@ElMengem

Director/Presenter for @COPA90 Born+raised on the 1 & only @sbs 'Football is an anthropologist's dream'

 melbourne-brisbane-london
youtube.com/copa90
Joined March 2011
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So, here it is, my 1st feature length doc: DerbyDays Buenos Aires, A film no one anticipated becoming as complex+dark as it did. Already humbled by the feedback, but an extra thankyou to @COPA90 allowing me to tell it/direct this way w such time+resources youtube.com/watch?v=rIG13KfU…

Boca vs River: The Copa Libertadores Final That Stopped Argentina

*Activa subtítulos en Español en la esquina inferior derecha* *Tur...

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Bryce Greene@TheGreeneBJOct 24
Just more evidence that Russians goals in the invasion weren't about territorial expansion or occupation, but to address security concerns. More importantly it shows that Zelenskyy, Biden and the rest of NATO world had the chance to end the war with favorable terms but refused
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54-time South Korea international Nam Tae-hee with this moment of absolute brilliance in the A-League 🔥
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Dream blunt rotation
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@BillboardArgOct 24
Patti Smith y Lionel Messi, juntos en los Premios Princesa de Asturias 📸 Fueron distinguidos en Artes y Deportes, respectivamente.
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Luke@WS_PapaFenOct 24
I can’t stop thinking about this finish 😩
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@aleaguemenOct 24
𝗪𝗛𝗔𝗧 𝗔 𝗠𝗢𝗠𝗘𝗡𝗧 𝗙𝗢𝗥 𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗬𝗔 𝗪𝗔𝗥𝗔𝗚𝗔!! Atiya Waraga opens his A-Leagues account with a fantastic finish to seal the win for the Wanderers!
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A week since release and already OIAL: Hearts has hit nearly a quarter of a million views & incredible response. In an age where so much has been reduced to short formats, nice to see there’s still there’s support for the longer form of storytelling. youtu.be/0BrLBAZ_X9U?si=c4-h…

How Hearts Lost The Title After 250 Days On Top

Football is more cruel than kind. Being 90 minutes from glory is al...

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Honoured and delighted to win sports journalist and scoop of the year at the @londonpressclub awards.
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No es IA, es la magia de Gianni Infantino regando de populismo a las federaciones de todo el mundo. Hay elecciones en seis meses y cualquier voto sirve Esta vez le ha tocado Bután (y a su monarca rockero) 🇧🇹
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Un des plus beaux documentaires sur le football, le football est un lien social inexorable avec ses joies, ses espoirs, les vibrations et déceptions individuelles et collectives chacun dans son histoire de passionné de foot a vécu une ou plusieurs des émotions de ce doc
Eli@ElMengemOct 15
On Sunday, Hearts play Celtic for the first time since *that* final day fixture. @COPA90 & I were there for every second of it, where what we captured resulted in one of the most powerful documentaries we’ve ever made. Once In A Lifetime: Hearts, out tomorrow on YouTube.
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Copa90 Hearts is one of the best thing av watched. Fair play @ElMengem nailed the emotion, the pain and the essence of storytelling. The unscripted drama and living it as it happened. Go watch it #brokenhearts
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Being a football fan can send you to the depths of despair. How deep? I just relived Hearts title heartbreak courtesy of another outstanding doco by @ElMengem and the @Copa90 team. youtube.com/watch?v=0BrLBAZ_…

How Hearts Lost The Title After 250 Days On Top

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"Football used to feel like an escape from the world around us. Now, increasingly, it feels like a particularly exaggerated version of it." Great read
Dave@djg23Oct 18
I’ve supported Arsenal for over 30 years. I’m a season ticket holder and we’re successful. Yet I’ve never felt more disconnected from the club. I’ve written about why, and what I miss about the game I fell in love with. taproomnetwork.com/2026/10/1…

Arsenal Are Winning, So Why Am I Falling Out of Love With Football?

Arsenal's job cuts raise questions about football's values. A lifelong season ticket holder reflects on Arteta, Kroenke and falling out of love with the game.

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Shoutout @SBSSportau for putting up these 10+ min extended highlights packages of every @AusChampionship game on YouTube within a couple of hours of full time 👏
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🚨 PUSKAS WORTHY 🚨
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Copa90 are without doubt the best in the business at capturing the raw emotion of football
Eli@ElMengemOct 15
On Sunday, Hearts play Celtic for the first time since *that* final day fixture. @COPA90 & I were there for every second of it, where what we captured resulted in one of the most powerful documentaries we’ve ever made. Once In A Lifetime: Hearts, out tomorrow on YouTube.
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Brilliantly told story of a brilliant season that made Scottish football relevant again. That’s down to what Hearts did. Clearly not the ending we wanted but that doesn’t detract from the journey. That it amuses the right people makes it even better 🇱🇻❤️
COPA90
@Copa90Oct 16
When the best story of the 2025/26 season came down to the final day, @ElMengem had to be there. Ahead of Hearts’ return to Parkhead this weekend, this is the story of how an emotional final week of the season unfolded. youtu.be/0BrLBAZ_X9U?is=bBXa…

How Hearts Lost The Title After 250 Days On Top

Football is more cruel than kind. Being 90 minutes from glory is al...

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JW88@JW_1888Oct 17
Replying to @Copa90 @ElMengem
Eli thanks for the fantastic content but you are a FUCKIN gimp
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I’m not sure Copa90 gets the cred they deserve for capturing the best football has to offer the last 15 years or so
Eli@ElMengemOct 15
On Sunday, Hearts play Celtic for the first time since *that* final day fixture. @COPA90 & I were there for every second of it, where what we captured resulted in one of the most powerful documentaries we’ve ever made. Once In A Lifetime: Hearts, out tomorrow on YouTube.
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Copa90 is still the gold standard for fan based documentaries man
Eli@ElMengemOct 15
On Sunday, Hearts play Celtic for the first time since *that* final day fixture. @COPA90 & I were there for every second of it, where what we captured resulted in one of the most powerful documentaries we’ve ever made. Once In A Lifetime: Hearts, out tomorrow on YouTube.
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Nothing like @ElMengem and @Copa90 , man .. the absolute best in the game at making these documentaries.
COPA90
@Copa90Oct 17
What is it like to lead the league for 250 days and lose it on the final day? Hearts fans look away now… 💔 Watch the full film now on COPA90 YouTube
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Juste phénoménal. Encore une fois, pas une seule seconde de foot en 55 minutes de documentaire. Et pourtant, @ElMengem vient peut-être de signer le documentaire foot de l’année. Quand l’importance du foot dans des vies humaines dépasse l’entendement, ça donne ça.
Killian Bertrand
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"ONCE IN A LIFETIME : HEARTS". 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @ElMengem et @Copa90 se sont plongés dans la folle course au titre vécue par Hearts la saison dernière. Un cocktail qui ne peut donner qu’un énorme inside, dans la grande tradition COPA. À lancer sans faute ce week-end.
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