This beautifully produced 7 DVD collection takes you beyond great goals and classic match action to focus on every aspect of the game--on and off the pitch, along the corridors of power, from its humble beginnings to the billion dollar industry it is today.Through exclusive interviews filmed in over 50 countries, the series explores the tremendous influence soccer holds over our lives. We investigate the factors that have enabled soccer players to become cultural icons and millionaires, recognized throughout the world. Every aspect of the sport is covered, with exclusive footage, ground-breaking interviews with icons of the game - past and present - and revealing insights into why soccer generates more excitement, passion and wealth across the world than any other sport.Comprised of 13, one hour episodes, with over 3.5 hours of bonus material, this series provides both an in-depth study for avid fans and an enjoyable overview for new converts. It’s exhilarating, passionate, glorious, inspiring, and fantastic. It’s frustrating, demanding, painful, violent, and even tragic. A win can produce a mood of near-religious euphoria, and a loss can plunge an entire nation into mourning. THE DEFINITIVE STORY OF THE WORLD'S GREATEST SPORT. 914 minutes.VOL. 1: Origins & Football CulturesOrigins traces the early history of football, from the influences that led to the formation of the Football Association in 1863, to how football spread in Britain and the rest of the world.Football Cultures explores football’s role within international cultures, combining religion in Iran with economics in America and politics in Spain and Ghana. It includes the 1998 World Cup match between the US and Iran, which shows how football acted as an agent for change and brought the two countries closer together.VOL. 2: Evolution & European SuperpowersEvolution of The European Game charts the major trends that helped shape the development of European football into the game it is today. It reveals incredible footage, interviews, and facts from across the first part of the 20th Century including Pietro Rava, sole survivor of the 1938 Italian World Cup winning team.European Superpowers profiles teams that have changed football history - Real Madrid in the 1950s, the Dutch and Germans of the 1970s, Liverpool in the 1980s, and Milan and the French national teams of the 1990s.VOL. 3: Brazil & South American SuperpowersBrazil explores Brazil’s dominance as a footballing nation in the global game, as well as the ominous more violent and racist side of Brazilian football. Interviews include Ronaldo, Zico, Mario Zagallo, Didi, Pele, Socrates, Zizinho, Roberto Rivelino, and Tele Santana.South American Superpowers focuses on the South American teams that have changed the course of football history. Highlights include the England vs. Argentina 1966 World Cup quarter-final game, and Maradona justifying his ‘Hand of God’ goal that knocked England out of the 1986 World Cup.VOL. 4: For Club and Country & The Dark SideFor Club and Country charts the trials and tribulations of French football; the evolution of Juventus into one of the world’s ‘superclubs.’ Dwight Yorke talks about balancing the requirements of Manchester United with Trinidad and Sir Alex Ferguson discusses the changes he’s seen at Manchester United. Also interviewed is Lucien Laurent, the first ever World Cup goal scorer.The Dark Side draws together events and stories that have made headline news -- tragedies that have brought communities together, a war sparked by a match and hooliganism that has threatened the very existence of the game.VOL. 5: Superstars & The MediaSuperstars looks at the careers of players who have risen above the rest and left their indelible and lasting mark on the history of football. Interviews include Diego Maradona, Alfredo di Stefano, Pele, and Zinedine Zidane.The Media reveals the battleground that has become the sports rights business, whilst George Best, Jurgen Klinsmann, and Ronaldo all talk about how they have been treated by the press and the pain it has caused.VOL. 6 & VOL. 7: Africa, A Game For All, & Futures (2 DVDs)Africa Pele had said that an African country would win a World Cup by the turn of the 21st Century. This program discovers why, despite the huge potential, these developing football nations have yet to make their mark on the world game.A Game For All focuses on the history of FIFA and other powerbrokers that influence the spread of the game culturally as well as commercially.Futures looks to the past to learn the lessons that will help shape the future of football. 2002 World Cup co-hosts Japan and South Korea provide the focus to predictions about the future of the game.DVD Extras Include:
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