The FIFA scandal in 2015 left the world in a state of shock as it was said to have been one of the biggest corruptions cases ever noticed within the world of football. El Presidente uses the premise of this story to give a satire that shows what goes on behind the scenes in one of the biggest sports in the world.
It isn’t anything new that lots of money has been poured into various sports and their leagues over the last few years as people have started taking it much more seriously with passionate fans always craving for something more from their sporting idols.
El Presidente is the story of the director of a small-time Chilean club who rises through the ranks to become one of the most prominent and powerful figures in the game of the pitch. Dialogues like ‘The real game is played off the pitch’ really make you feel sorry for how the game has become more like a business rather than a passionate sport.
The players deserve their fair share, and the endorsements have certainly helped players and managers live a more comfortable life as compared to their predecessors but what happens when the system that is meant to govern all the functions of the sports is itself corrupt to the core.
Watch this show as it uncovers the dark truth of the game behind the game and how some of the most influential figures in football with their dark suits and perfectly braided hair controlled the fate of those who had no idea what was going on behind the scenes.