Football Must Go On is a four-part documentary about FC Shakhtar Donetsk that won a prestigious Sports Emmy Award.
The award ceremony took place on 22 May in the United States.
The #SportsEmmys Award for Outstanding Documentary Series – Serialized goes to Football Must Go On (@paramountplus). pic.twitter.com/9oUsTH7RX0
— Sports Emmys (@sportsemmys) May 22, 2024
The film won the award in the Documentary Series category, beating Formula 1: Drive to Survive (Netflix), Hard Knocks (HBO), Monster Factory (Apple TV), a reality wrestling show, and Quarterback (Netflix), an American football series.
The series about Shakhtar commissioned by Paramount+ tells the story of Shakhtar’s journey in the 2022/2023 Champions League against Russia’s full-scale invasion and the players’ experiences.
The club’s CEO, Sergey Palkin, was delighted to win the Sports Emmy Award but also saddened because the series depicts the horrific days of war.
