The Ball Is a Scumbag (2000)

Portrait of an eccentric soccer coach...

"Sometimes the ball is bewitched," says legendary soccer coach Rudi Gutendorf. He's the one who would know, after having coached 6 first division soccer teams in Germany alone and countless others in 38 countries around the world.

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Rudi Gutendorf

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