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Thursday, 13 December 2018

The Champions: 800 of the world’s top footballers and their managers under one roof

Ever wonder what would go down if 800 of the world’s top footballers and their managers had their own reality show on E? According to “The Champions” — a hilarious animated parody of the Keeping up with the Kardashians, Real Housewives and the Real World, by Bleacher report — “players stop being polite and start getting Re-al.” The drama on the show includes the flamboyant Cristiano Ronaldo coming off as a timid footballer looking to fit into the over-the-top Italian Serie A style, while tension between Lionel Messi and Neymar reach a fever pitch (no pun intended). Mo Salah’s defiant opening credits intro: “They said I couldn’t carry Egypt in the World Cup … They were right.” If you are like some of us here who are football fans but have been plagued by significant others with an obsession for reality TV (and vice versa), these shorts offer plenty of hilarity for both parties and a middle ground (pun partially intended). You can watch the first episode here (watch, runtime 3:53).

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