DOCUMENTARY OF THE WEEK: ESPN’s 30 for 30 Small Potatoes Who Killed the USFL: We’re not going to open a debate about the name of a sport that makes no sense, or plug something only North Americans will like. So why a documentary on American Football? If ever there was a metaphor of how Donald Trump might run the US, it has to be this. We’ve all heard of Trump University and his bankruptcies. But not many have spoken about his brief entry into sports and how Trump almost single-handedly killed a football league that had the potential to compete and outshine the NFL.

In the early ‘80s a group of businessmen decided to launch an alternative league in the spring (football is played in the fall). With new teams popping up, major new player signings, advertising money, endorsements and TV agreements, the United States Football League was formed as an upstart league that was slowly outshining the unconquerable National Football League. Then came Trump — whose ego wanted him to be a sports team owner. Since he apparently could not be part of the premier league, he settled for the USFL. Trump then proceeded to bully the nascent league to directly challenge the NFL by moving it to the fall season from the spring. And so ended what was dubbed the “fun” football league. Look for Trump’s interviews, where he the topic clearly hits a sore spot with the businessman who dismissed his whole foray as “small potatoes”. It is the failure he doesn’t want to talk about. You can watch the full documentary here (runtime: 1:01:39).