For the past 2 years Rio been on a personal journey to try to understand why is football racist? Why change hasn’t happened? Why has it got worse?
Season 1
3 episodes
In January 2021, of the estimated 125K Professional players in the men’s game there was 1 openly gay man. Why is the men’s game, being left in the dark ages in the face of such wider positive progress in the LGBTQ+ movement. Rio shows his own vulnerabilities and personal flaws as he embarks on a journey to understand and educate.
Only 0.012% of players playing organised youth football make it to play in the Premier League. Rio aims to shine a light on the realities surrounding academy football and how mental health issues surrounding released players is at epidemic levels. 99.9% of players have their dreams and everything they’ve sacrificed, worked and lived for taken away in an instant.
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Episode 1
Race
For the past 2 years Rio been on a personal journey to try to understand why is football racist? Why change hasn’t happened? Why has it got worse?
57 min
Episode 2
Sexuality
In January 2021, of the estimated 125K Professional players in the men’s game there was 1 openly gay man. Why is the men’s game, being left in the dark ages in the face of such wider positive progress in the LGBTQ+ movement. Rio shows his own vulnerabilities and personal flaws as he embarks on a journey to understand and educate.
55 min
Episode 3
Mental Health
Only 0.012% of players playing organised youth football make it to play in the Premier League. Rio aims to shine a light on the realities surrounding academy football and how mental health issues surrounding released players is at epidemic levels. 99.9% of players have their dreams and everything they’ve sacrificed, worked and lived for taken away in an instant.
56 min
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