Exclusive: Fresh from reflecting on his Real Madrid career in his Netflix series, David Beckham is now preparing an ESPN documentary about the Galácticos.
Beckham’s Studio 99 has teamed up with Fulwell 73 to develop the project, which has not yet officially been greenlit by ESPN but is gearing up for production.
Spotlighting one of sport’s most iconic teams, the documentary has echoes of ESPN series The Last Dance, which won acclaim for its depiction of Michael Jordan’s final season with the Chicago Bulls.
The so-called Galácticos were assembled by Real Madrid president Florentino Pérez, who had a mission to sign superstar footballers from the best leagues in the world.
Real Madrid broke the world transfer record five times by signing the likes of Luis Figo, Zinedine Zidane, Cristiano Ronaldo, and Gareth Bale across two Galácticos eras.
The first of these eras, when Pérez was president between 2000 and...
Beckham’s Studio 99 has teamed up with Fulwell 73 to develop the project, which has not yet officially been greenlit by ESPN but is gearing up for production.
Spotlighting one of sport’s most iconic teams, the documentary has echoes of ESPN series The Last Dance, which won acclaim for its depiction of Michael Jordan’s final season with the Chicago Bulls.
The so-called Galácticos were assembled by Real Madrid president Florentino Pérez, who had a mission to sign superstar footballers from the best leagues in the world.
Real Madrid broke the world transfer record five times by signing the likes of Luis Figo, Zinedine Zidane, Cristiano Ronaldo, and Gareth Bale across two Galácticos eras.
The first of these eras, when Pérez was president between 2000 and...
- 12/20/2023
- by Jake Kanter
- Deadline Film + TV
FIFA is investigating how Turkish celebrity chef Salt Bae and a number of other people gained “undue access” to the Lusail Stadium field at the end of the World Cup final in Qatar.
Salt Bae, whose real name is Nusret Gokce, was photographed holding the World Cup trophy while celebrating with Argentina players after their win over France on penalties.
FIFA rules state the trophy can only be handled by a “select” group of people such as tournament winners, FIFA officials, and relevant heads of state.
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A FIFA spokesperson said: “The appropriate internal action will be taken.”
Salt Bae owns a chain of luxury steakhouses. He quickly rose to fame in 2017 after his particular technique for seasoning meat became an Internet meme.
During the World Cup, he posted a video of himself with FIFA President Gianni Infantino, who was dining at his restaurant.
Salt Bae, whose real name is Nusret Gokce, was photographed holding the World Cup trophy while celebrating with Argentina players after their win over France on penalties.
FIFA rules state the trophy can only be handled by a “select” group of people such as tournament winners, FIFA officials, and relevant heads of state.
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A FIFA spokesperson said: “The appropriate internal action will be taken.”
Salt Bae owns a chain of luxury steakhouses. He quickly rose to fame in 2017 after his particular technique for seasoning meat became an Internet meme.
During the World Cup, he posted a video of himself with FIFA President Gianni Infantino, who was dining at his restaurant.
- 1/1/2023
- by Alex Nguyen
- Uinterview
Sales
Collective Media Group and Entourage Sports and Entertainment‘s soccer documentary feature “Brazil 2002: The Real Story,” recounting the story of the 2002 World Cup on its 20th anniversary, has sold a raft of territories worldwide. The film uses six hours of unseen archive material shot by Brazilian soccer player Juliano Belletti during the tournament, and also features interviews with Ronaldo, Ronaldinho, Cafu and Gilberto Silva from the World Cup winning Brazil team; and, from the opposing teams across the tournament, David Beckham, Michael Owen, Oliver Kahn, Hasan Şaş and Marc Wilmots as well as referee Pierluigi Collina.
FIFA has taken the film for its own streamer FIFA+, for territories including Asia (excluding Japan), Turkey and New Zealand. This is complemented by deals confirmed by distribution partner Abacus Media Rights including: Canal+ Group for Canal+ Foot and myCanal (France); Sky Deutschland; Sky Italia; Dbs Satellite Services (Israel and West Bank...
Collective Media Group and Entourage Sports and Entertainment‘s soccer documentary feature “Brazil 2002: The Real Story,” recounting the story of the 2002 World Cup on its 20th anniversary, has sold a raft of territories worldwide. The film uses six hours of unseen archive material shot by Brazilian soccer player Juliano Belletti during the tournament, and also features interviews with Ronaldo, Ronaldinho, Cafu and Gilberto Silva from the World Cup winning Brazil team; and, from the opposing teams across the tournament, David Beckham, Michael Owen, Oliver Kahn, Hasan Şaş and Marc Wilmots as well as referee Pierluigi Collina.
FIFA has taken the film for its own streamer FIFA+, for territories including Asia (excluding Japan), Turkey and New Zealand. This is complemented by deals confirmed by distribution partner Abacus Media Rights including: Canal+ Group for Canal+ Foot and myCanal (France); Sky Deutschland; Sky Italia; Dbs Satellite Services (Israel and West Bank...
- 9/13/2022
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
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