10 Best Soccer Movies Ever
9. Bobby Robson: More Than a Manager
Yes, I'm including documentaries.
Football's a brutal business, with little room for either sentiment or sportsmanship. But in this documentary written and directed by Gabriel Clarke, the world finally gets to see a definitive and legacy-defining account of the late Sir Bobby Robson, one of the sport's most inspirational, generous, and warm figures.
Featuring interviews with Jose Mourinho, Gary Lineker, Ronaldo, Pep Guardiola, Paul Gascoigne, Alan Shearer, Alex Ferguson and archive footage of Robson himself, it paints the picture of a man whose influence in game might never be fully appreciated. The modern era's forward thinkers, as well as some of yesteryear's greats all pay tribute to the way this man help shape them as both pros and people.
In parts it's beautiful, in parts it's poignant, but the whole way through there's a real weight to this idea that the man was more than merely the sum of his accomplishments. What he achieved at Barelona, Newcastle, Ipswich and with England have defined him in football folklore but, as the title says, he was considerably more than just a manager.