Alfie Allen Star Of The Series Game Of Thrones Gets Down And Dirty With The Roughandtumble Origins Of Association Football As We Know It Called Soccer Stateside Its Story Spans Five Decades We See The Game Emerge As A Sport Out Of The Late 19thcentury Industrial Revolution And Its Newfound Workingclass Leisure Time Soon It Would Boom Into A Huge Entertainment Industry Without Comparison

During World War I Football Or What The Americans Call Soccer Found Itself On A Markedly Different Journey From What Came Before Now A Wellestablished Industry And A Part Of Everyday Life Football Is Dogged By A 20thcentury Power Struggle That Affects The Game From Postwar Times Into The Modern Era Host Alfie Allen Leads The Exploration