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5 football shows to enjoy on OTT this FIFA World Cup season

This documentary series reveals Sepp Blatter's involvement in transforming FIFA, where corruption and bribery began.

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Ayushi Singh
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Today, most of our daily lives are filled with OTT comtent. OTT is a reliable source of fun and binge-watching series and exciting films. Most popular OTT platforms among Indians include Netflix, Disney+Hotstar and Amazon Prime Video.

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Given that sports is one of the most popular genres amongst youth and FIFA World Cup 2022 is currently underway, helping you maintain the football fever, here our picks for 5 football shows you can binge-watch this season.

FIFA Uncovered

This documentary series reveals Sepp Blatter's involvement in transforming FIFA from a non-profit organisation to an extremely wealthy family. The shady ties that affix FIFA world cup bids, and how football balances on a fine line of morality.

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FIFA uncovered reveals a pattern in how FIFA awards the right to host the World Cup. The controversy surrounding FIFA's selection of Qatar to host this year's World Cup has persisited over the past 12 years and is said to have contributed to Sepp Blatter's collapse.

FIFA wasn't exactly honourable and law abiding prior to Blatter but he was the one who negotiated the first business sponsership agreements for FIFA with companies like Adidas, Coca-Cola and that is where corruption and bribery started.

Watch it on- Netflix

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Bobby Robson-More Than A Manager

A must watch, beautifully made film chronicles the life of the late Sir Bobby Robson in football, from his playing days to his highly successful managerial years. The focus of the documentary is on Italia 90 and his coaching of that illustrious England side, though it also examines his time at Ipswich Town, PSV Eindhoven, Barcelona, and Newcastle United among others. It is compelling, enlightening, and moving.

Watch it on- Netflix

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Club de Cuervos

Among the first Spanish-language Netflix original series, is a sports comedic drama from Mexico.

Club de Cuervos is a television series that centreson a family-run football team both on and off the field. It is set in the fictional Mexican city of Nuevo Toledo. The two brothers quarrel about who will control and manage the cherished football team of the family following the patriarch's untimely death.

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The Gary Alazraki and Michael Lam-produced show has Stephanie Cayo, Daniel Giménez Cacho Antonio de la Vega, Jess Zavala, and Melissa Barrera in supporting parts in addition to Luis Gerardo Méne and Mariana Trevio in the starring roles.

Watch it on - Netflix

Sunderland 'Til I Die

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Sunderland, popularly known as the "Black Cats" were demoted to the Championship for the first time in a decade after a poor 2015-16 Premier League Campaign.

This documentary series centres on Sunderland's time in the Championship and provides an inside look at various parts and facets of the team that aren't visible when watching matches on television.

In addition to demonstrating the passion Sunderland supporters have for their team, this documentary also demonstrates their resentment towards the administrators along with players who have helped the team get to where it is now.

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Watch it on- Netflix

This is Football

This is Football is a fantastic, comprehensive look at Football that spans six different episodes and features everything from South Africa's newest professional referee to Lionel Messi's excellence. With the foundation of each narrative being football's intense emotions, the show touches marvelous varied stories which would or else be neglected, along with more common issues.

Watch it on- Amazon Prime

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