The BEST episodes directed by Giorgio Welter

#1 - A Surprise Goal

Street Football - Season 1 - Episode 2

It's a "very" special day for everyone! For the boarders of Riffler, today is the birthday celebration of the old Count who founded the Institute a long time ago. And also for Eloise, the last in the line of the Riffler dynasty, who is looking for an excuse not to accompany her parents to this most boring of boring ceremonies.

#2 - Cheating Is Not Playing

Street Football - Season 3 - Episode 13

Tag is convinced that the Iroquois cheat to win their match. But as he scored an own goal, everybody believes that he is just being bad loser and nobody will support his attempts to find proof.

#3 - The Rifflers Forever

Street Football - Season 3 - Episode 26

On the team's advice, Tag takes the plane to Argentina with his dad. And if finding themselves without a captain wasn't enough, Brains gets injured and one of the twins gets picked for a professional team.

#4 - Return of the Mega Killers

Street Football - Season 3 - Episode 8

The citizens of Port Marie are increasingly complaining of the damage caused by Street Football teams.

#5 - Foot Favelas

Street Football - Season 2 - Episode 18

Zanghezino, even if he is relieved that the health problems of his father are under control, still needs to work to help his family and unfortunately cannot participate in the final. Once again, the Blues want to prove that they have the spirit of street football by helping their friend.

#6 - A Trainer For The Rifflers

Street Football - Season 3 - Episode 7

The Rifflers have big problems: they've lost their legendary team spirit. They decide to call in a coach to get them back on the right path. However, they find it difficult to accept the orders of the new coach, an ex pro soccer player, recommended by Samira.

#7 - Welcome to Tunis

Street Football - Season 3 - Episode 21

When they arrive in Tunis, The rifflers, Nico and Fédé are struck to see football players in every street in the city.

#8 - Black Out on The World Cup

Street Football - Season 1 - Episode 26

It's the final! This time, all of the city, without exception, is rallied behind the World Cup of Street Football: yesterday's adversaries have become die-hard supporters - even the Mayor! And this time, sincerely believing he was doing the right thing, the Mayor has invited a television station to broadcast the final to the whole world.

#9 - The 6th Saï Saï

Street Football - Season 3 - Episode 4

Brains is spending a lot of time with Sanakha, one of the girl's in the Saï Saï team and The Rifflers accuse him of not attending training enough. Brains decides to stop seeing Sanakha for a while. But one of the Saï Saï players gets injured and, quite naturally, Brains offers to replace him. His offer is definitely not appreciated by the rest of the The rifflers.

#10 - Samira Takes Off

Street Football - Season 3 - Episode 10

Samira, increasingly exasperated by Jeremy's puerile behavior, meets Matt, a handsome young guy, who attracts her by his independent, tough guy stance. What she doesn't know is that Matt is a thug who can get her into trouble. Fortunately, the rifflers are around to rescue her from the difficult situation Matt gets her into.

#11 - A New Mayor

Street Football - Season 3 - Episode 14

It's election time in Port Marie. The opposition candidate (fighting against Roger Maroni, the mayor) decides to base his whole campaign on the lack of security and disturbance to public order posed by the Street Football World Cup. He even manages to get the hundred kids thrown off the freighter.

#12 - Rules are the Rules

Street Football - Season 3 - Episode 16

After the nth dispute between team, Fédé gives Brains assisted by Lil'Dragon the job of drawing up THE rules of Street Football. When they are about to face the proud Masai, the rifflers find themselves locked in their cabin and turn up late for the match.

#13 - Sponsor

Street Football - Season 1 - Episode 23

At a grand festival organized by Eloise's parents for the semi-final draw, there is a special guest. Mr Pico, himself, the owner of a big factory that manufactures sporting goods bearing his name. He's ready to give staggering support to the finalists - a sponsorship worthy of the great world football events.

#14 - The Birth of a Dream

Street Football - Season 1 - Episode 7

Africa! China! And why not America? And all other countries of the world, too? Everyone in Maryport is now convinced that there are street football teams around the whole world. Eloise and the boys of the Institute spend their nights on the Internet and end up finding street football players in Canada.

#15 - The Best Amongst Us

Street Football - Season 1 - Episode 25

While the semi-final of the World Cup, pitting the Brazilian Meninos against the Shanghai Dragons takes place and is tensely and enthusiastically watched by the entire city, Tag becomes aware that this magnificent adventure is nearing the end. Whatever the result of this match, his team will be in the final the next day.

#16 - Juggling with His Past

Street Football - Season 2 - Episode 2

Jeremy is contacted by his ex-teammates, the Skyrunners, champions of urban-ball, who want him to come back and join their team. Jeremy doesn't know what to do: whether to choose the adventure of qualifying for the World Cup with the Blues or live in total freedom with the Skyrunners.

#17 - The Diehard

Street Football - Season 2 - Episode 3

The Blues, who watch a street football tournament in the projects of Maryport are introduced to Stephen, a boy in a wheelchair who throws down a challenge to them: the Blues against his team, the Indestructables.

#18 - An Impossible Choice

Street Football - Season 1 - Episode 9

Olympic! What young football player has never dreamed of being admitted into the Holy of Holies? When the Tek-No brothers must leave the Institute to become boarders with Olympic, they should normally have been insane with joy - except that leaving the Institute and their buddies is a little hard to do, for starters.

#19 - Pepped Up

Street Football - Season 2 - Episode 4

The Blues watch a match of the Tigers playing against their future opponents, the Desperados, a match that counts as a qualifier for the World Cup.

#20 - Operation Dakar

Street Football - Season 2 - Episode 6

For his birthday, Gabriel is invited by his parents to meet them in Dakar. Gabriel posts a notice on the street football site hoping to collect sporting equipment to give to the less fortunate children who he'll have the chance to meet on his trip to Africa.

#21 - The World Cup of Street Football

Street Football - Season 1 - Episode 11

It's done! They're all here! In secret and from all four corners of the world they've arrived: the Calcutta Cobras, the Shanghai Dragons, the Desert Scorpions, the Lions of Africa and the Brazilian Meninos, but, is it really a secret? Mr. Albert, the hairdresser in the old square, has spotted the "Street Football City" where the opening ceremony festivities are in full swing.

#22 - Too Many Fathers for Tag

Street Football - Season 2 - Episode 8

One day, Jeremy discovers, completely by chance, an adoption file in the principal's office revealing the identity of Tag's father. Jeremy hastens to tell his captain who immediately leaves to search for him.

#23 - The Wildcats

Street Football - Season 2 - Episode 10

The Wildcats are a team of young Gypsies who have set up camp near Maryport. They decide to make a name for themselves in street football by challenging the Blues! But how can the Blues be convinced to play this match? The Wildcats come up with a strategy to put together a really magical meeting.

#24 - Betrayal

Street Football - Season 2 - Episode 11

Now that Jeremy has gotten close to Samira and that Tag and Eloise are more involved than ever, Gabriel, suffering from loneliness, falls in love with Marie, a young girl who shares his passion for Slam.

#25 - The Inseparables

Street Football - Season 1 - Episode 13

Because they didn't follow the secret code of street football and thus endangered all the teams, Jane of the Bronx Devils and Eduardo of the Brazilian Meninos are excluded by their own captains from the match scheduled between their two teams. They'll be replaced by players drawn by lots.

#26 - Hogging the Ball

Street Football - Season 2 - Episode 12

Fede has released a ranking of the best shooters in the qualifications and Jeremy is listed first - just before Tag. An open competition begins between the two boys and all the more so as Eloise seems to be falling under Jeremy's charm.

#27 - Brains has Boogied

Street Football - Season 1 - Episode 22

He builds the strategies of his team, he translates for the others, he helps out the Tek-No brothers, he does favors for Eloise, he puts Tag before himself. In short, Brains selflessly gives to others as undoubtedly his parents do saving lives too far away in the world to look after him.

#28 - The Paper Tigers

Street Football - Season 1 - Episode 6

To recover their ball that a young deliveryman from the Chinese district saved from the hands of the police, the Riffler Institute team will have to face the formidable Shanghai Dragons. Thanks to Omar, the Maryport teams learn that street football is played in Africa.

#29 - Victory with the Enemy

Street Football - Season 1 - Episode 24

The semi-final of the Street Football World Cup is here - at last! After which there's perhaps the finale. And after that, who knows. In any case, the Wallabies are ready to face off against the Blues. But the Blues are not ready at all. Gabriel hasn't returned from his trip to his parents' and, even worse, the monsoon has made his route to the airport impassable.

#30 - An Old Grudge

Street Football - Season 2 - Episode 14

Victoria, a friend of Eloise's, wants to be on the Blues' team. But when she realizes that the team doesn't need anymore player, she decides to do everything she can to make her dream come true! She manages to injure Eloise and once discovered, she promises to take revenge on the Blues and on Eloise in particular.

#31 - Two Rookies for the Blues

Street Football - Season 2 - Episode 1

The First Street Football World Cup organized in Maryport was a real success and the Blues, reigning Champions of the World, are true stars!

#32 - The Big Selection

Street Football - Season 1 - Episode 8

The dream comes true - thanks to the organization of Shine Ornando. The former international champion, who devotes himself to the underprivileged children around the globe, sets up a world-wide selection for the teams that will compete in the First World Cup of Street Football.

#33 - The Guardian Angels

Street Football - Season 1 - Episode 15

#34 - Footballs of Shame

Street Football - Season 2 - Episode 15

The Blues go off to Asia to participate in an official match for the World Cup qualifications. They discover that the children of the Serpents of Mekong team must work in a factory which exploits them, deprives them of school and of football. Disgusted, the Blues come to their aid.

#35 - Macho Match

Street Football - Season 2 - Episode 5

Just because they're girls, Samira and her friend, Manuela, are ruthlessly kicked out of the indoor football tournament organized in their projects. United together with Eloise, the girls don't hesitate to use a ruse to get back in.

#36 - The Bronx Devils

Street Football - Season 1 - Episode 10

Everywhere around the world, the selection for the First World Cup of Street Football has been completed and the teams will soon arrive in Maryport to compete. All of the street football players in the city busy themselves with preparations for their arrival by getting from here or salvaging from there everything that can be used for the construction of "Street Football City".

#37 - The Sai-Sai

Street Football - Season 2 - Episode 7

The Blues finally arrive in Dakar and Fede is there to welcome them along with the Sai-Sai, the best team in all of Senegal. Gabriel is in seventh heaven because he can, for once, spend some time with his parents and watch an incredible street football match: the African final for the next World Cup!

#38 - Buried Secrets

Street Football - Season 1 - Episode 16

Mrs. Verrat has been robbed! All the clues found in the store of the cantankerous shopkeeper indisputably point to the boarders at the Riffler Institute -- and particularly those who play street football! Mayor Maroni finally has the excuse that he's been looking for to close this establishment for good: it's a den of delinquents!

#39 - Storm Warning

Street Football - Season 1 - Episode 3

At Shark's request, all the city's street football teams are to meet that evening for the "Big Vote": Will the brand new team of the Riffler Institute be accepted by the Boulevard Vampires, the City Phantoms, the Park Vagrants and the rest? There are no guarantees.

#40 - A Black Night for a Red Card

Street Football - Season 1 - Episode 17

The unthinkable has happened! Tag kept kicking an adversary after he was down on the ground. He can't deny it because there's proof: a witness filmed it all. In the face of such a savage fault, Fédé and Chrono don't hesitate a second and definitively exclude him from the World Cup.

#41 - Sidelined

Street Football - Season 2 - Episode 9

To improve their agility and their technique, the coach of the Teknos organizes a little street football tournament with the Blues. When Samira and Jeremy hear the news, they agree to let the two brothers play instead of them.

#42 - The Shadow Enemies

Street Football - Season 1 - Episode 12

Since the Mayor and the Police appear unable to restore calm and "civilisation" in the city, which has now become the prey to the hooligans from all around the world, some determined citizens will do it for them. Gathered together in a secret organisation, the tradesmen of the old city decide to make an example.

#43 - The Polar Bears

Street Football - Season 2 - Episode 13

The Blues are invited by Fede to Greenland to train a team that needs to play in the qualifications for the Far North (against teams from Siberia, Alaska and Svalbard Islands). The Polar Bears, the team in question, is, if truth be told, not really up to it.

#44 - The Passion of the Game

Street Football - Season 1 - Episode 14

The Shanghai Dragons and the Brazilian Meninos are neck and neck and well ahead of the rest in the rankings. And it's the Brazilian Meninos that the Blues must meet the next day. During practice, Tag is inflexible: they must measure up to the other team, and no two ways about it.

#45 - By the Light of the Stars

Street Football - Season 1 - Episode 18

Tag is injured while training. It's so serious that he won't be able to play that evening's match and probably not again for several more weeks. Coach sees only one solution: to ask the official trainer of Z, the star of all football stars, who happens to be in the city at that moment to discuss taking him into Olympic.

#46 - A Captain's Friendship

Street Football - Season 1 - Episode 4

Shark organizes the "Port Tournament". It's the first opportunity for the Riffler Institute team to show their "stuff". Except that just when all the street football captains were getting together for the tournament draw, Tag seems despondent.

#47 - The Secret of The Scorpions

Street Football - Season 1 - Episode 19

It's true that the Blues have really shone against the big international football stars. It's also true that they have already beaten The Desert Scorpions once. But when Mr. Albert and Mr. Salim, their most enthusiastic supporters, come to warn them that the Scorpions, who they must face again, have a secret weapon, The Blues, sure of themselves, burst out laughing.

#48 - To Cut Off the Head

Street Football - Season 1 - Episode 20

All the attempts made by the Mayor to stop the tidal wave of street football have ended in failure. But in manipulating Eloise's parents and convincing them to lodge a complaint against Shine Ornando himself, he finds the solution: once decapitated, the movement will collapse like a house of cards!

#49 - The Lion of Africa

Street Football - Season 1 - Episode 5

Ben decides to sabotage the Port Tournament to show that Shark is incapable of being the leader of street football and thus to take his place. During the match of the Riffler Institute against the Park Vagrants, Ben manages to fuel the hostility of the population of the city towards the street football players.

#50 - The Shanghai Dragons

Street Football - Season 1 - Episode 21

The Shanghai Dragons are very, very strong! Once more they have triumphed, watched by the panic-stricken Blues who now must face them. Even the Tek-No brothers themselves understand that they haven't got a chance against this team which has unbeaten since the beginning of the World Cup! What's the use of their famous secret pass against these acrobatic players who defy all rules of gravity.