Great challenges and social conquests, rights, inclusion and sustainability: sport doesn't just mean competition, results and records; sport is also a mirror of our society, of our time and of every possible change. Campo Lungo is LifeGate's podcast that sets out to tell stories of sport by widening the frame and adopting a broader viewpoint, a different perspective that goes beyond what is usually reported: sustainability, inclusion, rights, social battles, impossible challenges and achievements that have "changed the game" are the very heart of the "match".

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Campo Lungo tells the story of the world and its changes through sport, because sport doesn't stop when the games end — it is an integral part of our society, and it reveals its many facets and contradictions.

In each episode, journalist Matteo Serra narrates a story that places different sports disciplines at its centre as a lever for change, reflecting on their deep connections with the world around us. Whether it's an athlete who breaks the mould, a journey of rebirth, a sports project that regenerates a community, or an event that leaves a positive environmental legacy, Campo Lungo shines a spotlight where one usually never reaches.

From 4 December, it will be available to listen to on all major streaming platforms.

First episode

The relentless rise in sea levels is slowly erasing sport on many Pacific islands. In this episode of Campo Lungo we start from the Marshall Islands, where there is no room for a full-sized pitch and the national football team is forced to relocate… to the United States. We explore what it truly means when the sea rises day after day. We then move to Fiji, where rugby is identity, community and national pride: what happens when even that risks disappearing beneath the water?
An episode about how the climate is changing the game — and the lives — of entire nations.

Second episode