Legacy: Sports Stories

Legacy: Sports Stories

From Stak, this is Legacy. We tell powerful, human stories rooted in sport - stories about identity, culture, politics, resilience, and the moments that change everything.


Legacy: Spotlight

  • Our new series brings you one incredible sports story every two weeks - told in under 15 minutes.


The Legacy Podcast: Our award-winning long-form documentary series dives deeper into some of the most compelling stories in sport:

  • Season 1: Inside the Qatar World Cup: An investigation into the power, politics, and human cost behind the most controversial World Cup in history.
  • Season 2: The English Disease: A revealing exploration of football hooliganism in modern Britain, and what it says about identity, violence, and belonging.
  • Season 3: Dancing With Shadows: A ground-breaking investigation into the complex legacy behind one of the world’s most prestigious ballet institutions.
  • Season 4: Defiant: The powerful story of amputee boxing and one man’s fight for survival, purpose, and redemption.


Legacy is the award-winning documentary podcast that tells powerful, human stories rooted in sports - from football and soccer, to rugby, tennis, boxing, NFL, cricket, golf, F1 and beyond. Subscribe to make sure you don't miss any of our documentaries or podcasts.

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Episoder(42)

Why Spain's far-right loves bullfighting | Legacy Spotlight

Why Spain's far-right loves bullfighting | Legacy Spotlight

For some Spaniards, bullfighting is an iconic symbol of heritage and identity. For others, it’s an abusive practice that belongs in the past. And most recently, it’s become the stage of a major cultur...

29 Apr 11min

A Guide to the Enhanced Games | Legacy Spotlight

A Guide to the Enhanced Games | Legacy Spotlight

Next month sees the Enhanced Games hit Las Vegas. Dubbed the 'Steroid Olympics', it's an event where performance-enhancing drugs aren’t banned, but part of the spectacle.From the big-money investment,...

15 Apr 17min

The million-dollar racing pigeon heist | Legacy Spotlight

The million-dollar racing pigeon heist | Legacy Spotlight

Once the "horse racing of the poor," pigeon racing is now a lucrative industry, built on a deep bond between fanciers and their birds. But now, they are under attack.This is the story of how Belgium -...

1 Apr 12min

The tragedy that shook USA’s last World Cup | Legacy Spotlight

The tragedy that shook USA’s last World Cup | Legacy Spotlight

Andrés Escobar Saldarriaga was one of Colombia’s most loved and iconic footballers. But the 1994 World Cup changed everything. On the world’s biggest stage, Andrés made one mistake. A mistake that wou...

18 Mar 12min

The toughest marathon you’ve never heard of | Legacy Spotlight

The toughest marathon you’ve never heard of | Legacy Spotlight

This is the story of The Barkley: one of the most brutal endurance races you’ve probably never heard of. And what it reveals about our relentless hunger for pushing our bodies to the limit.If you enjo...

4 Mar 13min

How ping pong transformed US-China relations in the 1970s | Legacy Spotlight

How ping pong transformed US-China relations in the 1970s | Legacy Spotlight

How did China and the US mend their relationship in the 1970s through... ping pong? This is the story of how two players changed the course of history.If you enjoyed this episode, don’t forget to subs...

18 Feb 10min

The rugby star chasing an even more brutal sport | Legacy Spotlight

The rugby star chasing an even more brutal sport | Legacy Spotlight

Niccolò Cannone is known to rugby fans as one of Italy’s most physical and dependable forwards. But why does he dream of playing in one of the world's most brutal sports once he's retired?If you enjoy...

4 Feb 12min

The only Winter Olympic sport women can’t compete in | Legacy Spotlight

The only Winter Olympic sport women can’t compete in | Legacy Spotlight

Women have been competing in Nordic combined at the World Cup and World Championship level, but the Olympics? Still off-limits.This is the story of Annika Malacinski, one of the world’s top women in N...

21 Jan 13min

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