Mob Sport Premiere's 'Bosman - The Player Who Changed Football' Documentary for BT Sport

BT Sport will premiere Bosman – The Player Who Changed Football, the next documentary from its award-winning BT Sport Films series, on BT Sport 1 HD on Wednesday December 9th at 10.15pm.

A ‘Bosman’ is used commonly in the lexicon of modern football, but do current players and fans really know the story of how the Bosman rule came about, and the human tragedy that unfolded along with it?

Presented by former French international David Ginola, Bosman - The Player Who Changed Football will examine how a Belgian player took on European football’s governing bodies, changed world football, and in doing so, ruined his own career. The documentary, which marks the 25th Anniversary of the ruling, will tell Bosman’s turbulent personal tale, its profound effect on modern football and how it continues to shape the game today.  Featuring interviews with Jean-Marc and those closest to him, together with agents, managers and players including Steve McManaman, Rio Ferdinand, Eni Aluko, Glenn Hoddle, Sam Allardyce, Paul Lambert and Robin van Persie.

Bosman - The Player Who Changed Football will take viewers on a fascinating journey, from Jean-Marc’s humble beginnings in Liege through to playing for one of Belgium’s biggest clubs and how the eventual ruling almost destroyed him.

Simon Green, head of BT Sport, said: “This is a powerful yet rarely-told story, that pays homage to the eponymous hero and his incredible life story. Despite still being relatively unknown to many fans today, his dedication and perseverance has shaped modern football as we know it: we are honoured to be part of his journey and help amplify and raise awareness of his journey.”

This is a Mob Sport production led by executive producers Rod Brown and John Brocklehurst for Mob Sport, with Sally Brown, executive producer for BT Sport. Produced and directed by Ben Jones and Produced by Mob Sport’s Liam Taylor-Rutterford, it is the latest in the award-winning BT Sport Films series:

• Brothers in Football: the extraordinary true story of how South London amateurs Corinthian-Casuals, set out on a pilgrimage to finally play a historic match that was abandoned on the eve of the Great War

• Too Good to Go Down: rarely told story of how relegation in the mid-1970s enabled the modern-day Manchester United to emerge

• Two Tribes: focuses on Liverpool during the 1980s and how, against a backdrop of social unrest, the city’s two football teams rose to bring a fresh hope and a new identity to Merseyside.


Customers can watch the new BT Sport film in more ways than ever before, on TV, online or via the BT Sport App, with customers also able to sign up contract free with the BT Sport Monthly Pass. For more information on BT Sport visit here.