Ted Lasso, an American football coach, is hired to coach a soccer team in England despite having no experience in the sport. He faces challenges dealing with culture clashes, language barriers, and skepticism from the team and fans. However, his unique approach and positive attitude gradually win over the players and staff, leading to unexpected success and personal growth for everyone involved.
In the 1930s, a group of orphaned boys at a Texas orphanage form a football team and are coached by a math teacher. They face numerous challenges including the Great Depression, abusive caretakers, and injuries, but with determination and teamwork, they become unlikely champions.
A family embarks on an expedition in Africa and stumbles upon a hidden jungle filled with prehistoric creatures, including dinosaurs. As they navigate the dangerous landscape, they must evade an evil scientist who wants to capture the creatures for his own nefarious purposes.
Set It Up is a comedy and romance movie released in 2018. The story revolves around two overworked and underpaid assistants, Harper and Charlie, who work for high-powered bosses. They hatch a plan to get their bosses off their backs by setting them up with each other. As Harper and Charlie spend more time together trying to orchestrate this matchmaking, they discover that they may have feelings for each other as well. The movie showcases the ups and downs of their journey to balance work, love, and finding their own happiness.
A talented but self-destructive golfer struggles to make a comeback after a series of personal and professional setbacks. Along the way, he finds love and learns valuable lessons about life and perseverance.
The Harder They Fall is a 1956 movie about a former sports writer who gets involved in the corrupt world of boxing. He becomes the publicist for an Argentine heavyweight who is being manipulated by a fight fixer. As he becomes more entangled in the boxing world, he must navigate through bribery, job offers, and threats to protect his fighter and his own integrity.
Veronika Voss is a fading movie star in post-World War II Germany. She becomes involved with a journalist and a female doctor, but her self-destructive behavior, drug addiction, and depressive state lead to her tragic end.
Animalympics is a 1980 animated comedy movie that follows the story of anthropomorphic animal athletes as they compete in various Olympic-like sports events. The movie showcases different sports like marathon running, figure skating, gymnastics, and soccer, among others. It also explores themes of competition, teamwork, and the triumph of the underdog.
In 1969, a group of women in Reims, France form a soccer team and face various challenges and sexism while pursuing their passion for the sport. Based on a true story.
Final Score is a BBC Television programme produced by BBC Sport. The programme is broadcast on late Saturday afternoons in England, Wales and Northern Ireland, usually on BBC One. BBC Northern Ireland opts away during the last ten minutes to cover local results, BBC Scotland runs a different programme altogether – Sportscene Results. Final Score is also broadcast on Boxing Day, New Year's Day and Easter Monday plus a special Sunday edition on the final day of the Premier League. The programme, which is currently presented by Jason Mohammad, provides viewers with the results from the main football league matches played on that day. Final Score is also broadcast on Saturday afternoons on the BBC Red Button and online for two hours before the BBC One broadcast begins. This programme features a live studio discussing the day's play as it is being played while also showing audio coverage clips of a large number of matches that are being played.
The Game of Their Lives is a true story about the fate of the 1950 U.S. soccer team, who against all odds, beat the highly favored England team in the World Cup. The movie focuses on the camaraderie among the players and the challenges they face as underdogs representing their country.
Girls growing up in 1960-61 London develop a passion for Tottenham Hotspur Football Club, the first British team in the 20th century to win the English league and FA Cup "double". Twenty years later, one of the girls tracks down players of the '60-'61 Spurs for a documentary.
A ring veteran turns a Texas tenderfoot into a winning fighter.
The Hollywood Post's sports writer, Jimmy Jones (Charles Quigley), yearns to be a crime reporter, and thus looks for foul play on even the most routine assignments. In writing a piece about a girl's softball team, Jimmy discovers that their sponsor, Foy Harris (John Gallaudet), is a notorious racketeer who has supposedly gone straight. Jimmy suspects Foy is still up to no good. He begins hanging around the team to do a bit of snooping, and also to be near the cute new pitcher, Ann Casey (Jacqueline Wells).
A sports journalist turned amateur sleuth investigates a murder after finding a manuscript that leads him on a head-trip full of intrigue. He teams up with a police inspector to unravel the mystery and catch the serial killer. Set in London, England, the investigation takes them to various locations including a pub, a cellar, the River Thames, and a dog racing track.
Gangsters frame Joe on a drunk charge and a murder rap so they can put their own fighter into a big event. Joe investigates in an attempt to prove his innocence.
Big Town Girls have dating service jobs long enough to learn that a society matron needs a boxer to perform at a party. They talk a waiter into playing the part and a series of accidents and tricks sends him on a boxing career.
Right Cross is a drama about a Mexican-American boxer who faces bigotry as he tries to make a name for himself in the boxing world. Set in New York City, the film explores the challenges he faces both inside and outside the ring, including his complex relationships with his family, a sports reporter, and a boxing trainer. The movie also delves into themes of identity, assimilation, and unrequited love.
Bosko is the star player in a wacky game of professional football.