Stories Beyond the Score

On June 28, 1994, Oleg Salenko did something no footballer had ever done before, and no one has repeated since.

Five goals. One match. A World Cup record that still stands.

But how did a relatively unknown Russian striker find himself at the center of one of football's most extraordinary performances? And why did the man who made World Cup history never become the global superstar you might expect?

In the debut episode of Stories Beyond the Score, we travel back to the 1994 World Cup to explore the remarkable, unlikely story of Oleg Salenko, the striker who made history in just 90 minutes.

Because some football stories are about more than the final score.