In May, Netflix will offer the premiere of several documentaries dedicated to soccer fans.
Four-time champions: Brazil believed again, May 7
A documentary that reviews Brazil’s journey in the 1994 World Cup, through interviews and unpublished material filmed by the footballers themselves. When it seemed that the team had lost its magic, the players recorded from the locker rooms, the concentrations and the moments before the games, as well as the final celebration. This documentary was built with that material.
Uncovered in the UK: Jamie Vardy, May 12
From amateur player to Premier League legend, Jamie Vardy took an unprecedented path and reached the elite against all odds. On May 12, the first episode of this series will premiere, which follows Vardy from his beginnings in non-professional football to his triumph in the Premier League with Leicester City.
James, May 21
Documentary series in which James Rodríguez, Colombia’s number 10, shares unpublished details about his rise to fame, controversies and dreams for his country’s soccer, heading to the 2026 World Cup.
Also premiering on Netflix in May:
The bus: The strike of the French team, May 13
A documentary that explores the controversy that surrounded the French soccer team in the 2010 World Cup and the strike initiated by the team inside a bus, in protest of the exclusion of its star Nicolas Anelka. This event caused a political scandal at the time and made headlines.
Uncovered in the United Kingdom: Liverpool and the miracle of Istanbul, May 19
At half-time of the 2005 Champions League final, Liverpool trailed three to zero. What happened next made history.