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Mourinho

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This trophy-packed, insider-fuelled documentary charts José Mourinho's iconic rise as one of the world's top footballing managers of the most elite clubs.

Cast:José Mourinho, Frank Lampard, John Terry, Petr Čech, Zlatan Ibrahimović, Didier Drogba, Iker Casillas, Samuel Eto'o, Javier Zanetti, Marco Materazzi, Alex Ferguson
Director:Joe Perlman

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Netflix Series Celebrates Portuguese Football Manager’s Wins, Glosses Over Losses

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Rohan Naahar | Independent Film Critic writing for The Federal

Wed, August 12 2026

The documentary series doesn't offer much fresh insight on the enigma that is José Mourinho, popularly known as 'The Special One'. For over two decades, the football manager and former player has remained one of the game’s most controversial figures and yet, there is something that draws you to him.

A colourful portrait of one of football’s most complicated characters, Netflix’s Mourinho finds “The Special One” in characteristically charismatic form. It portrays football manager and former player José Mourinho as somehow both psychologically opaque and emotionally transparent; he claims that he has never felt pressure, but he seems to thrive in it; he is capable of forming lifelong bonds with everyone except his own flesh and blood; Mourinho is an enigma, one that would take more than a Netflix series to crack.

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