Scenes from The Team TV episode Terre 1 or Un Match Amical (A Friendly Match) In the television drama The Team, Search for Common Ground has merged the global appeal of football with soap opera to help transform social attitudes and diminish violent behavior in countries grappling with deeply rooted conflict. The show follows 2 football players and their families from different ethnic groups in Côte d’Ivoire who overcome their considerable differences in order to play for the good of the team. The concept for the series sprang up around the 2006 World Cup, and Search for Common Ground is currently in the process of producing the drama in a number of other African, Asian and the Middle Eastern countries. Episodes deal with relevant social and political issues while emphasizing the importance of collaboration and teamwork. See: www.sfcg.org