In Escape from Alcatraz, the prisoners, led by Clint Eastwood's character, organize a football game as a diversion to help them escape from the island prison.

Only Fools and Horses featured a running gag about the Trotter family's support for the fictional AFC Richmond, a team that was always struggling at the bottom of the league.

Rudy is based on the true story of Daniel Ruettiger, a young man with dyslexia who overcame numerous obstacles to achieve his dream of playing college football at the University of Notre Dame.

The song "We Will Rock You" by Queen features a simple but iconic chant of "Football, football, football, football, football, football, football, football".

Fever Pitch is a semi-autobiographical novel by Nick Hornby about his obsession with Arsenal Football Club.

The Madden NFL video game series is an American football video game series developed by EA Tiburon and published by Electronic Arts.

In The Goonies, the young boys play a football match in a junkyard as a way to escape from their troubles and search for the treasure of One-Eyed Willy.

Bend It Like Beckham is a British sports comedy-drama film about a young Indian woman who defies her family's expectations to pursue her dream of playing football.

Friday Night Lights is an American sports drama television series that follows the lives of the Dillon Panthers, a high school football team in the fictional town of Dillon, Texas.

Ted Lasso is an American sports comedy-drama television series that follows the story of Ted Lasso, an American college football coach who is hired to coach AFC Richmond, an English Premier League football team.

Lionheart is a 2018 Nigerian sports drama film about a young woman who defies her family's expectations to pursue her dream of playing football.

Diego Maradona is a 2020 documentary film that tells the story of the rise and fall of Diego Maradona, one of the greatest football players of all time.

Kick Off is a 2021 British sports drama film about a young woman who becomes the first female player in the English Premier League.

Ted Lasso is an American sports comedy-drama television series that follows the story of Ted Lasso, an American college football coach who is hired to coach AFC Richmond, an English Premier League football team.