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Documentary series featuring 30 of today's finest storytellers who will chronicle 30 remarkable stories from the ESPN era. Each storyteller will bring their passion and point of view to their film detailing the issues and events that transformed the sports landscape since 1979.

2009, in the most expensive and technologically advanced racing series on earth, the impossible happened. An understaffed, underfinanced independent team won the world championship. A Formula One fairy tale, the series tells the extraordinary story of how Brawn GP pulled off a sporting miracle that shook the F1 world.

A five-part sports docuseries event that brings fresh eyes to tales from the wide world of sports. From tennis to boxing to basketball, these stories aren't the ones you've heard before, even if you think you have. Premiering weekly, each film kicks off at a pivotal moment - the big fight, the Olympics, the playoffs - and then delves deep into what happened beyond the headlines, as told by those who lived it, to reveal the grit, resilience, heartbreak, triumph, violence, comedy and pathos beneath the sweat.

Featuring a series of revealing interviews with Shaquille O'Neal, this four-part documentary tells the story of a basketball legend unlike any other, whose larger-than-life personality transcended the sport and transformed him into a cultural icon.

From power struggles to global politics, an exploration of FIFA reveals the organization's checkered history - and what it takes to host a World Cup.

Coming in 2021, Man in the Arena: Tom Brady is a 9-episode series that will focus on Brady's first-hand account of the most iconic moments of his NFL career, including each of his 9 Super Bowl appearances with the New England Patriots, along with the smaller, seemingly insignificant instances that became pivotal events and paved the path for Brady's journey.

The show examines the iconic individuals and subjects that have had an undeniable and profound impact on the history of the National Football League, offering an inside look into their untold stories. Friends, teammates, family members and other players and coaches associated with the subjects are interviewed.

Peyton Manning hosts a 30-episode series where he travels the country and looks at the history of the NFL, from kicking barefoot with Rich Karlis to trying to re-create "The Immaculate Reception" with Terry Bradshaw and Franco Harris.

It is a four-part series that documents the high stakes battle that is set off when plans for a breakaway league emerge and the past, present and future of European football collide, leaving the game's most powerful leaders to defend, or upend, the traditions of the sport. With unprecedented access to league presidents, club owners and the architects behind the European Super League, the docuseries brings fans the yet untold story of how and why this idea was hatched and the battle plans that were formed to fight it.

This docuseries explores the origins and evolution of play across the globe, from age-old rituals to billion-dollar businesses.

The formation and success of the top-flight division after breaking away from the rest of the English Football League in 1992 and the selling of the live TV rights to Sky. In 1991 a secret plot was hatched by a group of five tightly knit club chairmen to form an elite breakaway league, while media tycoon Rupert Murdoch spotted an opportunity.

Follows the story of Börje Salming, the first Swedish player who was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame, exploring his journey from his humble roots to becoming an NHL legend.

The exclusive serie takes a look behind the scenes over the past 70 years of Formula 1, in partnership with the iconic sport, to celebrate the landmark date in its history.

A four-part series featuring four champions who ushered in a boxing renaissance. The series showcases the dominance of Roberto Duran, Marvelous Marvin Hagler, Thomas Hearns and Sugar Ray Leonard and their battles in and out of the ring.

Quarterback Joe Montana had many accomplishments over his football life. He won a National Championship at Notre Dame. He was undefeated in four Super Bowls and was named Super Bowl MVP three times. But what truly defined Montana was the simple fact that he was cool under pressure. The 6-part documentary series, features stories that most people don't know; the doubt from his coaches, the controversies with teammates, and the insecurities from within that drove one of the greatest quarterbacks to ever play the sport.

Winningest NBA champion and civil rights icon Bill Russell builds a larger-than-life legacy on and off the court in this biographical documentary.

In the buildup to, and presentation of, the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil, ESPN will employ not only legendary players as analysts, but world-renowned filmmakers, too. 30 for 30: Soccer Stories comes from across the international soccer landscape as seen through the eyes of celebrated directors.

An inside look at the changing role of athletes in our fraught cultural and political environment, through the lens of the NBA.

A series focused on untold stories across UFC.

The story of the World Cup that determined the future of English football - a watershed tournament for the team, fans, and the nation back home

Rebels, rockstars, revolutionaries. On court, they were legends. Off court, they challenged the world. Ashe, McEnroe, Borg, King, Navratilova, Evert - the golden age of tennis.

"Basketball: A Love Story" is a series of more than 60 interconnected "short stories" that creates a vibrant mosaic of the game, featuring 165 exclusive interviews. The cast encompasses basketball's most prominent figures and explores the complex nature of love as it relates to the game. "Basketball: A Love Story" opens the window to insights and perspectives about race, politics, media, art, business, style and entertainment.

There are times in sports forever etched in history. These are the moments that define the NFL. Now they've resonated with some of the biggest names in entertainment.

Experience the journey of World Cup champions as we delve into the stories behind the athletes and countries that have achieved greatness. From the early struggles to the triumphant victories, witness the passion and determination that made them champions. Becoming Champions is the ultimate sports documentary series.

Eli Manning will host Eli's Places, a college football centric expansion of the Peyton's Places franchise, on ESPN+. Join the 2-time Super Bowl MVP as he takes on his own version of his brother's signature show to explore what makes college football a way of life across the country. Eli will travel to some of the most well-known and historic college football establishments and meet with giants in the sport to better understand what makes college football such a national sensation.