PERIOD SET MOVIE WILD LEAGUE BRINGS THE STORY OF THE HEROIC ORIGINS OF FOOTBALL IN RUSSIA STARRING VLADIMIR YAGLYCH AND ADRIAN PAUL

While the Brits are preparing period set TV series The English Game on the origins of soccer or football on their isles, sweet Mother Russia is a couple of steps ahead of them as they've already shot a whole movie on how football

The movie arrives to cinemas this October

came to be played in Russia at the beginning of the last century. WILD LEAGUE (Дикая лига) is arriving to their cinemas October 24th starring Vladimir Yaglych, Adrian Paul and Stanislav Tikunov as Prince Mikhail.

 WHAT'S THE STORY?
Based upon the real life events of the 1910s, this extremely topical story follows a guy named Varlam from the lowest social strata, who, in order to be with his beloved woman, had to leave his native land and start his life anew in Moscow. After proving himself in the field, he was noticed by an Englishman owning a

The film is based on true events!

closed soccer club, who invited him to try his hand in his team. However, soccer was an aristocratic game and the team didn't accept a barge hauler from the Volga. Therefore, he gathered his courage, found the right people, with whom they created the WILD LEAGUE consisting  of street teams from Moscow. Then, having gathered strength, he, together with a real patriot and a passionate football manager Balashov, creates the first national team and becomes a leader, changing his life and the life of those around him. Thanks to Varlam and his team, football became the national sport in Russia and after 110 years, Russia became the host of the World Cup for the first time!