20 best soccer movies with their posters and trailers

12. Rise of the Foot Soldier (2007)

This film depicts the activities of football firms

If you are interested in football hooligans turning into drug-lords, this is just the movie for you. The Rise of the Footsoldier is a story about the rise of Carlton Leach who became the member of an infamous criminal gang after being one of the most celebrated football generals.

The movie mostly shows how this notorious gang in the early nineties spread fear all over London and Essex. Although a lot of movies are based on a similar theme what set it apart is the acting and the pace of the movie. But in essence it also misses the point; it is more about the hooligans and less about football. It is certainly not a feel good movie but a well-crafted one nonetheless. However, the movie once again highlights a rising threat to football fans across the globe.

The advent of the ultras, or hooligan fans is becoming a real menace in modern day football. Italy and England are regular sufferers of this menace, while Russia is witnessing progressively increasing violence every year, at football stadiums. While the game’s administrators are still at a loss as to how to quell this threat, this movie highlights the dangers of growing hooliganism in football.