Vice World of Sports

VICE World of Sports gets on the field and into the ring through a series of compelling stories at the fringe of culture and politics, across a range of places and people through the one lens that connects them all: sport.

Genre: Sport

Cast:Selema Masekela , Ben Ferguson , Mark Cuban , Lilia Luciano , Fernando Perez

1Season 1

S1.E1 ∙ Boys of Bukom

Wed, Apr 27, 2016

Bukom is a town too small for a map. But somehow, this tiny, slum village on the coast of Ghana has produced more world champion boxers per capita than anywhere else in the world.

2Season 1

S1.E2 ∙ The Eternal Derby

Wed, May 4, 2016

Every year in Belgrade, Serbia, fierce city rivals Red Star Belgrade and Partizan Belgrade face of in a football match that is more about the fans than the actual game.

3Season 1

S1.E3 ∙ Bayou Classic

Wed, May 11, 2016

In college football, tradition is everything, and the battle between historically black colleges Southern and Grambling State is a ritual unlike any other. Especially at halftime.

4Season 1

S1.E4 ∙ Las Grandes Ligas

Wed, May 18, 2016

As Cuba and America embark on a seismic shift, Cuban ballplayers are caught in the middle: forced to wait on diplomacy or risk their lives for their chance at the Majors.

5Season 1

S1.E5 ∙ Luzira Upper Prison

Wed, May 25, 2016

Overcrowded and underfunded, Luzira is home to Uganda's only maximum-security prison -- but also an elaborate soccer league; one that challenges the culture of imprisonment.

6Season 1

S1.E6 ∙ The Perfect Sheet

Wed, Jun 1, 2016

Hockey's "Gibson Cup" is as old as the sport itself, and in a quiet Michigan town where the game was first born, two teams have been battling for it for over 100 years.

7Season 1

S1.E7 ∙ Jake & Zane

Wed, Jun 8, 2016

The tiny village of Iten, Kenya is home to the fastest runners in the world, more record-holders than anywhere else... and a pair of testy twins from New Zealand.

8Season 1

S1.E8 ∙ The Line

Wed, Jun 15, 2016

Amidst scandals, legislative battles and the new frontier of daily fantasy, the biggest debate in the world of sports today is gambling. Is it legal? And how do you define it?

9Season 1

S1.E9 ∙ Seven Generations

Wed, Jun 22, 2016

Across a history of oppression, through years federal neglect and in the midst of a cultural awakening, one sport has endured on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation: basketball.

1Season 2

S2.E1 ∙ Rivals: The Boom Squad

Wed, Feb 22, 2017

Miami's Liberty City is football's Mecca, home to NFL legends. But the biggest rivalry in this city isn't exactly big-it all starts with a hard-hitting squad of 6 year-olds.

2Season 2

S2.E2 ∙ Rivals: Superclasico

Wed, Mar 1, 2017

Boca and River may be the most infamous rivals in the world of soccer. But today, Argentina's most legendary game is known less for the battle on the field than the anarchy off it.

3Season 2

S2.E3 ∙ Rivals: Calcio Storico

Wed, Mar 8, 2017

On most days Florence is overrun by tourists. But once each year, the locals reclaim their city through an ancient game where the roots run deep and the blood flows freely.

4Season 2

S2.E4 ∙ Rivals: Aussie Rules

Wed, Mar 15, 2017

Australia plays football one way: their way. And the most heated rivalry in the country's most cherished game is marked by broken jaws, foul mouths and phallic tattoos.

5Season 2

S2.E5 ∙ Rivals: Aphromoo Vs Doublelift

Wed, Mar 22, 2017

The arena might be online, but in the world of E-sports this story of teammate-turned-enemy is as real as it gets.

6Season 2

S2.E6 ∙ Rivals: The Mercer Cup

Wed, Mar 29, 2017

Buried deep in the Appalachian hills, an old grudge between two fading towns lives on through baseball's best kept secret: a rivalry at the lowest level of the minor leagues.