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FC Zulu (2004)

FC Zulu poster
Genre
reality television
Country
Denmark
Length
4 seasons, 34 episodes
Rating
6.0 of 10 from 3 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

FC Zulu is a Danish reality show about 16 nerds who never played football before. They train for three months to face a professional team. The series follows their efforts to score a goal against the odds.

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What happens

FC Zulu is a Danish television program on TV 2 Zulu. It tells the story about 16 nerds, who had never touched a football before, trained in 2004 for three months, with the goal of playing against FCK in PARKEN. Against all odds, they were able to score a goal. This year, the incapable nerds return, again led by the coach duo, Mark Strudal and TNT. This time is the opponent is none other than Swedish FC Zulu-copy FC Z who FC Zulu beat 6–0. In 2005 they were nominated for an Emmy for best 'Non-Scripted-Entertainment', but didn't win. The show has later been launched in several other countries, with FC Nerds as the name instead. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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