Year: 2026
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‘Mourinho’ (2026) shows why José is a Legend
José Mourinho has been around so long, it is worthwhile to know why he is a legend. This 3-episode docuseries provides lots of player opinions, exciting game footage, and his own past and present answers to questions to establish what made him legendary.
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[Review] ‘Emi Martinez: The Kid who Stops Time’ (2026)
I normally stay away from movies about current footballers, because such films are just 2 hour commercials. But this Emi Martinez hybrid documentary from Director Gustavo Cova is a delight and could be great family fare.
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‘Bomb Scared’ (2017) is not a soccer movie
Fe de Etarras is a Spanish comedy about Basque terrorists. Obviously, that sentence means the film will be received with some controversy.
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Enjoy Diego Luna’s comedic corruption in ‘Mexico 86’ (2026)
Mexico 86 is one of the few soccer movies where I changed my opinion about the film after reading interviews of Director Gabriel Ripstein.
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A Return to the WC by ‘Norway: The Dark Horse’ (2026)
Norway: The Dark Horse tells the inside story of how Norway qualified for WC2026, as told by those who finally did it. It is an engaging 2-episode docuseries that was released on Netflix just prior to the start of the tournament. Which meant that I didn’t have time to watch it until after the WC…
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Football Confessions of a Hatchet Man – ‘Untold UK: Vinnie Jones’ (2026)
As part of its buildup for WC 2026, Netflix has released a few shows created for Untold UK. Two of them are quite similar rags to riches stories: that of Jamie Vardy and Vinnie Jones. Had they not been footballers, they would have been factory workers or bricklayers. Both films are excellent, but Vinnie’s documentary…
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A short-term worlds-greatest phenom — ‘Ronaldinho: The One and Only’ (2026)
Ronaldinho: The One and Only, the Netflix 3-part series about the iconic Brazilian player, is entertaining enough that my hubby watched the whole thing — almost 3 hours.
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WTF went wrong – ‘The Bus: A French Football Mutiny’ (2026)
Le Bus: Les Bleus en grève gives us insider information on the truly catastrophic disaster that was France at WC 2010 in South Africa.
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Enthralling — ‘Untold UK: Jamie Vardy’ (2026)
Part of the Netflix Untold series, the Jamie Vardy story took a very long time to get to our screens. It’s been over a decade since he beat 5000:1 odds and put Leicester City FC at the top of the Premier League.
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‘Little Angels’ (2025) is a redemption story for rich male coaches
Dean Cain’s Little Angels entertains without making any big waves. It’s heart-warming family fare, covers all the usual soccer movie bases, and it includes Brandi Chastain. And uh, Lou Ferrigno. But the story is not about the girls, it’s really about the high paid college football coach.
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‘Balls Up’ (2026), Mark Wahlburg stock Down
It takes a lot of balls to make an entire comedy about condoms designed to win the World Cup. My issue is not that the film is in poor taste — the whole story is weird and just not funny.
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Notes: Best and Worst Soccer Movies in 2025
As noted last year, after the Golden Age of Streaming, Hollywood is now in a depression. And so am I. The administration of #DasFuror has weighed me down with constant stories of corruption, cutbacks, incompetence, climate change denial, and cult of personality.
