Eternal hatred of modern soccer. Ever since the beautiful game began to become more of a festival of branding, scams, lawyer wrangling and the home of bookmakers, this slogan has been sounded ever louder on pitches around the world. But if you want to see the extent to which the spirit of soccer that was so much advocated during the 20th century has been sullied, there’s nothing better than a look at the new HBO series Max: Headless Chickens.
Starring Hugo Silva, the Spanish sex symbol who has proven with series such as The Ministry of Time, Brigada Costa del Sol or Nasdrovia to be much more than a pretty face, Pollos sin cabeza is the platform’s latest Spanish bet.
The darker side of soccer
The series follows Alberto Martín Ruiz “Beto”, a former soccer player turned player manager who seeks to set up on his own through his own agency. Beto’s odyssey is no small one: he must run an agency full of stars -with all the bad things that this entails- while keeping his unstable personal life in balance.
Everything explodes when his girlfriend, Sonia, the only one who knows him and can help him move on, leaves him. In addition, his star player leaves the agency, so Beto is left with his ass in the air and having to overcome a situation in which speculation, backroom deals and betrayal are the order of the day.
Created by Pablo Tébar and Jorge Valdano Sáenz -son of ex-football player and ex-coach Jorge Valdano-, the series is a humorous satire taken to the extreme, but in which the seams of this industry, so vilified as soccer is, can be seen. Undoubtedly, HBO Max’s bet wants to secure the shot with soccer fans… and everything seems to point to the fact that it will succeed.
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