The Two Escobars (2010, ESPN 30 for 30)

ESPN's highest-rated 30 for 30. NYT top 10 sports films. Murder, narco money, own goal. Profound questions.

The Two Escobars traces the intertwined fates of Colombian footballer Andrés Escobar—murdered 10 days after his 1994 World Cup own goal—and drug lord Pablo Escobar, whose cartel funded an entire league during the 1980s. This ESPN 30 for 30 film remains the series' highest-rated entry, drawing 3.2 million viewers in its premiere week. It exposes how narco money corrupted Colombian football, with Pablo's 1980s financial injections creating a boom while violence shadowed the pitch.

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