Saipan
Roy Keane is one of the greatest players in soccer history. He’s also a little bit of a grump.

In Saipan, it’s not his legendary skills on the field that are on full display. Instead, the movie shines a spotlight on his infamous feud with Mick McCarthy in 2002 — the year when they were under pressure to lead the Republic of Ireland football team to World Cup glory.

Keane (Éanna Hardwicke), a hot-headed and no-nonsense athlete, quickly becomes unhappy with the team’s training prior to the competition. Still, McCarthy (Steve Coogan), balancing personal and public expectations, isn’t ready to give in to his star player. There’s no hero or villain in Saipan, just two large personalities willing to sacrifice everything — except their pride — for glory.

Diego Maradona
Even before he made World Cup history, people knew Diego Maradona was something special: in the early 1980s, his agent hired two cameramen to follow Maradona, the football hopeful who would later be immortalised as the man with the ‘Hand of God’.

Hundreds of hours of footage from this period were then shelved for decades, until 2019’s documentary film Diego Maradona. With archival footage and insights from the man himself, the film unveils several stories about Maradona that had been previously untold.

For one, Maradona reveals in the film that, despite his awe-inspiring skills on the field, his training regimen was admirably lax: a regular week involved playing a game on Sunday, going out until Wednesday, then hitting the gym on Thursday. Diego Maradona director Asif Kapadia commented that the player “would look so incredibly out of shape, but then he’d train like crazy and sweat it off by the time matchday came along”. Watch the doc to gain more little-known insights into the football icon.

Real Madrid: Until the End
Few football teams are as celebrated as the Spanish club Real Madrid. The docuseries Real Madrid: Until the End brings viewers into a pivotal moment for the team as they enter the 2020s, years after star players, including Cristiano Ronaldo, have left.

The storied football team is forced to find a new way forward for the 2021-2022 season. Manager Carlo Ancelotti returns to steer the ship following his 2015 dismissal. Its veteran players, Karim Benzema, Marcelo, and Luka Modrić, consider their future in the club as newcomer Vinícius Júnior enters the fold. Its fans wonder whether this squad has what it takes to compete for Champions League glory.

Twenty Twenty Six
Behind every World Cup match is a team of sleepless experts making sure it runs smoothly. The six-part mockumentary Twenty Twenty Six dives into the office politics, public blunders, and awkward meetings that all happen before kick-off.

Ian Fletcher (Hugh Bonneville), a former BBC head, moves to Miami to lead a team ahead of the 2026 World Cup, landing in an environment much glitzier and more humid than gloomy Britain. From day one, Fletcher must handle the pressures of planning the year’s biggest sports event, placate the supersized egos of international delegates, fix social media gaffes, and maintain his sanity. As you can guess, it’s less Ted Lasso and more The Office.

The Contenders 26
Look no further — all you need to know about the 2026 World Cup is here. Before it begins, tune into The Contenders to get yourself acquainted with the major sporting event ahead of June.

This year’s tournament will take place across three countries in North America, with 16 cities hosting matches. While iconic US cities will welcome the world’s best in soccer, The Contenders also focuses on how Canada’s Vancouver and Mexico’s Guadalajara are preparing for the unprecedented three-host-countries arrangement. Learn how various countries are training for glory — from Argentina to South Korea, Uruguay to Brazil — and how star players like Lionel Messi, Vinícius Júnior, and Achraf Hakimi are preparing for it.