Here is a compiled list of a bunch of footy documentaries I think are definitely worth a watch. I've broken them down into subcategories too.

Series on the history of football:

1: Origins

2: Football Cultures

3: Evolution of the European game

4: European Superpowers

5: Brazil

6: South American Superpowers

7: For Club and Country

8: The Dark Side

9: Superstars

10: Media

11: Africa

12: A Game for All

13: Future

• Greatest Players Ever

Before the 2010 World Cup there was a series called Football's Greatest. A bunch of 30 minute episodes about the 20 or so greatest players ever. Here are a the one's I can find on Youtube.

The Contenders: The great players who didn't quite make the cut of top 25 best ever - Keep in mind this was made in 2010 so Messi and Ronaldo are in this episode.

Ronaldo Luiz Nazario

Pele

Maradona

Zico

Eusebio

Ronaldinho

Zinedine Zidane

Roberto Rivelino

Gerd Muller

Michael Laudrup

Raul Gonzalez

Marco van Basten

Ruud Gullit

Franz Beckenbauer

Paulo Maldini

Garrincha

George Best

Bobby Charlton

Alfredo di Stefano

Michel Platini

Johan Cruyff Part 1, part 2.

• Greatest Managers Ever

Jose Mourinho - only Part 1 was on youtube in good quality.

Alex Ferguson - part 1 and part 2

Bill Shankly

Bob Paisley

Arrigo Sacchi

Geovanni Trapattoni

I couldn't find the ones for Rinus Michels or Fabio Capello. I'll keep looking.

• Documentaries on the World Cup

One Night in Turin - Follows England's fairytale run to the semi-finals of Italia 90 and the problems between English fans and Italian police whilst abroad. The full program is available on UK Netflix. Here is Part 1 on Dailymotion and here is Part 2

World Cup Goals Galore - Goofy BBC show on some of the best goals ever scored at the World Cup.

G'ole, Offical movie of the 1982 World Cup - in Portuguese but contains all the goals and highlights. The english version is narrated by Sean Connery but I can't find it anywhere.

Hero, Official film of the 1986 World Cup - narrated by Michael Caine.

BBC Review of the 1990 World Cup

BBC Review of the 1994 World Cup - narrated by Brian Davies, I found it better than the official movie, which is also on Youtube.

Every official World Cup movie from 1970 to 2006 is somewhere online but almost none of them are in English. If you speak portuguese or spanish just search for the movie on Google and you will find it pretty easily and you'll understand the narrator.

World Cup Heaven and Hell - Documentary on some of the worst scandals in World Cup history, Here's Part 1. Parts 2,3,4 and 5 follow each video on Youtube.

ITV's Top 50 World Cup Goals

• Four 'Top 20' documentaries also from ITV

20 Goals that Shook the World

20 Managerial Appointments that Shook the World

20 Transfers that Shook the World

20 Refereeing Decisions that Shook the World

• ESPN 30 for 30 Soccer Stories

A really great series that aired in the build up to this year's World Cup. The Two Escobar's special from a few years ago included too. All of the one's below that aren't youtube links are links to US Netflix.

Hillsborough - Fantastic and harrowing documentary on the Hillsborough disaster.

White, Blue and White - The story of Ossie Ardilles and Ricky Villa, two Argentines who played in England during the Falklands war of 1982.

Maradona 86 - The heroics of Diego Maradona at the 86 World Cup.

The Oppostion - Chronicles the scenes that took place in 1973 Chile after Augusto Pinochet took power. Chile, the Soviet Union and FIFA are all involved in one of football's darkest moments.

Ceasfire Massacre - Set to the backdrop of The Troubles in Northern Ireland. There was a horrifying massacre at a pub in Ireland where fans were watching the Republic in the 94 World Cup.

The Myth of Garrincha - The story of Brazilian hero Garrincha, football's most flawed genius.

Mysteries of the Jules Rimet trophy - The story of football's holy grail, the Jules Rimet trophy is an incredible one. FIFA, the Nazis, a dog, Bobby Moore, and thieves in Rio all play roles in this story.

Barbosa: The man who made Brazil cry - The sad story of Brazilian 1950 goalkeeper Barbosa, who was blamed for Brazil shock loss to Uruguay in Rio de Janerio that year.

The Two Escobars - In my opinion the best 30 for 30 ESPN have ever done. Chronicles the intertwining stories of Andres and Pablo Escobar. One a humble footballer, one a notorious Colombian drug lord.

• In depth features on particular players and teams

Socrates and the Corinthians Democracy - The story of Socrates, the intellectual Brazilian genius of a footballer who helped implement a democracy at Corinthians in the 1980's, a stark contrast to the military regime in Brazil at the time.

Zidane: A 21st Century Portrait - A dozen or so camera's focus solely on ZInedine Zidane for 90 minutes. A very intriguing watch.

Maradona by Kusturica - Documentary on the life Diego Maradona.

Puskas Hungary - part 1 and part 2. Biographical documentary about one of football's greatest players, the brilliant Hungarian Ferenc Puskas. Has english subtitles.

Johan Cruyff - En Un Momento Dado - Documentary on the influence and genius of Johan Cruyff in Barcelona during the 70s. (English subtitles)

Keane and Vieira: Best of Enemies - About the heated rivalry between two of the Premier League's greatest players, Man Utd's Roy Keane and Arsenal's Patrick Vieira.

The Class of 92 - Shows the rise of Manchester United's famous youth prospects of 1992 who went to establish a period of United domination. Each player became a superstar in their own right.

• A few other documentaries I enjoyed

Once in a Lifetime: The extraordinary story of the New York Cosmos - Great documentary that follows the rise and fall of the New York Cosmos, the superstar heavy NASL team in America during the 70's and 80's.

Next Goal Wins - One of the best documentaries I've seen recently. This film looks at the plight of the infamous American Samoan football team and their quest to no longer be the worst team on the planet. Really heartwarming watch. I'm looking for it online - This link might work

The Other Final - On the same day as the 2002 World Cup final is taking place "The Other Final" is also played. An exhibition game set up by a couple of Dutch film makers between the World's two lowest ranked sides, Bhutan and Montserrat. Here's part 1, all the other parts are on youtube.

Football's Fight Club - part 1 and part 2. Old (2002ish) British documentary charting the rise of hooliganism in 70's and 80's UK.

• A couple others

The Damned United - Movie based on the true story of Brian Clough and Peter Taylor's glory years with Derby County and Clough's infamous 44 days in charge of Leeds United.

Mike Bassett: England Manager - Comedy movie about fictional manager Mike Bassett who gets thrust into the England job before a World Cup. Hilarity ensues.

Please suggest any others, I'm sure I left some good one's out. I will keep adding a few myself also.

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