History WebAnimation / TheChampions2018

'''''The Champions''''' is a 2018 web video series, produced by Bleacher Report and directed by Adam and Craig Malamut, the sibling creators behind ''WebAnimation/GameOfZones'' and ''WebAnimation/GridironHeights''. As opposed to their first series' mashup of the UsefulNotes/NationalBasketballAssociation and ''Series/GameOfThrones'' and their second series' rapid-fire jokes about the UsefulNotes/NationalFootballLeague, ''The Champions'' takes the players and managers of the UsefulNotes/UEFAChampionsLeague and sets them in a RealityShow setting, putting them in a BigFancyHouse where they live together day-to-day when they're not playing [[UsefulNotes/AssociationFootball football]]. Of course, this being a reality show, antics and rivalries flare up, often involving real life rivalries and controversies between clubs and players, putting a humorous spin on the grudges.

* BigFancyHouse: As the intro to each episode shows, Chateau du Champions is a ''huge'' property that includes a full-size football pitch, a large garden that one can easily get lost in (as at least two groups led by Harry Kane can attest to), a helicopter landing pad, a pool in the shape of the Champions League trophy, a very fancy entrance foyer and a mess hall large enough for all of the residents. Each of the 32 teams also has their own room that are living quarters for their players and managers (as well as any additional residents they bring along, like Barcelona's child trainees, Dortmund's ultras that form their room's Yellow Wall, and Paris-Saint Germain including both Neymar's entourage and Mauro Icardi's wife).

* GrumpyBear: Jose Mourinho is a humorless grump who believes the only acceptable strategy of football is slow and defensive, demands respects from his players and fellow managers for his countless achievements and in general is no fun to be around.

'''''The Champions''''' is a 2018 web video series, produced by Bleacher Report and directed by Adam and Craig Malamut, the sibling creators behind ''WebAnimation/GameOfZones'' and ''WebAnimation/GridironHeights''. As opposed to their first series' mashup of the UsefulNotes/NationalBasketballAssociation and ''Series/GameOfThrones'' and the second series' rapid-fire joke format, ''The Champions'' takes the players and managers of the UsefulNotes/UEFAChampionsLeague and sets them in a RealityShow setting, putting them in a BigFancyHouse where they live together day-to-day when they're not playing [[UsefulNotes/AssociationFootball football]]. Of course, this being a reality show, antics and rivalries flare up, often involving real life rivalries and controversies between clubs and players, putting a humorous spin on the grudges.

'''''The Champions''''' is a 2018 web video series, produced by Bleacher Report and directed by Adam and Craig Malamut, the sibling creators behind ''WebAnimation/GameOfZones''. As opposed to their previous series' mashup of the UsefulNotes/NationalBasketballAssociation and ''Series/GameOfThrones'', ''The Champions'' takes the players and managers of the UsefulNotes/UEFAChampionsLeague and sets them in a RealityShow setting, putting them in a BigFancyHouse where they live together day-to-day when they're not playing [[UsefulNotes/AssociationFootball football]]. Of course, this being a reality show, antics and rivalries flare up, often involving real life rivalries and controversies between clubs and players, putting a humorous spin on the grudges.

--->'''Tyga:''' I don't know who this weird-ass Owen Wilson-looking dude is, but they're paying me 10 grand a day, so f''[[SoundEffectBleep [bleep]]]''k it.

** And in season 3 episode 3, Cristano Ronaldo on the sycophancy of the people in his life:

--->'''Philippe Coutinho:''' Without ComicBook/TheJoker, there's no ComicBook/{{Batman}}. Without Frazier, there's no [[UsefulNotes/MuhammadAli Ali]]. Without Russian sports, there's no anti-doping agency. These things need each other!

--->'''Philippe Coutinho:''' Without SelfDemonstrating/TheJoker, there's no ComicBook/{{Batman}}. Without Frazier, there's no [[UsefulNotes/MuhammadAli Ali]]. Without Russian sports, there's no anti-doping agency. These things need each other!

-->'''Lionel Messi:''' Dear Cristiano, We had so many epic [[https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=El_Clasico Clásico]]s together. But this will always be how I remember you.\\

'''Mohamed Salah:''' Why did Harry Kane text us to... "cheese us in the backyard for a crashing wood crime?"

'''Mohammed Salah:''' Why did Harry Kane text us to... "cheese us in the backyard for a crashing wood crime?"

'''Cristiano Ronaldo:''' What is thiiiiiiiii...''[[BigNo NOOOOOOOOO!]]'' '''[[SayMyName LIONEL!]]''' '''''YOU DOG!'''''

''[Ronaldo unwraps the gift, revealing it to be a recreation of [[https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/44518595 the infamous botched bust of his face]], with an added note of [[AlwaysSecondBest "Siempre #2"]]]''\\

* VoiceoverLetter: When Lionel Messi drops off his gift for Cristiano Ronaldo, his vocie reads the letter left with it as well:

-->'''Lionel Messi:''' Dear Cristiano, We had so many epic [[https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=El_Clasico Clásico]]s together. But this is how I will always remember you.\\

-->'''Lionel Messi:''' Dear Cristiano, We had so many epic [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/El_Cl%C3%A1sico Clásico]]s together. But this is how I will always remember you.\\

''[Ronaldo unwraps the gift, revealing it to be a recreation of [[https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/44518595 the infamous botched bust oh his face]], with an added note of [[AlwaysSecondBest "Siempre #2"]]]''\\

''[Ronaldo unwraps the gift, revealing it to be a recreation of [[https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/44518595 the infamous botched statue of him]], with an added note of [[AlwaysSecondBest "Siempre #2"]]]''\\

'''''The Champions''''' is a 2018 web video series, produced by Bleacher Report and created by Adam and Craig Malamut, the sibling creators behind ''WebAnimation/GameOfZones''. As opposed to their previous series' mashup of the UsefulNotes/NationalBasketballAssociation and ''Series/GameOfThrones'', ''The Champions'' takes the players and managers of the UsefulNotes/UEFAChampionsLeague and sets them in a RealityShow setting, putting them in a BigFancyHouse where they live together day-to-day when they're not playing [[UsefulNotes/AssociationFootball football]]. Of course, this being a reality show, antics and rivalries flare up, often involving real life rivalries and controversies between clubs and players, putting a humorous spin on the grudges.

'''The Champions''' is a 2018 web video series, produced by Bleacher Report and created by Adam and Craig Malamut, the sibling creators behind WebAnimation/GameOfZones. As opposed to their previous series' mashup of the UsefulNotes/NationalBasketballAssociation and ''Series/GameOfThrones'', ''The Champions'' takes the players and managers of the UsefulNotes/UEFAChampionsLeague and sets them in a RealityShow setting, putting them in a BigFancyHouse where they live together day-to-day when they're not playing [[UsefulNotes/AssociationFootball football]]. Of course, this being a reality show, antics and rivalries flare up, often involving real life rivalries and controversies between clubs and players, putting a humorous spin on the grudges.

* BigFancyHouse: As the intro to each episode shows, Chateau du Champions is a ''huge'' property that includes a full-size football pitch, a large garden that one can easily get lost in (as at least two groups lead by Harry Kane can attest to), a helicopter landing pad, a pool in the shape of the Champions League trophy, a very fancy entrance foyer and a mess hall large enough for all of the residents. Each of the 32 teams also has their own room that are living quarters for their players and managers (as well as any additional residents they bring along, like Barcelona's child trainees, Dortmund's ultras that form their room's Yellow Wall, and Paris-Saint Germain including both Neymar's entourage and Mauro Icardi's wife).

''...I could be your champion!''

!The Champions prvoides examples of:

* VerySpecialEpisode: The final two episodes of season 3 deal with the goalkeepers of the Champions League ([[MyFriendsAndZoidberg and David de Gea and Brad Guzan]]) being tasked with saving the Earth from getting hit by a meteor. [[spoiler:They fail and the meteor wipes out the mansion, but thanks to the intervention of Galactic VAR, the strike is disallowed and all fallout from the strike is reversed.]]