The Ultimate Guide to Soccer Films

Apple TV+ has ensured that everyone and their mother is aware of the impending second season of its super star series, Ted Lasso. And after the incredibly dramatic finish to UEFA Euro 2020 last weekend and the Olympics only a week away, it’s safe to say that football — the sport with the largest global fanbase — is on the minds of most people around the world.

Luckily there is an enormous treasure trove of films and television series all about this wondrous sport to turn to. Whether you want to study up on the history of your favorite clubs and footballers, or watch an inspiring foreign film, there is no doubt something out there to give you the soccer fix you need.

Documentaries:

All or Nothing: Brazil National Team (2020)

Andrés Iniesta: The Unexpected Hero (2020)

Anelka: Misunderstood (2020)

Antoine Griezmann: The Making of a Legend (2019)

Barça Dreams (2015)

Becoming Zlatan (2015)

Black Eagles (2021)

Bobby (2016)

Bobby Robson: More Than a Manager (2018)

Busby (2019)

Celtic Soul (2016)

Coach Jake (2018)

Concrete Football (2016)

Cristiano Ronaldo: Impossible to Ignore (2021)

Cristiano Ronaldo: The One and Only (2020)

Cristiano Ronaldo: The World at His Feet (2014)

Dennis Viollet: A United Man (2016)

Diego Maradona (2019)

Do You Want To Win? (2017)

Forever Chape (2018)

Forever Pure (2016)

Gascoigne (2015)

George Best: All By Himself (2016)

Germany: A Summer’s Fairytale (2006)

Gold Stars: The Story of the FIFA World Cup Tournaments (2017)

I Believe in Miracles (2015)

In the Hands of the Gods (2007)

Jack to a King: The Swansea Story (2014)

Kenny (2017)

Kicking It (2008)

Kroos (2019)

Le K Benzema (2017)

Les Yeux dans les Bleus (1998)

LFG (2021)

Lionel Messi: The Greatest (2020)

Lionel Messi: World’s Greatest Player (2012)

Los secretos de La Roja — Campeones del mundo (2020)

Make Us Dream (2018)

Managing England: The Impossible Job (2018)

Maradona (2008)

Maradonapoli (2017)

Marcus Rashford: Feeding Britain’s Children (2020)

Match 64: The Maracanã (2015)

Matchday: Inside FC Barcelona (2019)

Matthews (2017)

Men in the Arena (2017)

Messi (2014)

My Name is Francesco Totti (2020)

Next Goal Wins (2014)

Once in a Lifetime: The Extraordinary Story of the New York Cosmos (2006)

One Night in Turin (2010)

Offside (2017)

Pelada (2010)

Pelé (2021)

Planet FIFA (2016)

Ronaldo (2015)

Ronaldo vs. Messi: Face Off (2017)

Rooney: The Man Behind the Goals (2015)

Schweinsteiger Memories: Von Anfang bis Legende (2020)

Sean Garnier vs. The World (2016)

Sir Alex Ferguson: Never Give In (2021)

Sir Alex Ferguson: Secrets of Success (2015)

Soccer City (2011)

Soccer’s Hard Men (1992)

State of Exception (2017)

Substitute (2006)

Take the Ball Pass the Ball (2018)

The Blues: Another Story of France (2016)

The Class of ’92 (2013)

The End of the Storm (2020)

The Four Year Plan (2011)

The Impossible Dream (2019)

The Other Final (2003)

The Team (2014)

The Two Escobars (2010)

The United Way (2021)

The World At Their Feet (2001)

We Must Go (2014)

Zidane: A 21st Century Portrait (2006)

89 (2017)

Dramas:

A Barefoot Dream (2010)

A Shot at Glory (2000)

Garuda di Dadaku (2009)

Garuda di Dadaku 2 (2011)

Goal! (2005)

Goal! II: Living the Dream (2007)

Goal! III: Taking on the World (2009)

Gracie (2007)

Hermano (2010)

Jada (2019)

Looking for Eric (2009)

Mario (2018)

Messi (2017)

Mi Mundial (2017)

More Than Just a Game (2007)

Penalty (2019)

Playmaker (2018)

The Arsenal Stadium Mystery (1939)

The Coach (2018)

The Match (2020)

The Pass (2016)

When Saturday Comes (1996)

Yesterday’s Hero (1979)

Historical Dramas:

Escape to Victory (1981)

Jules and Dolores (2016)

Kallang Roar the Movie (2008)

Lessons of a Dream (2011)

Let the Girls Play (2018)

Montevideo, God Bless You! (2010)

Ola Bola (2016)

See You in Montevideo (2014)

Shooting For Socrates (2014)

The Keeper (2018)

The Damned United (2009)

The Game of Their Lives (2005)

The Miracle of Bern (2003)

The Third Half (2012)

Tina & Bobby (2017)

Two Half-Times in Hell (1961)

We Are Moluccans (2014)

Biopics:

Baggio: The Divine Ponytail (2021)

Best (2000)

Captain (2018)

Keylor Navas, Hombre de fe (2017)

Liev Yashin: The Dream Goal Keeper (2019)

Maradona, the Hand of God (2007)

Pelé: Birth of a Legend (2016)

United (2011)

Pelé: Birth of a Legend (2016)

United (2011)

Comedies:

Africa United (2010)

A Mighty Team (2016)

Because of Soccer (2008)

Bomb Scared (2017)

Diamantino (2018)

Eleven Men Out (2005)

Go, Yellow (2001)

Greener Grass (2019)

Holy Goalie (2018)

Inek Saban (1978)

Kicking Off (2015)

Lusers (2015)

Mean Machine (2001)

Mike Bassett: England Manager (2001)

Offside (2006)

Penalty Kick (2018)

Rudo & Cursi (2008)

Shaolin Soccer (2001)

Sommeren ’92 (2015)

There’s Only One Jimmy Grimble (2000)

The Champion (2019)

The Champions (1983)

The Champions League (2016)

The Cup (1999)

The Footballest (2018)

The Icelandic Dream (2000)

Tifosi (1999)

We Are The Champions (2005)

Family Comedies:

Alex & Me (2018)

Air Bud: World Pup (2000)

El Chanfle (1979)

El Chanfle 2 (1982)

Golden Shoes (2015)

Home Team (1999)

Kicking & Screaming (2005)

Ladybugs (1992)

Mi amigo Alexis (2019)

My Dad’s a Soccer Mom (2014)

Scooby-Doo! Ghastly Goals (2014)

Soccer Dog: The Movie (1999)

Sudani From Nigeria (2018)

Switching Goals (1999)

The Big Green (1995)

The Butt (1974)

The Wild Soccer Bunch (2016)

Romcoms:

Bend it Like Beckham (2002)

Cupid’s Balls (2011)

FC Venus (2005)

Fever Pitch (1997)

Gregory’s Girl (1980)

Her Best Move (2005)

My Love or My Passion (2017)

Playing For Keeps (2012)

She’s The Man (2006)

Sportszerelem (1936)

The Blue 9 (1950)

The Match (1999)

Football Hooligans:

Green Street Hooligans (2005)

Rise of the Footsoldier (2007)

The Firm (1988)

The Football Factory (2004)

TV Series:

All or Nothing: Manchester City (2018)

All or Nothing: Tottenham Hotspur (2020)

Apache: The Life of Carlos Tevez (2019)

Boca Juniors Confidential (2018)

Club de Cuervos (2015–2019)

First Team (2020)

First Team: Juventus FC (2018)

Inside Borussia Dortmund (2019)

Maradona in Mexico (2019)

Playing the Field (1998–2002)

Rovers (2016)

Six Dreams (2018)

Sunderland ’Til I Die (2018–2020)

Take Us Home: Leeds United (2019)

Ted Lasso (2020)

The English Game (2020)

When Eagles Dare: Crystal Palace F.C. (2021)