He does so with remarkable access to the major players in the saga, including Aleksander Čeferin, the leader of the Union of European Football Associations ( UEFA) Andrea Agnelli, the scion of one of Italy’s most famous families and the then-head of the Italian team Juventus Florentino Pérez, the longtime president of Real Madrid Javier Tebas, the truth-telling president of La Liga, and all sorts of various other characters, including politicians and top soccer reporters.
Zimbalist, who along with his brother, Michael, directed the sensational “The Two Escobars” in 2010 for ESPN’s “30 for 30,” has taken what it is essentially a sports business story and made it a compelling piece of filmmaking. (And the saga may not be entirely over yet.) Had it been successful, it would have ended the Champions League’s significance.
The Super League nearly launched in 2021 and would have featured the likes of Real Madrid, Liverpool, Juventus and others competing in a mostly-exclusive competition. That contrast and push and pull is exceptionally told by executive producer and director Jeff Zimbalist in Apple TV’s recently released four-part docuseries, “Super League: The War for Football.” The film focuses on the creation - and ultimate failure - of a proposed “Super League” competition among Europe’s most popular teams.
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