10 Best TV Shows About Football
2. Sunderland 'Til I Die
At the close of the 2016-17 campaign, after years of mismanagement and turbulent times on and off the pitch, Sunderland AFC were relegated from the Premier League. As the club planned a route back to the top division, Netflix got in touch and began producing the biggest 'behind the curtains' documentaries ever made for the world of football.
Giving insights and shedding light on all the complexities running a huge football club entails, Sunderland 'Til I Die features extensive interviews with managers, players, coaches, commentators, executives, owners and staff member from inside the club as the Black Cats went through two of their most dramatic campaigns in their history.
As well as being the absolute go-to series for seeing what life is like inside a football club, and how to steer one of England's biggest clubs to the point of near-oblivion, Sunderland 'Til I Die is also a touching look at how football can prove to be the cornerstone of a local society. With thousands of people being affected by what happens to the club they love, the stakes are permanently raised and the ripples of what happens both on and off the pitch running deep in their lives.