FC Rodina(2023)

FC Rodina is a Russian series that follows a provincial football team facing collapse when its owner, the city mayor, pulls funding mid-season. Desperate to save the club, the players strike a dangerous bargain: they'll smuggle contraband to China in exchange for financial backing. The scheme quickly spirals out of control. The team finds itself trapped between mounting debts to local authorities and the wrath of Chinese mobsters. As chaos unfolds both on and off the pitch, the team captain unexpectedly becomes the club's new owner, forced to navigate criminal entanglements while fighting to keep Rodina alive. The series blends sports drama with crime thriller elements, exploring loyalty, desperation, and the price of survival.