6. Hillsborough (2016)
This documentary throws light into the Hillsborough disaster that occurred during Liverpool’s FA Cup semi-final match against Nottingham Forest on 15 April 1989, and was released on the 25th anniversary of the tragedy.
The documentary included interviews with the relatives of the 96 fans who were killed in the tragic incident, the survivors, the support groups formed after the incident, and the policemen and investigators associated with the event. Fresh inquests began on 31 March 2014 and after hearing the evidence for two years, on 26 April 2016, the jury sitting at Warrington as part of the inquest, concluded that the 96 football supporters were unlawfully killed, thereby granting justice for the victims after 27 long years of suffering.
5. Fascism and football (2003)
How are Mussolini, Adolf Hitler and Franco, the three fascist dictators related to football? This BBC documentary which released in 2003, shows how football was used as a tool by these three leaders for their political propagandas that affected lots of players and supporters with corruption, sabotage and murder in the backdrop.
Mussolini’s uncredited role in Italy’s World Cup victories in 1934 and 1938, German national football team’s defeat at the hands of Norway in the 1936 Olympics with Hitler watching, are some of the subjects in this documentary, that blended politics, power and the beautiful game together. Also aided by historians and several former players, this video is a throwback to the initial years of FIFA.
