Documentary / Reality
The emotional story of soccer in the USA: resilience, redemption and a bright future. Passion, success and the iconic billion-dollar goal.


After a miraculous win vs. England in the 1950 World Cup, soccer booms in the United States... right?

Soccer in America meets a formidable foe: the ‘80s.

The USA’s 1990 World Cup qualification journey reaches a do-or-die finale in Trinidad and Tobago.

Self - Narrator

We go into the life of Atlético de Madrid for a year: the players, the day-to-day life at the club, the passion of its fans, its international dimension, the enormous impact that Atleti has on the lives of millions of people. Around the men's first team, the women's team and the lower categories, we will access extraordinary stories that will help us to discover the most unknown of sportsmen.

The ultimate underdog story. From the looming threat of liquidation, a points deduction and a relegation fight to avoid plummeting to English football's third division in 2010 – to the prospect of promotion to the biggest league in the world three years later, this is the extraordinary tale of a football club saved by its fans.

A behind-the-scenes look at American soccer's biggest star Christian Pulisic, providing unprecedented access to his life and growing celebrity in Italy as he competes in UEFA Champions League and Serie A competitions. Cameras capture Pulisic's journey in meeting the demands of global stardom while he prepares for the biggest moment of his career – the 2026 FIFA Men's World Cup on home soil.

Female soccer teams comprised of celebrities and non celebrities, working together to battle it out on the soccer field. Most have little soccer experience, but with the coaching from various Korean soccer legends, the team members grow with a fierce passion that leads to inspiring victories and regretful losses. Each team is grouped by certain types i.e. comedians, models, foreigners, actresses, etc. Unpredictable and exciting, the games are filled with fun intensity and emotions on high.

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.