Big dreams, bad tackles, beautiful goals... as World Cup 2026 kicks off in North America, we look back over some of the best football films made since the millennium.

Essential viewing.

In football – as in life – you win some, you lose some. That’s true of football films as well, with mixed fortunes for the game on the big screen. Unlike other sports, the beauty and spontaneity of

As the road to the 2026 FIFA World Cup begins to narrow, football already feels like it is entering another fever dream. Argentina will arrive carrying the fading gold dust of Lionel Messi’s era, while France once again looks terrifyingly complete with ...

PITTSBURGH — While future NFL draftees are eager to hear their name called by commissioner Roger Goodell on the draft stage outside Acrisure Stadium during the 2026 NFL Draft in Pittsburgh, across the river at the Heinz History Center, four Pro Football ...

The recent rise of football documentaries on streaming platforms has taught broadcasters a lesson. Fans are no longer only interested in watching the action on the pitch, and they now seek greater immersion in the sport outside of matchweeks. The Premier ...

Discover What’s Streaming On: Bill Belichick‘s first season coaching college football is getting off to a rocky start. But it seems fans at home will not be getting that inside look they were hoping for. Inside Carolina reports Hulu’s season-long ...

After a few quiet months in 2026, Amazon Prime Video is finally giving sports fans the big-name documentaries that they deserve. NBA fans have already flocked to Jerry West: The Logo, a retrospective about one of the greatest players to ever grace the league.

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