Cobi Jones

A behind-the-scenes look at the glitzy, big-money world of professional sports following the eternally optimistic and endlessly resourceful L.A. sports agent Arliss Michaels whose Achilles' heel is his inability to say “no” to clients and employees.

Pros vs. Joes is an American physical reality game show that airs on Spike TV. The show features male amateur contestants matching themselves against professional athletes in a series of athletic feats related to the expertise sport of the Pro they are facing. For its first three seasons, the show was hosted by Petros Papadakis. Since Season Four, it has been co-hosted by Michael Strahan and Jay Glazer. The first two seasons were filmed at Carson, California's Home Depot Center, which was referenced in aerial shots.

James Corden is joined by former England national team captain Rio Ferdinand and comedian Ian Karmel to spotlight the tournament's most talked-about moments and storylines of the day; guest appearances from the biggest names in culture and soccer.

Follows America's relationship with soccer, from failed leagues and financial struggles to the rise of women's game, tracking the sport's journey to relevance culminating in the 2026 FIFA World Cup.

When the World Cup landed in the U.S. in 1994, it arrived in a country with no league, no culture, and no clue. A ragtag group of players faced an impossible task: don't embarrass their nation in front of the entire world.

A stranger tries to help twin brothers who play for a winless soccer team.