• Air date: 15 Apr '14 8 episodes
      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.
  • List of Episodes (8)
    • 1. Hillsborough

      15 Apr '14
      A look at the events of 15 April 1989 at Hillsborough Stadium in Sheffield, England which led to the death of 96 football supporters, and the legacy of what is now known as the "Hillsborough Disaster".
    • 2. Maradona '86

      22 Apr '14
      How the astonishing performances of one man led Argentina to the World Cup title in 1986.
    • 3. The Opposition

      23 Apr '14
      A look at the infamous FIFA World Cup qualifying match between Chile and the Soviet Union that took place in 1973. Chile played against no opposition at the National Stadium in Santiago which had recently been used as a concentration camp.
    • 4. The Myth of Garrincha

      29 Apr '14
      A profile of Brazilian association football icon Mané Garrincha.
    • 5. Ceasefire Massacre

      30 Apr '14
      A look at the events of 18 June 1994, Republic of Ireland were playing in the World Cup in New Jersey and six fans supporting the team were gunned down watching the game in a pub 24 miles south of Belfast for political reasons.
    • 6. Mysteries of the Jules Rimet Trophy

      06 May '14
      The Jules Rimet trophy, the holy grail of sport trophies, is the target of numerous thefts and ultimately disappears without a trace, with various theories surrounding what truly happened to the trophy.
    • 7. Barbosa - The Man Who Made All of Brazil Cry

      07 May '14
      A look at Brazilian goalkeeper Moacir Barbosa Nascimento and how a costly mistake in the 1950 World Cup which cost Brazil the title impacted his countrymen.
    • 8. White, Blue and White

      01 Jul '14
      A look at the public response of Tottenham Hotspurs' Argentine players and 1981 FA Cup winners Ricardo Villa and Ossie Ardiles before, during, and after the Falklands War.