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The entire history of the world's favorite game? It's an extraordinary challenge that could go have gone horribly wrong, but "History Of Football: The Beautiful Game" is a class act. It boasts top-drawer production values, including narration by Terence Stamp, access to everybody who has really mattered in the game, ever, plus loads of famous, rare, and never-seen-before footage, each volume offering a blend of narrative, action, and illuminating interviews. This is a polished product: part celebration, part commemoration, but always with a sharp investigative sense, digging around the misty-eyed, good ol' days tradition, to explore in the company of those interviewed the reality behind some of soccer's myths and legends.

88 episodes

Alan Shearer makes comments about the media.

Ashbourne is a town in the Derbyshire Dales and this featurette contains newsreel style footage on the game. Keep an eye out for a very young Brian Clough.

Calcio Storico ("historic football") is an early form of football that originated in 16th-century Italy. Once widely played, the sport is thought to have originated in the Piazza Santa Croce in Florence.

This featurette looks at the Heysel Stadium tragedy in Brussels where rioting caused the death of many Juventus and Liverpool supporters.

Containing four featurettes entitled Julie's Story, Perimeter Fences, Football Martyrs and A Healthy Cynicism, this section looks at the Hillsborough tragedy through the eyes of someone who lost family.

The teams discuss the fans and their behaviour.

Special 8 Extra: India

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A look at the game in India.

Kenny Daglish discusses money issues.

On the DVD, this section is broken up into three sections entitled Stars and Strife, The Great NASL Experiment, and The NASL Finals. The first is a featurette running for 6:37 and is made up of interviews. The second is a text page of information and the last is a scorecard.

This is a tongue in cheek featurette that shows how broadcaster Stuart Hall invented football. It only has a brief running time of 1:43 but is entertaining.

Special 12 Extra: Sudan

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Running for 4:23 this featurette looks at the region.

A look at the method's and equipment used to train the best in the world.

"The World's Greatest Goals" brings you the highlights of the "Golden Age" - The World Cups from 1966-1986. The Saves, The Fouls, The Unique atmosphere and... The Goals... Compiled from the Official Films of The World Cup. Contains the FIFA 'Goal of the Century' This program is produced by the Makers of the Best Selling World Cup Films "Gole" and "Hero"

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