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Football's Foreign Legion (2018)
TV Movie | Documentary, Sport

A retrospective look at the influx of foreign footballers into the English leagues during the 1970s and 1980s and their lasting influence on the game.
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Mar 28, 2018 (United Kingdom)

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51 cast members
Name Known for
Patrick Barclay
Self - Football Writer Self - Football Writer   See fewer
Liverpool F.C.
Themselves (archive footage) (as Liverpool) Themselves (archive footage) (as Liverpool)   See fewer
Club Brugge K.V.
Themselves (archive footage) (as Bruges) Themselves (archive footage) (as Bruges)   See fewer
Tony Woodcock
Self - Nottingham Forest 1974-79 / Self - FC Köln 1979-82 Self - Nottingham Forest 1974-79 / Self - FC Köln 1979-82   See fewer
John Wark
Self - Ipswich Town 1974-84, 88-90, 91-97 Self - Ipswich Town 1974-84, 88-90, 91-97   See fewer
John Helm
Self - Football Commentator Self - Football Commentator   See fewer
Argentina National Football Team
Themselves (archive footage) (as Argentina) Themselves (archive footage) (as Argentina)   See fewer
Netherlands National Football Team
Themselves (archive footage) (as Netherlands) Themselves (archive footage) (as Netherlands)   See fewer
Osvaldo Ardiles
Self - Tottenham Hotspur 1978-88 Self - Tottenham Hotspur 1978-88   See fewer
Paul Hawksbee
Self - Broadcaster and Tottenham Fan Self - Broadcaster and Tottenham Fan   See fewer
Keith Burkinshaw
Self - Tottenham Hotspur Manager (archive footage) Self - Tottenham Hotspur Manager (archive footage)   See fewer
Robert Peston
Self - Broadcaster and Journalist Self - Broadcaster and Journalist   See fewer
Glenn Hoddle
Self - Tottenham Hotspur (archive footage) Self - Tottenham Hotspur (archive footage)   See fewer
Jonathan Wilson
Self - Football Writer Self - Football Writer   See fewer
Tottenham Hotspur F.C.
Themselves (archive footage) (as Tottenham Hotspur) Themselves (archive footage) (as Tottenham Hotspur)   See fewer
Bill Shankly
Self - Ex-Liverpool Manager (archive footage) Self - Ex-Liverpool Manager (archive footage)   See fewer
Paul Heaton
Self - Musician and Sheffield United Fan Self - Musician and Sheffield United Fan   See fewer
Jim Smith
Self - Birmingham City Manager (archive footage) Self - Birmingham City Manager (archive footage)   See fewer
Margaret Thatcher
Self - Leader of the Opposition (archive footage) (as Margaret Thatcher MP) Self - Leader of the Opposition (archive footage) (as Margaret Thatcher MP)   See fewer
Gordon Taylor
Self - PFA Chief Executive (as Gordon Taylor OBE) Self - PFA Chief Executive (as Gordon Taylor OBE)   See fewer
Mick Mills
Self - Ipswich Town 1966-82 Self - Ipswich Town 1966-82   See fewer
Ian St. John
Self (archive footage) (as Ian St John) Self (archive footage) (as Ian St John)   See fewer
Arnold Muhren
Self - Ipswich Town 1978-82 Self - Ipswich Town 1978-82   See fewer
Ipswich Town F.C.
Themselves (archive footage) (as Ipswich Town) Themselves (archive footage) (as Ipswich Town)   See fewer
Arsenal F.C.
Themselves (archive footage) (as Arsenal) Themselves (archive footage) (as Arsenal)   See fewer
Bobby Robson
Self - Manager, Ipswich (archive footage) Self - Manager, Ipswich (archive footage)   See fewer
Frans Thijssen
Self - Ipswich Town 1979-83 Self - Ipswich Town 1979-83   See fewer
AZ Alkmaar
Themselves (archive footage) Themselves (archive footage)   See fewer
Ron Atkinson
Self - West Bromwich Albion Manager (archive footage) Self - West Bromwich Albion Manager (archive footage)   See fewer
Gordon Lee
Self - Everton Manager (archive footage) Self - Everton Manager (archive footage)   See fewer
Ian Greaves
Self - Bolton Wanderers Manager (archive footage) Self - Bolton Wanderers Manager (archive footage)   See fewer
Jack Charlton
Self - Sheffield Wednesday Manager (archive footage) Self - Sheffield Wednesday Manager (archive footage)   See fewer
Bernard Halford
Self - Club Secretary, Manchester City 1972-2010 Self - Club Secretary, Manchester City 1972-2010   See fewer
Peter Barnes
Self - Manchester City 1974-79 / Self - Real Betis 1982-83 Self - Manchester City 1974-79 / Self - Real Betis 1982-83   See fewer
Kazimierz Deyna
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
Kevin Keegan
Self - Hamburg SV (archive footage) Self - Hamburg SV (archive footage)   See fewer
Brian Clough
Self - Nottingham Forest Manager (archive footage) Self - Nottingham Forest Manager (archive footage)   See fewer
Graeme Souness
Self - Sampdoria (archive footage) Self - Sampdoria (archive footage)   See fewer
Manchester City F.C.
Themselves (archive footage) (as Manchester City) Themselves (archive footage) (as Manchester City)   See fewer
Ricky Villa
Self - Tottenham Hotspur (archive footage) (as Ricardo Villa) Self - Tottenham Hotspur (archive footage) (as Ricardo Villa)   See fewer
Leicester City F.C.
Themselves (archive footage) (as Leicester City) Themselves (archive footage) (as Leicester City)   See fewer
Steve Perryman
Self - Tottenham Hotspur (archive footage) Self - Tottenham Hotspur (archive footage)   See fewer
Todd Carty
Narrator (voice) Narrator (voice)   See fewer
Silvia Ardiles
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
Middlesbrough F.C.
Themselves (archive footage) (uncredited) Themselves (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Nottingham Forest F.C.
Themselves (archive footage) (uncredited) Themselves (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Sheffield United F.C.
Themselves (archive footage) (uncredited) Themselves (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
West Bromwich Albion F.C.
Themselves (archive footage) (uncredited) Themselves (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Jimmy Tarbuck
Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Poland National Football Team
Themselves (archive footage) (uncredited) Themselves (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Bert Trautmann
Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
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