TV review: Captains of the World is addictive, even if it's a varnished view of things 

Captains of the World works because they do a brilliant job of injecting drama into a story which has no surprise at the end

Thanks to the camera angles, we’re standing right behind Messi when he does what he does and makes football look like the easiest game in the world. Picture: Martin Rickett/PA Wire.

According to a report in The Guardian, 6,500 migrant workers died in Qatar between the time it was announced as host of the 2022 World Cup and early 2021. This doesn’t feature in Captains of the World on Netflix. We get the varnished view of the tournament through the eyes of the captains, Messi, Ronaldo and more. And it’s addictive.

So addictive that my whole family is watching, including my wife whose appreciation of soccer is so thin she can’t understand why I prefer Manchester United to her. (Messing! Hi honey.)