Football Stories
TVY • 1997 • Animated • Sports
Football stories shows us what happened until some games and sports took their modern form and what happened that the rules of the game of football were formed in different periods of history and became a fair game.
Episodes
Prehistory - The Playing Field
Mac, a famous football referee, finds a book that narrates the history of his ancestors… a whole line of referees going back to prehistoric times.
Egypt - The Duration of the Game
From the time that Pharaoh Amenhotep and his wife Nefertiti proclaimed Aton, the sun-god, as the only official god of Egypt, all round objects became quite the fashion in Egypt.
Crete - Free Kicks
Life on the island of Crete was easy going. The people of Crete were very proud of their highly complicated labyrinth, of their ferocious Minotaur, and they took great delight in playing Football.
Greece - Assistant Referees
On this occasion, our favorite friends, Mac and Mic, take us to ancient Greece.
Rome - The Ball
Bad times for the Roman circus. The people no longer had fun like they used to.
China - The Goal
Mic arrives in ancient China, right at the Great Wall, in fact. With just a few karate chops, he destroys it completely. This little “accident” didn’t alter his journey too much...
Barbarians - Fouls and Misconduct
The Barbaric tribes conquered the territories of the Roman Empire. But not all Barbaric tribes were equal: the most ferocious of them all were the Huns of Attila.
Middle East - The Number of Players
Mic arrives at the place of the one thousand and one nights, the great city of Baghdad. Here our friend learns about the true story of Aladdin and his marvelous genie...
Vikings - The Start of the Game
Towards the end of the 8th century, the ferocious Vikings devastated European coastal areas. Odin, Thor and Loki were some of their gods, very present in the Vikings’ lives.
Middle Ages - The Corner Kick
We’re entering the Middle Ages. Europe is being invaded and downtrodden by waves of barbaric tribes. It’s the age of heroic knights, of despotic feudal lords, of princesses and dragons.
Bizantium - The Referee
The Roman Empire had split in two. As the Western part sank into oblivion, the Eastern, known as the Byzantine Empire, enjoyed robust health. Life there was very tranquil, almost too much…
Crusades - Injuries and Substitutions
The Crusades were a series of wars fought between so-called Christians, who came from Europe, and so-called Muslims, who lived in what is today known as the Middle East.
The Renaissance - The Throw In
After going through the dark Middle Ages, Europe entered a period of development where the arts, culture and the sciences flourished. It was called the Renaissance.
The Great Navigators - Loss of Time
Mic embarks on a new adventure that this time takes him to Portugal.
The Pre-Columbian Era - Building a Stadium
Don Mich Elle is away from the news room office for a few days. Mic and Dessie, Mic’s colleague, take the opportunity to travel together to the Pre-Columbian Americas.
The Conquistadors - Obstructions
In October 1942, after a difficult crossing, in which even Admiral Christopher Columbus nearly became shark feed, the Spanish expedition unknowingly landed on the American continent.
Australia - The Ball in Play
More than 500 tribes pacifically inhabited the great island continent of Australia when a fleet of ships landed on the coasts of Botany Bay in 1788.
Africa - Goalkeeper Fouls
Mic travels back in time to the end of the 19th century and goes deep into the African jungle.
India - The Goal Kick
Our friend Mic lands in India only to discover that although football is also played there, the peaceful nature of the people of that country have made the game monotonous and dull.
The French Revolution - Dangerous Play
It’s the end of the 18th century. In Paris, the Marquis du Ballie and his friends Toto FruFru and Marquis du Corner took complete control of the footballs.
The Wild West - Sanctions
Dalton Gun and Calamity Bill arrive in the town of Pecos Ville, accompanied by a band of outlaws known as the Magnificent Seven. Very soon there isn’t a single football left in the county.
The Eskimos - Offside
In one of the planet’s coldest regions, the offside rule was created. And Mic was there, as always, for the breaking news story, staying with a warm and friendly Eskimo family.
The Industrial Revolution - The Penalty Kick
The 19th century saw spectacular and incredibly fast technological progress take place in England. The age became known as the Industrial Revolution.
The Sixties - Player's Equipment
Driving his multicolor bus, the dynamic hippie, Good Roll Jim, arrives in a peaceful town, the home of John Lemon, a young musician in the abominable band The Savage Rockers.
The Cold War - Techniques and Tactics
"After looking foolish in an improvised football match played in the news room, Mic seeks out his friend Mac to teach him something about football techniques and tactics.
The Space Age - Fair Play
Earth is getting too small for this planet’s most popular sport. So, Mic heads off for the moon with the mission of discovering indications of lunar football.