If you've ever wondered what goes on behind the scenes at Hale End in the quest to develop future first-team stars, then a new documentary series will offer unprecedented insight into Arsenal's world-famous academy. For the first time, cameras were allowed on-site to follow academy manager Per Mertesacker, under-15s coach Adam Pilling and the under-16s' Adam Birchall as they help the next generation plot a course from Hale End to London Colney thanks to their first professional contract.
ESPN Films, creators of the critically-acclaimed 30 for 30 film series, will premiere a new series in April surrounding the 2014 FIFA World Cup on ESPN. 30 for 30: Soccer Stories will include a mix of standalone feature-length and 30-minute-long documentary films from an award winning group of filmmakers telling compelling narratives from around the international soccer landscape.
For the first time in their history, FC Bayern Munich gives us unfettered access to the locker room and behind the scenes at this top club. The 6-part documentary covers the turbulent season after their Champions League triumph in Lisbon, celebrates the legendary victories from the past, and links momentous events in Bayern's history to the current team.
An immersive docuseries offering unprecedented access into the 2024 National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL) playoffs and Championship
Futbol Club Barcelona has enjoyed the best football of the world throughout its history. However, these past few years haven’t lived up to the club’s reputation. After having won every title as a captain, Xavi Hernández is chosen to manage the new project and recover the style and success of the old days.
The past, present, and future of European football collide when plans for a breakaway league emerge, leaving the game’s most powerful leaders to defend—or upend—the traditions of the sport.
The Real Football Factories International is a documentary style program about football hooliganism across the world. The Real Football Factories was the first series, where presenter and actor Danny Dyer travelled the UK, meeting some of the more notorious football firms. In this spin-off series, Dyer goes international, meeting firms from across the globe. Dyer played the main character of Tommy Johnson, a main member of a fictional Chelsea firm in the 2004 film The Football Factory. In 'The Real Football Factories International', Dyer visits Turkey, Argentina, Italy, Croatia and Serbia, The Netherlands, Brazil, Poland and Russia. In late 2007, The Score in Canada started to broadcast these episodes along with "The Real Football Factories." But with an altered soundtrack due to copyright issues. It was also shown on CNN and CNN International under the name The Real Soccer Factories International in 2008.
This docuseries relives the record-breaking 2022-23 season for Manchester City FC, which saw the Blues achieving an unprecedented treble win.
Mondiali 2006 - Destino azzurro
Documentary series on Alexia Putellas, captain of the Barcelona women's football team and player for Spain's national football team who has become an icon of women's football.
Armando a Maradona
Deadline Day is a ground-breaking insight into the most talked about but least understood aspect of modern football: the transfer market. With unprecedented behind-the-scenes access to world class players and Europe’s premier agents, the series unmasks the men whose job it is to make footballers’ dreams a reality and, for the first time, reveals how headline-grabbing multimillion pound deals get done.
The definitive documentary on the US and Mexico men’s national soccer teams told through the lens of one of the fiercest rivalries in international sports. The series peels back the political, social and sporting layers of the rivalry through the eyes of Landon Donovan (US) and Rafael Márquez (MX), who became symbols of their countries’ soccer cultures.
Follow the iconic football club during an unforgettable season. As fans return to stadiums, the 2021-22 football season puts pressure on Arsenal's manager Mikel Arteta and his young team to get back to their former glories and back into Europe. Offering unprecedented access and capturing the highs and lows of life on and off the pitch, this is football at its finest: raw, dramatic and full of passion.
The series follows the newly crowned champions of the 2019 Copa América tournament, the Brazilian football team, in a behind-the-scenes multi-part exclusive.
After a tragic event at a youth football facility, grieving families demand answers and justice from Brazil's most popular team.
Até o Fim - Flamengo Campeão da Libertadores 2019
Inside FC Barcelona, which follows the famed soccer club through its 2018-2019 season.
The Dorados, Culiacan's local team, are at the bottom of the rankings when Maradona arrives, looking for a fresh start. The experts predict disaster.
Benfica, one of the elite teams in European football, also has one of the most advanced and respected academies in the world, producing world-class talent every year. This series goes behind the scenes of Benfica's modern training facilities, discovering, first-hand, the challenges that these young players face during a complete season.