Rows Of Fun Football Biography Films To Accompany Eid Holidays With Family

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JAKARTA - Spending Eid Al-Fitr holidays with family can be accompanied by various activities. One of them is watching a film together. There are a number of film genres that can be watched with family. But if you want to try anything else, a film with a football biography genre can be an option.

Football is a sport that is very popular with people in various circles, in addition to watching football live, watching films with football genres is no less interesting, especially if the film tells the inspiring figure of a footballer.

The figures of the legends appointed were appointed as biographical films so that they would present stories that were inconsistent by the times. The following is a series of biographical films of inspiring and emotional football players.

The Class of '92 is a documentary from England released in December 2013. The film tells the story of the birth of six great footballers from Manchester United's academy.

They are David Beckham, Nicky Butt, Ryan Giggs, Garry Neville, Phil Neville, and Paul Schholes. These six footballers will later become the focus of Manchester United in undergoing the steepening of the Premier League.

Messi is a biographical film that explored Lionel Messi's life before becoming a football legend. The film, directed by Alex de la Iglesia, took pictures from Messi's childhood while living in Rosario, Argentina.

Messi's football talent was finally smelled until finally Barcelona recruited him. The film features a number of players, coaches and journalists watching Messi's journey on the world football stage.

Talking about Messi, of course, shouldn't miss the figure of Ronaldo. Messi and Ronaldo have been soccer stars competing in the past decade.

Just like the film Messi, director Anthony Wonke highlighted how the Portuguese boy's struggle broke a number of world records and became the best.

Summer of 92 or Sommeren '92 is a film that presents an inspirational story from Denmark when it won the 1992 European Cup. Denmark came as the underdog and replaced shortman who at that time was disqualified for international problems.

In the midst of all the modest preparations, Denmark actually managed to surprise the public because they were able to come out as winners to beat Germany 2-0 in the final match.

Pele is known as an irreplaceable Brazilian football legend. The biographical film about Pele was released in 2016 under the title Pele: Birth of a Legend.

As the title implies, this film tells the story of a child from a poor Brazilian family who is awarded extraordinary talent in processing the round skin. Pele's football skills eventually led him to become an icon of football from Brazil.

Lev Yashin, The Dream Goalkeeper (2019)

Before being known as the world's best goalkeeper, Lev Yashin had a unique story as stated in the film The Dream Goalkeeper. Yashin, who always plays soccer day and night, always dreams of becoming a striker.

But in any team he plays, either in factories or during military service, Yashin is always placed as a goalkeeper. After accepting the situation, Yashin turned into a goalkeeper who was difficult to beat.

Diego Maradona (2019)Diego Maradona is a documentary film directed by Asif Kapadia. The film uses an unprecedented footage archive about Diego Armando Maradona.

This film summarizes Maradona's journey to become a football known as God's Hand Goal.

Baggio: The Divinekuntail (2021)

Roberto Baggio's 22-year career in the world of football was summarized in the film Baggio: The Divinekuntail. The film also features Baggio's debut on the gridiron.

Roberto Baggio is a football legend from Italy who has defended a number of big clubs. Baggio is known for his unique hairstyle because he is locked like a follow-up.