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- DirectorDean ChircopStarsGeorge KapiniarisChris MezzasalmaJosh McConnellVito wants his eldest son to follow their family tradition and play football, like all good Italian boys. But Mario would much rather play rugby.
- DirectorRick KingStarsJim YoungsPeléBilly WarlockThe story of an American soccer player trying to make it big who turns to Pele, the greatest soccer player of all time, for guidance.
- DirectorBranko SchmidtStarsRene BitorajacFranjo DijakRobert UgrinaFour friends from the neighborhood grapple with maintaining their relationships amid the challenges of alcohol, drugs, hooliganism, crime, and the shadows of their country's history.
- DirectorJoona TenaStarsMinna HaapkyläPetteri SummanenLaura MalmivaaraFC Venus is a romantic comedy about men, women and soccer.
- DirectorHeinz GeigerFranz WannerStarsBjörn GünzelSchorsch KamerunAndreas SchildbachKlappling.
- DirectorJorge EcheverryStarsEnrique CarriazoRobinson DíazSandra ReyesA Colombian man's obsession with an international soccer match between his country and Argentina makes him commit the worst decisions of his life.
- DirectorJean-Christophe RoséStarsPeléGarrincha
- DirectorMichael CorrenteStarsRobert DuvallMichael KeatonAndy GrayA soccer coach must lead his Scottish team to victory in the Cup despite tensions between his star player and daughter. The owner threatens to move the team to Dublin if they lose.
- DirectorSerdar AkarStarsMüjde ArSavas DinçelRafet El RomanThirtysomething Suat still lives with his parents and works at his father's store when not practicing as goalie for the local football team, Esnaf Spor. The neighborhood's greatest wish is for Esnaf Spor to win the amateur league championship.
- DirectorLuke DoolanStarsMarshall NapierEwen LeslieDamon Herriman
- DirectorTom HooperStarsColm MeaneyHenry GoodmanDavid RoperThe story of the controversial Brian Clough's 44-day reign as the coach of the English football club Leeds United.
- DirectorBrian BarwickStarsJohn AldridgeJohn BarnesPeter BeardsleyWitness the glory of Liverpool Football Club's mesmerising 1987-88 season, including the entire 90 minutes of the legendary 5-0 hammering of Nottingham Forest at Anfield.
- DirectorIsrael Adrián CaetanoStarsAgustín BalbuenaRaúl BernaoDaniel BertoniDocumentary about the 100 years of the Maximum winner of the Copa Libertadores de America, Club Atlético Independiente, The "Rey de Copas"
- StarsDanny DyerCass PennantBarrington PattersonBased on the Nick Love movie, Danny Dyer explores a social history of hooliganism across the UK over the past half century.
- StarsRobert McCaffreyAlex FergusonPatrick KluivertUnited lost the premiership to Arsenal in the 97/98 season. They were also defeated in the pre-season Charity Shield match at Wembley, by the same team. Yet, United managed to win the premiership (Arsenal finished 2nd), the F.A. Cup (2-0 in the final against Newcastle) and to make it even better, Manchester United, who were 1-0 down after Mario Basler's freekick in the beginning of the game, scored 2 quick goals in added time (1-1 Teddy Sheringham, 2-1 Ole-Gunnar Solskjaer) and win the most prestigeous title of them all - The European Cup Title!
- DirectorTamás AlmásiStarsJózsef GyabronkaFranz BeckenbauerGyörgy BodnárThis is a spectacular, exciting and emotional portrayal of Ferenc Puskas, the kid from Kispest who became the brightest star in the footballing galaxy.
- DirectorAnders GustafssonStarsAmil ElezovicA ten-year-old boy consumed with playing football struggles with friendship, improving his skills and disappointments.
- DirectorVíctor DínenzonHistory of Argentine football, from its origins in the nineteenth century to the victory of the Argentine national team in the 1986 World Cup, using valuable archival documents.
- DirectorHermann VaskeStarsJohn CleeseTom KonkleKeith AllenFunnyman John Cleese leads viewers through an exhaustive -- and hilarious -- tour of the world of soccer, complete with the sport's most memorable goals, kicks, saves, goofs and penalties.
- StarsJan FarberovMark StrudalCarl-Mar Møller16 nerds who have never touched a football in their life are trained by professional player Mark Strudal for 3 months. The climax of the series is a match between the 16 nerds (calling themselves FC Zulu) and FCK (Copenhagen's professional football team) at Parken in Copenhagen.
- DirectorPeter SchamoniStarsHardy KrügerStephen BoydAnton DiffringPotato farmer, Fritz, moves to Wild West with his fellow German immigrants. Bandits pretending to be Native Americans on the war path besieged them in an attempt to steal some gold.
- DirectorKhyentse NorbuStarsOrgyen TobgyalNeten ChoklingJamyang LodroWhile the soccer World Cup is being played in France, two young Tibetan refugees arrive at a monastery/boarding school in exile in India. Its atmosphere of serene contemplation is somewhat disrupted by soccer fever, the chief instigator being a young student, the soccer enthusiast Orgyen. Prevented by various circumstances from seeing the Cup finals on television in a nearby village, Orgyen sets out to organize the rental of a TV set for the monastery. The enterprise becomes a test of solidarity, resourcefulness and friendship for the students, while the Lama, head of the monastery, contemplates the challenges of teaching the word of Buddha in a rapidly changing world.
- DirectorMichael AptedStarsPierce BrosnanFabio CannavaroShakiraNarrated by Pierce Brosnan, this definitive 2006 FIFA World Cup film brings you the thrills, goals and nail-biting moments of the Germany 2006 World Cup.
- DirectorSammy DrechselGerhard GrindelHorst WigankoStarsHeribert MeiselHerbert ZimmermannThe official feature length record of the German team victory in the fifth World Cup staging held in June and July of 1954 in Switzerland. The tournament set records for goals scored and featured 15 other competitors in 26 matches.
- DirectorNana MchedlidzeStarsDodo AbashidzeVaso NadaraiaIpolite KhvichiaGifted and enthusiastic sportsman Jason creates first ever Georgian football club in seaport Poti. Despite the poverty and lack of sport equipment they defeat numerous foreign and domestic teams until they face famous English club.
- DirectorJoe CornishStarsSimon PeggNick FrostEdgar WrightAn enjoyable video dairy as we see the trio, filmed by Joe Cornish, go on their US tour of Hot Fuzz.
- DirectorPhil DavisStarsReece DinsdaleRichard GrahamPerry FenwickWhen a cop goes undercover to infiltrate a gang of hooligans, he finds himself being drawn to the other side.
- DirectorMark HermanStarsChris BeattieGreg McLaneCharlie HardwickTwo teenage boys will do anything to get money to buy season tickets for their local team.
- DirectorJohn HayStarsLewis McKenzieJane LapotaireGina McKeeJimmy Grimble is a shy Manchester school boy. However, through football, and some special boots, he manages to gain the confidence to succeed.
- DirectorAljoscha PauseStarsThomas BroichJosef TratnikThe story of German soccer player Thomas Broich, destined to become a star to a whole generation, and his struggle, downfall and eventual rise to personal liberation by taking a step back from a business that only knows black and white.
- DirectorZoltán FábriStarsImre SinkovitsDezsö GarasLászló MárkusOn Hitler's birthday, the Germans decide to organize a soccer match between prisoners of war and Germans.
- DirectorBo WiderbergStarsJohan BergmanMagnus HärenstamMonica ZetterlundSix year old Johan, a.k.a. Fimpen, loves football. One day his talents are discovered. It doesn't take long before Fimpen gets to travel around with the national team. Fimpen becomes an idol and media wants a piece of him all the time. It gets hard to catch up in school.
- DirectorRussell WhaleyStarsRussell WhaleyKady DouglasJulianne CelesteA hardcore soccer fan has fled from England to Los Angeles after committing a murder. He attempts to travel abroad in order to watch the World Cup by any means necessary. He has everything to lose and nothing to gain if England does not win the Cup.
- DirectorCarlos MorenoGerardo MuyshondtIn the early 1980s, at the beginning of what would become a 12-year-long civil war, El Salvador's talented football team was one national institution upon which both the left and the right could agree. When the team pulled off a stunning 1-0 upset against Mexico and qualified to compete in the 1982 World Cup, it was a high point for the tiny country's national pride. Unfortunately, the team's Cinderella story devolved into a nightmarish farce. A corrupt national soccer federation robbed players of their pay and equipment. The team's opening match resulted in a 10-1 loss, still the worst defeat in World Cup history. And yet, Salvadoran players and fans still find much to be proud of in this David-and-Goliath sports story, one of endurance amid adversity.
- DirectorJeff MohammedStarsJames OchiengJames Ochieng was a boy growing up in rural Kenya in 1995 when he lost one of his legs to polio. After his family was accused of witchcraft for his impairment, James fled his rural home in search of a new life in Nairobi, Kenya's big apple. Since he lacked formal education and one limb, James struggled to find his place and eventually settled in Mathare, Nairobi's third largest slum. In Mathare, well known as a breeding ground for some of Kenya's football stars, James developed his own love for the game. Despite obvious physical disadvantages James' story of passion and dedication is one of hope and inspiration. This documentary was filmed by fellow Mathare youth who, like James, are pursuing their own dreams.
- DirectorAndrew MorahanStarsJJ FeildLeo GregoryKuno BeckerThe heroes compete on the greatest stage of all, the FIFA World Cup Finals.
- DirectorStefan BergFredrik GerttenMagnus GerttenStarsNicklas AlexanderssonMarkus AllbäckHasse BorgThe long way back to the first division.
- DirectorRobert A. StemmleStarsRené DeltgenGustav KnuthHeinz EngelmannA player on a soccer team, where everyone matches together just perfectly, has fallen out of a championship tournament due to illness; which leads to a big problem: who would be the perfect man to replace him? Werner Fehling appears to be the perfect replacement for the sick man. The problem is, he's a bitter rival of the goalkeeper, Jupp Jaeger. Both men love the same girl, Grete Gabler. Grete is the daughter of a senior member of the sports club, which is why she feels doubly under pressure not to do anything to jeopardize the success of the team.
- DirectorAndrés WoodStarsArmando CavieresNora EscobarFernando GallardoThree vignettes about the lives of young Chileans and their passions and frustrations over one of the century's most important rituals.
- DirectorStéphane MeunierStarsAimé JacquetDidier DeschampsFabien BarthezThis documentary follows the French soccer team on their way to victory in the 1998 World Cup in France. Stéphane Meunier spent the whole time filming the players, the coach and some other important characters of this victory, giving us a very intimate and nice view of them, as if we were with them.
- DirectorJörn SchoppeEvery year the biggest and craziest soccer tournament is held in Brazilian State of Amazonas: The Peladão. More than 1000 soccer teams compete against each other. But it's not all about soccer: female beauty plays a vital role: every team has to present a beauty queen that can bring back her team into the tournament if it gets eliminated. All she has to do is to reach the semi finals of the tournament's beauty contest...
- DirectorSomching SrisupapStarsSamrit MichaelsenKhomsun SritharntaoPongpat WachirabunjongA soccer philosophy has it that every underdog has its day . This year King s Cup tournament proves that true, when a bunch of unknown players called Sagai United join the competition under the supervision of Paotu, an ex referee who was forced into retirement after getting involved in a gambling scandal. Sagais, or Ngor, is a primitive, jungle-dwelling tribe who re not fond of either traveling great distance or socializing with outsiders. But this time the 11 Sagai tribesmen are making a trip of their lives from the remote Tarnto district in the south of Thailand to Bangkok in the hope of winning the King s Cup. The Sagai United stun the crowds with their weird scoring techniques. Their eccentric style of playing becomes a hot topic among the journalists who finally invited them to appear on every TV channel. The final match is nearing and Sagai United have to face their archrival, the favourite team who re tipped off by all soccer gurus to win the championship.
- DirectorLars PapeStarsRudi AssauerHarry BaerFredi BobicNo matter the weather, and ignoring defeats and Disneyfied arenas and risking black eyes, Fat Manni and Long Heinz are hardcore football fans. But what's the reason for this fanatacism?
- DirectorNorm HunterStarsDaryl SabaraLeah PipesLisa DarrFifteen year-old soccer prodigy Sara Davis has a chance to join the U.S. national team, but she must juggle high school, romance, sports, and parental pressure while deciding her own priorities.
- DirectorTony GiglioStarsJames MarshallOlivia d'AboJeremy FoleyA heart-warming comedy about the friendship between the new kid in town and a soccer-playing dog on the lam from the dog-catcher. It's up to these two underdogs to win the PeeWee Soccer League championship game.
- DirectorSandy TungStarsNick MoranJake ThomasLori HeuringHE'S GOT THE WORLD BY THE TAIL. Imagine a mutt who can outplay Beckham on the field while turning a team of laughable misfits into a lean mean fighting machine. This pooch has got the international soccer scene by the tail.
- DirectorAgasyah KarimKhalid KashogiStarsWinky WiryawanHerjunot AliTarzanAfter losing a World Cup bet, two hapless buddies must use their wits to pay off their debt to a big Jakarta bookie.
- DirectorVasilis GeorgiadisStarsAndreas MouratisKostas LinoxilakisStathis MantalozisAfter a serious injury during a match of the national football team, an incident in the guests' dressing room results in the expulsion of a player from the Hellenic Football Federation.
- DirectorAndrei BlaierStarsPetrica GheorghiuAurel GiurumiaPaul LavricIn a small provincial town everything goes well, apart from sports activities. The local soccer team is on the verge of relegation. But the ones responsible with the team are ready to do "everything for soccer", even match-fixing.
- DirectorJuan Sebastian JacomeStarsKevin MartínezRocco MelilloBert A. MitchellA rough and apathetic Panamanian struggles to resist any connection with a 12-year old Salvadorian youth soccer player who has run away from his team with the hope of staying in America.
- DirectorHans GroenendijkSayed Abdullah Sulaiman is a 9 year old boy from Kuwait. Because of his amazing soccer skills he wants to go to Europe badly. The young player has his video put on the internet and gets invited at Feyenoord and FC Barcelona for a trial. Following Sayed up-close at home and during his trip the result is a documentary about cultural differences, the power of the internet and of course a young Arabic boy with a dream; becoming a famous player in Europe.
- DirectorNick FitzhughStarsJacob BopapeIsaac KungwaneRicardo KutumelaWitness the cultural importance of soccer in township South Africa during the first ever FIFA World Cup to be held in Africa through the lives of five individuals born and raised in the oldest and toughest of South Africa's townships, Alexandra, locally known as 'Alex.' Seventeen-year-old dribbling sensation Nancy 'Maradona' Majola, former national team player Isaac 'Shakes' Kungoane, current professional Patrick Phunwayo, 69-year-old Jacob 'Babes' Bopape one of the first professional soccer players in South Africa, and scholarship-winner Ricardo 'Rico' Kutumela will all take you into a culture dominated by soccer and into a storied township still largely unknown and misunderstood even among South Africans.
- DirectorKen McGillStarsPaul GascoigneJohn BrownSean ConneryThe story of Paul Gascoigne through the 1995-96 season, as one of the most famous football players in the UK.
- DirectorJames ErskineStarsGary OldmanRebecca Marie BurnettPaul GascoigneBefore the Premier League and multi-million pound salaries, in England 'football' was a dirty word. The game was in disgrace, the fans, hooligans, the nation, it seemed, were all played out. Then there was Italia '90 - The World Cup - a shot at redemption. But this was no ordinary World Cup and no ordinary time. The manager, Sir Bobby Robson, was under intense media scrutiny, and his team described as 'donkeys'. Yet over six short weeks, through their heroic exploits they united a nation, coming within a heart beat of reaching the World Cup Final. Narrated by Gary Oldman, featuring match action - from Platt's last-gasp winner against Belgium to the silky skills of Gazza and the cool finishing of Linekar - and previously unseen footage, this is the definitive story of England's greatest footballing adventure on foreign soil....so far.
- DirectorMarco RisiStarsMarco LeonardiJuan LeyradoJulieta DíazThe life of the former football player Diego Armando Maradona is recreated in this film, from his childhood up to his first heart attack and his firm decision of recovering himself, passing through his stage of largest football glory when he was awarded with ten titles. This helped him to be chosen, in 2000, as the best athlete in the century, in a vote promoted by the FIFA.
- DirectorJavier VázquezStarsDiego MaradonaAlejandro DolinaCharly GarcíaDiego Armando Maradona is without question one of the greatest and most revered soccer players in history. Told in his own words and those of countless fans and loved ones, LOVING MARADONA is the gripping true story of a man whose rise from the poverty of a Buenos Aires shantytown to sports star fame and fortune is as controversial as it is dramatic. Get an inside glimpse at the story behind Maradona's scandals, his seclusion in Cuba and devotion to his family, as well as amazing highlights from some of his best games.
- DirectorJean-Christophe RoséStarsDiego Maradona
- 20061h 37mPG-137.3 (1.5K)67MetascoreDirectorPaul CrowderJohn DowerStarsPeléGiorgio ChinagliaMatt DillonThe rise and fall of the N.Y. Cosmos. The soccer team that brought Pele to America; against the backdrop of N.Y. City in the 70's.
- DirectorManuel BosshardMovie about the fans of the FC Winterthur in semi-final of the Swiss cup. It shows the during the preparation and the game itself. The fans are calling their place in the stadium Bierkurve.
- StarsAlejandra CárdenasMónika RojasEnoc LeañoEach episode tells the story of a different child who tries to cope with a problem. The only thing that unites everyone is football.
- DirectorMaria Luísa Bívar
- DirectorGerardo OlivaresStarsAtibou AboubacarAdalberto Jr.Ahmed AlansarA comedy about the attempts of tribal groups around the world to watch a soccer match.
- DirectorZoltan KordaCarl BoeseStarsGustav FröhlichEvelyn HoltLissy ArnaA professional football players' club tries to get a goalscorer out of the small workers club. With the help of a large contract and a woman, he stays in the end with his club and beats the big club in the decisive game for the city cup.
- DirectorCarlo FarsangJoerg HeinischThe passion of football supporters all over the world has different pronouncements. The most fanatic supporters can be meet in South America. Especially Argentina is presenting an visual event in colorful flags, banderols, paper streamers an confetti, completed by singing as tribute to the club. The action on the field will be pushed in the background not only for a short time. The priority of the supporters' life will be given to the football club. Accordingly the emotions on match days are erupting. This fanatic passion was known in Europe from hearsay only until now. (including Superclassico Boca Juniors - River Plate)
- DirectorJohn HustonStarsMichael CaineSylvester StallonePeléAs allied P.O.W.s prepare for a soccer game against the German National Team to be played in Nazi-occupied Paris, the French Resistance and British officers are making plans for the team's escape.
- DirectorChema RodríguezStarsJosé Ramón de la MorenaA documentary on Guatemalan sex workers who formed a soccer team in 2004 and joined their local five-a-side league. The league's organizer expelled them when their profession was revealed, bringing about a media frenzy.
- DirectorJafar PanahiStarsSima Mobarak-ShahiShayesteh IraniAyda SadeqiThe struggle of women in a country that excludes them from entering stadiums.
- DirectorGuy NattivErez TadmorStarsLiron LevoJoad Abed El GaniIdo MosseriOne fence, four fans, and the game of their lives. This is a story about 4 men and a radio.
- DirectorMårten KlingbergStarsJonas KarlssonBrendan CoyleAnja LundqvistBritish soccer champion arrives to Swedish sleepy town to save their soccer team.
- DirectorChris CookStarsNick BartlettClare GroganPeter LorimerLee, a soccer player who descends into depression when he goes blind, is encouraged to take up the game again by a maverick American and the inspiration of Leeds Utd legend, Billy Bremner.
- DirectorAndy FickmanStarsAmanda BynesLaura RamseyChanning TatumWhen her brother decides to ditch for a couple weeks, Viola heads over to his elite boarding school, disguised as him, and proceeds to fall for his school's star soccer player, and soon learns she's not the only one with romantic troubles.
- DirectorUlf MalmrosStarsAriel PetsonkZamand HäggMichael NyqvistTwo ten year old children struggle with their patronizing environment and their fears and find support in each other.
- DirectorSusan KochJeff WernerStarsColin FarrellBrandon FrancisThe lives of homeless people are changed forever through an international soccer competition. This film follows six players as they set off for Cape Town, South Africa to play in the Homeless World Cup.
- DirectorSönke WortmannStarsJürgen KlinsmannBastian SchweinsteigerLukas PodolskiA documentary on the German national team's World Cup 2006 journey, all the way from boot camp in Sardinia to the 3rd-place play-off.
- DirectorBen TurnerGabe TurnerStarsMikey FisherSami Hall BassamJeremy LynchThe true story of five young British freestyle footballers' journey across the Americas to Argentina in the hope of meeting their hero, Diego Maradona.
- DirectorTony MaylamStarsDiego MaradonaPreben ElkjærEnzo FrancescoliThe official documentary record of the 1986 soccer World Cup, highlighting the Captain of Argentina, Diego Maradona.
- DirectorSebastian GroblerStarsDaniel BrühlBurghart KlaußnerThomas ThiemeAn English teacher brings soccer from England to Germany in the late 19th Century by teaching it to his class.
- DirectorSebastian FrommeltSigvard WohlwendA documentary about the Liechtenstein football team, one of the Europe's ultimate underdogs.
- DirectorCharles McDougallStarsTracey WilkinsonKevin KnapmanMark WomackA number of grieving families in the UK struggle to come to terms with the unexpected and tragic 1989 Hillsborough Disaster, in which 95 football fans were crushed to death.
- DirectorEduard AugustinFerdinand NeumayrStarsMehmet SchollJust before his last game, the very talented and controversial football player Mehmet Scholl, reflects on his successful and difficult career. From his early steps for the Karlsruhe SC to his last minutes in the dress of Bayern Munich.
- DirectorJim O'HanlonStarsDanny DyerRay WinstoneIke HamiltonA passionate manager is torn apart between loyalty to his son a dodgy football agent and his home town club. This football drama gives you insight to the dark side of the game.
- DirectorDanny CannonStarsKuno BeckerAlessandro NivolaAnna FrielThe extremely talented Santiago Muñez is spotted by a Newcastle United scout and given a chance at professional football.
- DirectorGurinder ChadhaStarsParminder NagraKeira KnightleyJonathan Rhys MeyersTwo ambitious girls, despite their parents' wishes, have their hearts set on careers in professional football.
- DirectorFranziska TennerA documentation about the hooligans and the rivalry of two football clubs in Leipzig.
- DirectorTomy WigandStarsUwe OchsenknechtOscar Ortega SánchezRalf RichterFor Hans Pollack and his friends, soccer is the most wonderful hobby in the world. They all worship the world-class forward Pablo Dios. Their adoration goes so far that it makes them forget the birth of a daughter, gamble away a house, "accidentally" kidnap the rich and arrogant football star, and tear apart the family. However, Pablo and Hans gradually develop an unlikely friendship...
- DirectorLuca LuciniStarsGiorgio BasileGiuseppe BattistonClaudio BisioSeven friends have a passion: every week they play futsal. Each of them forget the everyday's trouble playing futsal.
- DirectorJesse DylanStarsWill FerrellRobert DuvallJosh HutchersonFamily man Phil Weston, a lifelong victim of his father's competitive nature, takes on the coaching duties of a kids' soccer team, and soon realizes that he's also taking on his father's dysfunctional way of relating.
- DirectorTerry KegelStarsDaryl KaneAn around-the-world tour of language, culture, and play through the lens of pickup soccer.
- DirectorDavid TryhornAn intimate portrayal of Rio de Janeiro's volatile favelas and how football is used as a moral and educational tool for providing stability to the lives of hopeful adolescents.
- DirectorIllyStarsAndrew SchofieldNeil FitzmauriceJamie CarragherInspired by the events surrounding Liverpool Football Club's Champions League Final success of 2005; this hilarious scouse mocumentary may be short, but guarantee's .
- DirectorDebs PatersonStarsEriya NdayambajeRoger Jean NsengiyumvaSanyu Joanita KintuThe story of four children who walk three thousand miles to get to the world cup. On the way they encounter many things such as HIV and child prostitution.
- DirectorJuan Pablo RoubioStarsPablo AlabarcesDiego BuonanotteGuillermo CoppolaSinging. Shouting. Hysteria. Argentina lives for futbol. The battle between Boca Juniors and River Plate is not just about sports; it is an ever-enduring struggle for identity. In Buenos Aires, historic tensions swell not only between legendary clubs Boca and River but among their intense followers. For these futbol fanatics, the game symbolizes strength, unity, and power in a society beset by stark social and economic divisions. Through a journalistic lens, this film provides an intimate look into Argentina and its beloved sport to reveal an unparalleled passion that reverberates far beyond the pitch.
- DirectorSergio IglesiasArgentina is not a country with too many industries, but this documentary demonstrates that it has one very developed: the football industry. The film meticulously describes how a football star is "manufactured": from the work of the headhunters that roam the country seeking in lost villages children and preteens and even the work in the Primera División clubs like Boca Juniors and Estudiantes de La Plata, where they are formed to then be thrown into professionalism.