30 for 30: Soccer Stories - Season 1

30 for 30: Soccer Stories - Season 1

Season 1

Network
Episodes8
DatesApr 15, 2014 - Jul 1, 2014

Episodes

Hillsborough
Season 1Episode 1120 min

Hillsborough

A look at the April 15, 1989 tradegy at Hillsborough Stadium in Sheffield, England, where overcrowding in the stadium's standing-room-only areas killed 96 people and injured 766. The film examines the ongoing efforts of victims' families to seek exoneration of their loved ones, who were blamed in part by local authorities in an attempt to conceal police and security inadequacies.

Apr 15, 2014
Maradona '86
Season 1Episode 230 min

Maradona '86

A look at Diego Maradona´s spectacular individual performance during the 1986 FIFA World Cup.

Apr 22, 2014
The Opposition
Season 1Episode 330 min

The Opposition

Chile hosts a decisive World Cup qualifier at Santiago's National Stadium just weeks after the stadium had been transformed into a concentration camp and killing field for opponents of Augusto Pinochet. Though FIFA investigates the matter, the game goes on, with the Chilean team winning in a walkover after their opponents from the Soviet Union boycott in protest over the stadium's use.

Apr 22, 2014
Ceasefire Massacre
Season 1Episode 430 min

Ceasefire Massacre

June 18, 1994, and fans of Ireland's national team are euphoric over their team's World Cup opener against Italy at Giants Stadium. Joy turns to horror, however, at a bar in Loughinisland, Northern Ireland, where a Protestant terror group kills six men watching the game. The tragedy is a low point and a turning point in the Northern Ireland conflict, one that would ultimately contribute to paramilitaries on both sides calling ceasefires just weeks later.

Apr 29, 2014
The Myth of Garrincha
Season 1Episode 530 min

The Myth of Garrincha

Examining the legend of Mané Garrincha, a "jester" who overcame bent legs to lead Brazil to two World Cup wins through his amusing style of play, and the efforts of his family and fans to give him a proper burial in Rio de Janeiro after his death in 1983.

Apr 29, 2014
Mysteries of the Rimet Trophy
Season 1Episode 630 min

Mysteries of the Rimet Trophy

The Jules Rimet Trophy, awarded to the World Cup winners from 1930 to 1970, is a prize shrouded in mystery, as the whereabouts of the original trophy is unknown. This film focuses on the trophy's first brush with crime – a Nazi plan to steal the Rimet Trophy from Italy during World War II – and Ottorino Baressi, an Italian soccer official who attempted to protect the valued prize.

May 6, 2014
Barbosa: The Man Who Made All of Brazil Cry
Season 1Episode 730 min

Barbosa: The Man Who Made All of Brazil Cry

How Brazilian goalkeeper Moacir Barbosa went from national hero to pariah after allowing Uruguay's cup-winning goal in the 1950 World Cup.

May 6, 2014
White, Blue and White
Season 1Episode 8120 min

White, Blue and White

After leading their national team to victory in the 1978 FIFA World Cup, Argentines Ossie Ardiles and Ricky Villa join Tottenham Hotspur, becoming cult heroes in England after leading Spurs to the 1981 FA Cup Final. Things radically change, however, when a conflicted Ardiles leaves Spurs and returns to Buenos Aires after Argentine troops descend on the British-ruled Falkland Islands, asserting sovereignty over the territory and resulting in the Falklands War.

Jul 1, 2014

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