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Take the Ball, Pass the Ball
“The Making of the Greatest Team in the World”
8.0 / 10• 2018• 1h 47m•NR• English
Documentary
Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
Pep Guardiola
Self
Lead
Lionel Messi
Self
Xavi
Self
Andrés Iniesta
Self
Gerard Piqué
Self
Sergio Busquets
Self
Carles Puyol
Self
Thierry Henry
Self
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Duncan McMath's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. Take the Ball, Pass the Ball is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
