11 Shots
Football is the greatest show on earth. Every country talks about the show and fame of the players, the money, parties, luxuries… But behind this universe a darker one is hidden: murders, rapes, suicides, fights, kidnappings and crimes of all kinds. Stories that seem like a movie, but that are real and take place in all corners of the world. And now, finally, we are going to know them. The time has come to enter the darker side of this sport, the side B that the fan is unaware of. Who would be able to kill a football player? 11 SHOTS FC gives you the answer.
Episodes
This chapter tells the story of Maradona's relationship with the Camorra and his friendship with clan boss Giuliano who introduces him to a universe of luxury meals, trays of white powder, and prostitution.
The story continues with the mafia turning its back on the him after he scores a "treacherous" goal for Argentina against Italy, eliminating them from the World Cup. Maradona must leave the country at a time when his cocaine consumption is skyrocketing.
This story tells the murder of Aitor Zabaleta, a football fan who loses his life at the hands of fan violence shortly before a UEFA CUP match. His sin? Wearing the rival colors. His punishment? A stabbing that ends with his life.
This episode tells of the anguish experienced during the first 24 days of March 1981, when the life of Enrique Castro González, aka ‘Quini’, FC Barcelona’s top scorer, was in the hands of three kidnappers.
The story of former Real Sociedad player José Antonio Santamaría, the only footballer to be killed by a terrorist group. “El Tigre” was said to be a ringleader of a drug trafficking network and to be in bed with the Guardia Civil's anti-terrorist groups.
Sito Miñanco, the king of European drug trafficking decides to buy a football team to launder his money. Sito's dream as president is shattered by "Operation Nécora", the police mission that put an end to the Galician drug trafficking clans.
Among the thousands of murders caused by drug traffickers, one of the most striking is the one portrayed in this episode, the murder of Álvaro Ortega.
This episode tells the story of Sebas, the Getafe player shot by a policeman on a night out in Castellón.
Andres Escobar's own goal for Colombia against the USA in '94 is the mistake of his life. Two drug traffickers murders him in cold blood. This chapter deals with the relationship between drug trafficking and football in the late 1980s and early 1990s.
This episode tells the story of Bruno Fernandes, a Brazilian footballer and idol who ordered a savage "scare" of his ex-partner.
Daniel Corrêa Freitas, the former midfielder of the Brazilian national team, is found naked, decapitated and with signs of torture in a pine forest. This chapter looks into this perverse killing committed by wealthy businessman Edison Brittes.
