Derby Days

Épisode 1 - El Clásico - Barcelona v Real Madrid

31 octobre 2013

Eli Mengem kicks off his new series Derby Days where he'll be exploring the fiercest rivalries in football, starting with El Clásico; Barcelona v Real Madrid.

Épisode 2 - A City Split in Two Parts - Inter v AC Milan

Eli Mengem returns with another classic derby. This time he's in Milan for the Derby della Madonnina: Inter vs AC Milan to see why they call it 'the derby of the cousins'.

Épisode 3 - It's More than 90 Minutes, It's Your Life - Merseyside Derby

Eli's in Liverpool for the Merseyside derby. It's often called the friendly rivalry, so why is it the most violent in Premier League history?

Épisode 4 - Football's Most Dangerous Derby - Lazio v AS Roma

Eli heads to Rome for the notoriously violent Derby della Capitale - Lazio v Roma. Is its reputation for stabbing and rioting justified? Or is there more to it than the headlines suggest?  

Épisode 5 - I Hate Everything About Them - North London Derby

The North London Derby is one of the fiercest rivalries in the league. Watch to see Eli unearth the history behind this epic clash.  

Épisode 6 - A Feeling Deeper than Hate - Borussia Dortmund v Schalke 04

Eli heads to Germany for the biggest derby in the Bundesliga between two football-obsessed cities. It's Dortmund v Schalke in the Revierderby.  

Épisode 7 - Pyro, Passion & Problems - Galatasaray v Fenerbahçe

Eli travels to Istanbul for the notorious Intercontinental derby. Famous around the world for its passion, its pyrotechnics, and its problems with violence.

Épisode 8 - The Most Intense Atmosphere in Football - Partizan v Red Star

Eli's in Belgrade to bring you one of the most amazing derbies in football. He gets beyond the violent headlines and experiences the flares, choreographies and immense passion of some of the best fans in the world.  

Épisode 9 - The Most Ferocious Derby You've Never Heard of - Ujpest v Ferencvaros

Derby Days is back and Eli is getting under the radar and away from the football you see in the mainstream media. This time he's in Budapest where he gets amazing access to the Ultras groups of Ferencvaros and Ujpest.  

Épisode 10 - Welcome to Sarajevo - Željezničar v FK Sarajevo

Sarajevo has been through more than most cities in recent years. These two incredible clubs, and the incredible people that support them, give the city a means to feel something better. And this derby is amongst the most spectacular in the world.

Épisode 11 - The Old Firm Derby - Celtic v Rangers

After popular demand Eli visits Glasgow in Scotland for The Old Firm Derby between Celtic and Rangers.

Épisode 12 - Clash of the Classes - Austria Vienna v Rapid Vienna

The historic Vienna Derby has been played for more than 100 years. Eli Mengem is in the Austrian capital to find out about the rivalry between Austria Vienna and Rapid Vienna.  

Épisode 13 - Battle of the Brothers - Valencia CF v Villarreal CF

How the rise of a team from the Third Division to La Liga regulars has fuelled a rivalry which puts the bragging rights of a region on the line. It's Valencia CF, it's Villarreal CF, it's the "Derbi De La Communitat"

Épisode 14 - Anarchy in Ireland: Bohemians v Shamrock Rovers

Derby Days heads to Dublin to uncover a 100 year old rivalry and finds an incredible local passion for the derby and football in general. Unexpectedly, this Bohemians vs Shamrock Rovers game would give Eli Mengem one of his most memorable Derby Days moments.

Épisode 15 - Battle of Cascadia - Portland Timbers v Seattle Sounders

The Portland Timbers host the Seattle Sounders in the latest match of the rivalry, Eli Mengem meets the players and fans behind these two Cascadia teams, including a chainsaw-wealding mascot at Providence Park.

Épisode 16 - Creating History in Australia - Sydney FC v Western Sydney Wanderers

Eli Mengem returns home to Sydney, Australia for an A-League special of Derby Days between Sydney FC and Western Sydney Wanderers. We look into both club's history, speak to their players, meet their fans and most importantly experience their derby.  

Épisode 17 - Why The Madrid Derby Is Bigger Than El Clásico

21 mai 2017

This time, Eli headed to the Madrid for the final ever fixture between Atletico & Real at the Vicente Calderon.

Épisode 18 - Spanish Football As You've Never Seen It Before - Galicia

4 mars 2018

Derby Days is back with a bang as we take the entire series to Spain to discover the incredibly unique rivalries that make up this obsessed football nation! First up is Galicia in the north west, made up of a people who live their life, their football and their derby like no one else.

Épisode 19 - The Once In A Lifetime Derby - Mallorca

11 mars 2018

Derby Days is back with a bang as we take the entire series to Spain to discover the incredibly unique rivalries that make up this obsessed football nation! This time it's the island of Mallorca where after four decades of waiting one of the most heated but unknown rivalries is about to resurface. It may have played out in the third division, but trust us, the story, the characters and the scenes were as good as anything we've seen in any division.

Épisode 20 - Fighting Is What We Do Best - Real Oviedo vs Sporting Gijón

19 mars 2018

Derby Days is back with a bang as we take the entire series to Spain to discover the incredibly unique rivalries that make up this obsessed football nation! This time it's Asturias, where we discovered two sets of fans whose love for their team, is only surpassed by their love for battling for their team. So after not playing for over 14 years, when they finally met, we experienced a match day arguably more chaotic than anything we've ever seen!

Épisode 21 - The Big One - Sevilla

25 mars 2018

Derby Days is back with a bang as we take the entire series to Spain to discover the incredibly unique rivalries that make up this obsessed football nation! For the big finale, we have left the biggest and best to last, the Seville Derby, the fixture everyone in Spain considers the most heated rivalry in the entire country! But even we couldn’t have prepared ourselves for what we come up against as one of the most historic results in the derby’s history played out! Watch to see what happened…

Épisode 22 - They Beat Up Our Goalkeeper - HSV v St Pauli

14 octobre 2018

HSV vs St. Pauli. So tense, it shut down Germany's second biggest city for a week. Because the biggest match in German football this year isn't in the Bundesliga, but the 2nd division, between two of the biggest, most passionate and unique supporter bases in the country who haven't met in 7 and a half years.