Movie review: Dribbles, fails to score

19 August 2016 - 08:56
By Tymon Smith

The first feature film by documentary directors Jeff and Michael Zimbalist tells of the early years of the world's most famous footballer, Edson Arantes do Nascimento, from his poverty-stricken childhood to becoming the youngest ever player at a World Cup final in 1958 at age 17. It's a legend familiar to most soccer fans - a boy who grew up with no money for a ball, practised his skills barefoot using socks and mangoes, and rose to be the most well-known player of his era.

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