Cristiano Lucarelli: Champion of equality for the working class
The Italian footballer is better known for his left-wing views and passion for the socialist-supporting club, Livorno.
Football Rebels
About the show
As the global sporting world lurches from one corruption scandal to the next, the indomitable Eric Cantona presents the stories of five football heroes whose social conscience led them to challenge unjust regimes, join opposition movements and lead the fight for democracy and human rights. ‘Football Rebels’ looks at a side of football that does not always make the headlines.
- Video Duration 25 minutes 05 seconds
Saturnino Navazo: Spanish survivor of a Nazi concentration camp
- Video Duration 24 minutes 54 seconds
Honey Thaljieh: First captain of Palestine women’s football team
- Video Duration 24 minutes 58 seconds
Afonsinho: Brazil midfielder who fought for labour rights
- Video Duration 24 minutes 56 seconds
Claudio Tamburrini: The goalkeeper who escaped from prison
Mekhloufi and the FLN team
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The Chilean footballer paid the price for openly defying General Pinochet’s dictatorship.
Filmmaker Gilles Rof explains why he decided to take a closer look at some of football’s unsung heroes.
How Brazil’s football legend turned every Corinthians’ match into a political meeting for democracy.
The Yugoslavian international player chose to start a multi-ethnic football school in a besieged Sarajevo.
How the former Chelsea star and Ivory Coast forward used the power of football to end his country’s civil war.
