A year ago this month, we took a look at ten of the finest films and television shows ever made on the subject of football. In some respects, finding truly excellent programming about the game is more difficult than it is to find absolute rot, but there are some rules that we can apply which help us find our way through the minefield of production companies that want us to watch their offerings.

If you think of it, watching a football match and a film can be very similar experiences: In both cases it is possible to laugh, cry and be terrified all in the space of 90 minutes! So do football and film go well together?