False Glory

False Glory

The three-part true-crime documentary delves into three shocking stories that rocked the sports world, from cheating at the Comrades to rigging South Africa's 2010 FIFA World Cup warm-up games to an illegal immigration case.

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The Marathon Brothers
S1 E1 • 49m • 16

When an unknown athlete defies the odds to finish in the top ten in the gruelling Comrades Marathon, the initial celebrations turn to suspicion as the race becomes one of the most audacious cheating scandals in sporting history.

Match Fixing
S1 E2 • 45m • 16

Togo's national soccer team travelled to play against Bahrain in 2011, but the Togolese authorities knew nothing of the match. The bogus game had been set up by a man who claimed to have rigged more than 80 matches worldwide.

Baby Footballers
S1 E3 • 73m • HD16

Great players in football have made the journey from the African continent to the top tier of European football. What happens when unscrupulous businessmen take advantage of the dreams of young players?

  • The three-part true-crime documentary delves into three shocking stories that rocked the sports world, from cheating at the Comrades to rigging South Africa's 2010 FIFA World Cup warm-up games to an illegal immigration case.
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