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Take the Ball, Pass the Ball

Take the Ball, Pass the Ball

The Making of the Greatest Team in the World

2018•1h 47m•7.9/10
Documentary

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7.9/10(93)

Take the Ball, Pass the Ball is the definitive story of the greatest football team ever assembled. For four explosive years, Pep Guardiola's Barça produced the greatest football in history, seducing fans around the world. In this exclusive, first-hand account of events between 2008 and 2012, the players themselves reveal the tension of the bitter Guardiola-Mourinho rivalry, the emotion of Abidal's fight back from cancer to lift the European Cup and how Messi, the best footballer the world's ever seen, was almost rejected by Barça as a 13-year-old.

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Production

Zoomsport International, Universal Pictures, Versus Entertainment

Language

EN

Status

Released

Release Date

Cast

Pep Guardiola

Pep Guardiola

Self

Lionel Messi

Lionel Messi

Self

Xavi

Xavi

Self

Andrés Iniesta

Andrés Iniesta

Self

Gerard Piqué

Gerard Piqué

Self

Sergio Busquets

Self

Carles Puyol

Carles Puyol

Self

Thierry Henry

Thierry Henry

Self

Samuel Eto'o

Samuel Eto'o

Self

Víctor Valdés

Víctor Valdés

Self

Jordi Cruyff

Jordi Cruyff

Self

Charly Rexach

Charly Rexach

Self

Eric Abidal

Eric Abidal

Self

Dani Alves

Dani Alves

Self

Eiður Guðjohnsen

Eiður Guðjohnsen

Self

José Manuel Pinto

José Manuel Pinto

Self

Fabio Capello

Fabio Capello

Self

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