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Cristiano Ronaldo The Boy Who Had A Dream
That's Football !
Soccer's Hard Men
Dirty Rotten Scandals
Do I not like that
Goals That Shook The World
Steven Gerrard - My Story
Wimbledon FC Clash of the Titans

Football's Greatest Players - Eusebio

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25 minute documentary about Eusebio. Eusébio da Silva Ferreira, born 25 January 1942),commonly known simply as Eusébio, is a retired Portuguese football forward of Mozambican origin. He is considered one of the best footballers of all-time, by the IFFHS.

He helped the Portuguese national team reach third place at the 1966 World Cup, being the top goalscorer of the tournament with nine goals (six of which were scored at Goodison Park) and was elected the European Footballer of the Year in 1965. He played for Benfica for 15 years, and is the team's all-time top scorer.

Notts County - Turmoil in the Meadow

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This is a 10 minute documentary about the oldest football club in the world, Notts County. This documentary goes through the history of the club, the challenges they have faced, the highlights, and the downfalls to the club.

It goes through the managers that have been at the club through the times, and how this has affected the supporters and how this has changed the number of fans following the club.

That Was The Team That Was - Rangers 1986-87

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That Was The Team That Was was a Scottish television programme that documented successful time periods for Scottish football sides. The show was broadcast on BBC One Scotland every Friday night (when there was a series ongoing).

Its title is derived from the 1960's BBC satire That Was The Week That Was. Produced by Brendan O'Hara of BBC Scotland. The show was cancelled by the BBC and ended on 22 February 2008 as BBC Scotland confirmed that no more episodes of the show would be produced.

Rangers 1986-87: In 1986 Graeme Souness was appointed Rangers manager and, aided by transfer spending unprecedented in Scottish football, he led the side to their first League title in 10 years.

"Cutting Edge" Gazza's Coming Home

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"Cutting Edge" Gazza's Coming Home is a documentary following a year in the life of Paul Gascoigne; after he returned to England in 1995 after spending three years in Italy.

Directed by Ken McGill. With Paul Gascoigne, Kevin Keegan, Ally McCoist.

A highly personal documentary after three unhappy years in Italy and a broken leg, aired on 7 October 1996.

KING JOHN

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'King John' is an 2004 Regional TV documentary tribute to the former Leeds United, Juventus and Wales football legend John Charles.

Following his retirement from football, John became the landlord of the New Inn public house on Elland Road, Churwell, Leeds which later was also managed by another Leeds United and Wales international legend Byron Stevenson. John Charles was awarded a CBE in 2001, and until shortly before his death he still attended every Leeds United home game. In 2002 he was made a vice-president of the Football Association of Wales, and in 2003, he was granted the freedom of the city of Swansea. There was a campaign to knight John Charles, but, in the end, this never happened resulting only in a CBE. Charles became an Inaugural Inductee to the English Football Hall of Fame in 2002.

That's Football !

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Channel 4 documentary on Swindon Town's 1992/93 promotion season, first broadcast in 1994.

Swindon progressed well during the 1991–92 season, Glenn Hoddle's first full season as manager, and just missed out on the Second Division play-offs, having briefly led the table in the autumn. A year later they beat Leicester City 4–3 in the new Football League Division One play-off final to achieve promotion to the FA Premier League — bringing top-division football to the club for the first time.

Scottish youth football

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A positive look at improvements being made in Scottish youth football.

Association football is one of the most popular sports in Scotland and is one of the country's national sports. There is a long tradition of "football" games in Orkney, Lewis and southern Scotland, especially the Scottish Borders, although many of these include carrying the ball and passing by hand, and despite bearing the name "football" bear little resemblance to association football.

A year in the life of Michael Owen

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A 46 minute documentary following Michael Owen the year after his devastating injury in the 2006 World Cup finals, through to his triumphant international return for the England national team.

At just 27 years of age, Michael Owen has already achieved more than most sportsmen achieve in a lifetime - winning major trophies with Liverpool, being capped 80 times for England, playing in three World Cup tournaments and winning the coveted European Footballer of the Year title. But his career was cruelly interrupted with a horrific knee injury, when he ruptured his cruciate ligament playing for England at the World Cup, keeping him sidelined for a whole season.

Liverpool, Texas

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A 47-minute documentary by Yusuf Manjoo about the American takeover of Liverpool FC. George Gillett and Tom Hicks, who acquired the club on 6 February 2007 from previous chairman David Moores. The deal valued the club and its outstanding debts at £218.9 million. The pair paid £5,000 per share, or £174.1m for the total shareholding in the club, and £44.8m to cover the club's debts.

Disagreements between Gillett and Hicks, and their lack of the fans' support, have precipitated rumours that Dubai International Capital (DIC), who were interested in buying the club before Gillett and Hicks took over, would bid for the club.

Mike Bassett: England Manager

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Mike Bassett: England Manager is a 2001 satirical comedy film directed by Steve Barron, following the fortunes of the manager of Division One football club Norwich City, Mike Bassett, who having led his side to the 'Mr Clutch Cup', is appointed England manager.

The film takes the form of a fly-on-the-wall fictional documentary (mockumentary) following Bassett (played by Ricky Tomlinson) as he starts his international management career. Martin Bashir, well known as a journalist and presenter in real life, plays the interviewer and provides the voice-over, and the film features cameo appearance s from Pelé and Ronaldo. The film satirises many targets, such as the mysterious figures who run the Football Association, the stereotypical view of an old-fashioned manager, and the tabloid press 's unfailing habit of building the England team up so they can knock them down hard.

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