Hassan, a struggling Cairo security guard, dreams of escaping his life and finding opportunity abroad. When he learns about a blind football team preparing to compete internationally, he fakes a visual impairment to join them — only to find unexpected brotherhood, and a conscience that won't sit still. Inspired by real events, Omar Hilal's heartfelt comedy is about dreams, identity, and second chances.
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A Summer in Italy — World Cup 1990
Ein Sommer in Italien.
A German lens on the summer Italia '90 burned into memory — the World Cup hosted by Italy, where Schillaci's stare, the Maradona-haunted semifinal in Naples, and the Notti Magiche carried a country through one feverish month of football.
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