Manuel Akanji

Series3

• TV

  Documentary

  In this four-part documentary series, footballers with dual nationality describe what it means to give everything for a country and still have to prove that you belong. Manuel Akanji, Breel Embolo, Ivan Rakitić and Albian Hajdari offer an insight into a life straddling two cultures and talk about the choices they've made, loyalty and the price of belonging. And right in the thick of it: 17-year-old rising star Gonçalo, a goalkeeper at Grasshopper Club Zurich, who is only just beginning this journey.

  The Belonging

  2026

• TV

  Documentary

  "The Pressure Game - In the Heart of the Swiss Nati" is a docutainment series with six episodes of 30 minutes each. The focus is on the Swiss men's national soccer team - the Nati. The series is produced by the Zurich-based film production stories AG in co-production with SRG and freshcom GmbH and in cooperation with the Swiss Football Association, which allows the camera team free access behind the scenes. The series will be broadcast nationally from March 21 on all SRG SSR channels and via the streaming platform Play Suisse. International exploitation is also planned. The series is based on an idea by Simon Helbling and Samy Ebneter. Simon Helbling is the director.

  The Pressure Game

  2023

• TV5.9

  Documentary

  In this 4-part docu-series, go behind-the-scenes with one of the Bundesliga’s biggest clubs and re-live the thrilling 2018/19 football season from the team’s point of view. Discover their training facilities, experience the locker room drama first-hand, and become acquainted with the players’ personal lives.

  Inside Borussia Dortmund

  2019 · 13 votes