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Follows the infamously terrible American Samoa soccer team, known for a brutal 2001 FIFA match they lost 31-0. With the 2014 World Cup Qualifiers approaching, the team hires down-on-his-luck, maverick coach Thomas Rongen, hoping he will turn the world's worst soccer team around in this humorous and heartfelt underdog story.
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Gordon McLeod is the manager of a second-tier Scottish soccer team. Faced with pressure from his American owner, he is forced to bring on a marquee player to improve the fortunes of the team. With the new addition to the team's roster, McLeod hopes to prevent his team from being moved from the fiercely loyal town it has known for a century.
5) Believe
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The funny and touching tale of the legendary Sir Matt Busby's transition from Manchester United football manager to eleven-year-old boys' soccer team wrangler.
6) Gracie
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Gracie Bowen is your average 15-year-old, except for one thing - she is determined to play varsity boys soccer. When her school forbids her to play and even her family questions her ability, Gracie sets out on an extraordinary quest to prove them all wrong. Fighting to change the school's policy and facing off against some of the toughest competitors on the soccer field, Gracie must summon all of her strength and courage, to finally show the world...
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Viola becomes furious when she learns that her high school, Cornwall, has just cut the girl's soccer team. So furious, in fact, that she takes advantage of her twin brother Sebastian skipping town for a few weeks to take his place at his school, Illyria, so she can join the soccer team there. But her disguise as her brother leads to major complications when she falls in love with her soccer-playing roommate and the girl he's in love with falls in...
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"The Wolves follows nine teenage girls as they warm up for their indoor soccer games. From the safety of their suburban stretch circle, the team navigates big questions and wages tiny battles with all the vim and vigor of a pack of adolescent warriors. As the teammates warm up in sync, a symphony of overlapping dialogue spills out their concerns. By season's and play's end, amidst the wins and losses, rivalries and tragedies, they are tested and ready--they...
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Previously successful manager Brian Clough takes over England's top football club Leeds United. His abrasive approach and his clear dislike of the players' dirty style of play make it certain there is going to be friction. Glimpses of his earlier career help explain both his hostility to previous manager, Don Revie, and how much he is missing his usual right-hand man, Peter Taylor, who decided to loyally stay with Brighton & Hove Albion.
10) Will
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Will is Liverpool FC's biggest fan. His father reappears with tickets to the 2005 Champions League Final. He dies suddenly, this time leaving Will forever. Will runs away to honor his father's memory and to be with his beloved Liverpool FC. Will befriends Alek. Alek finds himself inspired by Will's heroic journey and agrees to take him to Istanbul. This unlikely pair of underdogs take to the road, battling fate and fortune in a desperate bid to prove...
11) Champs
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Inspired by a true story, follows the coach and players of a Mexican soccer team as they journey to become the first Mexican team to win the Youth World Cup championship.
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Stretch: There's nothing like a good stretch before you jump or wiggle or bounce or run, and the ever energetic team of Doreen Cronin and Scott Menchin show kids (and their parents) how a good stretch can be good fun. Especially if you're stretching your imagination at the same time!
Oliver's game: Oliver Hall loves baseball. He loves the ritual of helping out in his grandfather's store, Hall's Nostalgia, and he loves listening to Grandpa Hall's...
