Unless we're watching an International friendly, the days of a football team donning the
traditional 1 to 11 numbering system is long behind us.
Since the Premier League switched to assigned squad numbering at the start of the 1993/94
season, you are just as likely to see a goalkeeper wearing the number 25 shirt as you are of
hearing Alan Hansen refer to defending as ‘catastrophic' on Match of the Day.
As we continue our look at some of the great sides from history it is impossible to overlook the
Allied side of the Second World War in the 1981 film Escape to Victory.
This team never actually lined up together in a competitive game you say?
You try telling them that their epic 4-4 wasn't competitive.
With Christmas fast approaching and the cold snap beginning to bite, let's take a look at five
films soccer related films that you can enjoy over the festive period without leaving the comfort
of your house, thanks to the joy that is iTunes.
5. The Football Factory
Based on a novel wrote by John King, this film is a fair reflection on the hooliganism epidemic
that caused huge problems in England.
