Re-live the magical, heart-stopping moments of the game’s incredible history in this loving tribute to Italian legend and hero of italy’s 1982 World Cup winning side Paolo Rossi.
Vintage footage and first-hand accounts by the greatest players — including Diego Maradona — are beautifully woven into a touching and exciting story of Rossi’s ups and downs in the context of shocking world events. As soccer has evolved into a billion-dollar business, The Heart of a Legend reminds us all that dreams can come true when you follow rule #1: never give up!
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Intermedio (“Timeout”) | A hundred yards of no-man's land. Twenty-five bored men. Two trenches of war. And only one ball.
Where We Belong | A young girl tells her cuddle toy, named Bertie Bee, about the excitement of matchday at Burnley Football Club’s Turf Moor stadium.
Croatia’s achievement in coming 3rd at the 1998 World Cup in France was staggering. A nation barely established took on and beat the world’s powerhouse nations, coming within a whisker of lifting the trophy. But, this is much more than just a story about a talented football team, it is the tale of a nation emerging from the wreckage of the Balkan war and the disintegration of Yugoslavia to stand proudly as an independent country on football’s grandest stage.
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Mitch Match (2 mins) | What happens when an adventurous blue-headed matchstick decides to play soccer?
Nando (5 mins) | A poem about a caterpillar inspires a boy in a Rio favela and provides the connection to the famous Maracana Stadium.