10 Best Football Documentaries Of All Time
1. The Two Escobars
When Colombian defender Andrés Escobar turned into his own net against the hosts at USA '94, it didn't just end his nation's hopes of triumph, but tragically, his life. Five days after the South American side's elimination, Escobar was shot dead in Medellin - the killer shouting 'Gol!' after each pull of the trigger.
But the awful story ran deeper than an embittered fan. Coinciding with Colombia's sudden surge up the football rankings came the rise of another Escobar, cocaine baron Pablo. The cartel boss turned his lifelong passion for football into the perfect money laundering scheme, enriching the Colombian game with millions of dollars of drug money along the way.
As the country's drug trafficking spiralled out of control, so too did lawlessness and corruption, creating the circumstances that ultimately led to Andrés senseless slaying. The Two Escobars charts the intersectionality of the footballer and the underworld kingpin, painting a blood-soaked picture that's as gripping as it is haunting.