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Beckenbauer's heritage runs through German football like a golden thread, linking the generations from high and low.

This week the best BMX riders in the world meet in Cheng Du, in China. In Austria, the biggest European youth event in mountain biking offers three days of pure action.

Portugal is a historic footballing nation and now a factory for the football elite.

The top 10 of football's most passionate fans.

When the world needed a hero, the Brown Bomber rose up and did what he had to do.

Your favourite sports stars witnessed away from the training ground in 'Star Rated'!

Germany is the footballing nation which most regularly excels.

Here are the top 10 athletes who give the best of themselves.

All that counted for Sir Alex Ferguson was his boys winning, and nothing would stop him from bringing it about.

Your favourite sports stars observed away from the ground in 'Star Rated'!

Argentina: cradle of Maradona, Messi and an uncompromising footballing culture.

The 10 best female footballers.

Lance Armstrong was the icon of the Tour de France, until he became the undisputed champion of cheats.

Your favourite sports stars witnessed away from the training ground in 'Star Rated'!

No player embodies the values of his club like Paolo Maldini at AC Milan.

Captain Chiellini, as tough as they come.

The politics has been dramatic, the sites superb and the football ahead of its time. The game would never be the same after Italy's victory in the 1982 World Cup.

This edition of Sportswoman is devoted to the athletes who have dominated their sport.

In this edition of Sportswoman, we give pride of place to the athletes who have fought to win their place.

Your favourite sports stars witnessed away from the training ground in 'Star Rated'!

This episode starts with the BMX supercross. The series heads to Holland where the immense track of Papendal hosts some furious action.

Saudi Arabia is in the process of becoming a powerful new actor on the global footballing scene.

Report on the top 10 athletes who are born jokers.

Jack Nicklaus has not only won more major championships than any other golfer, but he has also transformed this sport.

Your favourite sports stars witnessed away from the training ground in 'Star Rated'!

Platini and Maldini never won the World Cup, but their genius and heritage still shine on football's greatest stage.

TRACE Sport Stars takes over from the national selectors for the World Cup in Brazil. Top sporting celebrities pick the ideal team and choose the best 11 players of all time.

Karen Minier – the wife of F1 champion David Coulthard – invites you to the heart of the most glamorous events in Monaco! Meet Cristiano Ronaldo, Thierry Henry and Zlatan Ibrahimovic!

A sublime synergy of experienced leaders and emergent superstars, the team known as "Die Mannschaft" has methodically decimated its adversaries to win its 4th World Cup title. But the road to the top has not escaped the increasing pitfalls of a country once split into two. With players like server, the area searcher and the magic dwarf, they will find it hard to conceal the truth.

Germany is the footballing nation which most regularly excels.

Beckenbauer's heritage runs through German football like a golden thread, linking the generations from high and low.

Welcome once again to Only Live Once, in which we visit Beijing, the capital of China, and its historic Birds Nest stadium, where the biggest ramp in Asia has been built for the big air pilots of Air & Style.

The Western region is the motor force of African football.

Countdown of the 10 best players who became coaches.

Brazil has won the World Cup five times and has produced some of the greatest footballers of all time.

Your favourite sports stars witnessed away from the training ground in 'Star Rated'!

We take you back to 1970, the year when Pelé carried off a new World Cup and Arthur Ashe won Wimbledon.

We take you back to 1971, for the fight of the century between Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier and the Grand Slam debuts of Chris Evert.

We take you back to 1970, the year when Pelé carried off a new World Cup and Arthur Ashe won Wimbledon.

In Fight Stars, meet the champions of combat sports, with the highs and lows of Tyson Fury, Nicola Adams's promising year in 2017 and the boxers of Jay Z. In UFC, meet Nate Diaz, the executioner of Conor McGregor.

The first fight between Deontay Wilder and Tyson Fury was a modern heavyweight classic. In 1973, everything changed in women's tennis, and Billie Jean King led the charge.

Boxing star Tony Bellew proves that you need more than a physique to win. Heavyweight Tyson Fury makes his comeback while Irishwoman Katie Taylor is rising high.

Welcome again to Only Live Once, where we head for Malaysia for the final stages of the FISE World Series, with the action centring around the spectacular BMX finals in the bike park.

CONMEBOL is on the verge of becoming the first confederation all of whose members have participated in a World Cup.

The countdown of the 10 best personalities of the NBA.

In the arena of gymnastics and beyond, Olympic gold medal winner Simone Biles has proven she was a champion worthy of the name.

Your favourite sports stars witnessed away from the training ground in 'Star Rated'!

We take you back to 1970, the year when Pelé carried off a new World Cup and Arthur Ashe won Wimbledon.

We take you back to 1971, for the fight of the century between Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier and the Grand Slam debuts of Chris Evert.

We take you back to 1970, the year when Pelé carried off a new World Cup and Arthur Ashe won Wimbledon.

In Fight Stars, meet the champions of combat sports, with the highs and lows of Tyson Fury, Nicola Adams's promising year in 2017 and the boxers of Jay Z. In UFC, meet Nate Diaz, the executioner of Conor McGregor.

The first fight between Deontay Wilder and Tyson Fury was a modern heavyweight classic. In 1973, everything changed in women's tennis, and Billie Jean King led the charge.

Boxing star Tony Bellew proves that you need more than a physique to win. Heavyweight Tyson Fury makes his comeback while Irishwoman Katie Taylor is rising high.

Only Live Once takes you climbing with the Rockstars, then to Colorado and to Western Australia for the best of BMX.

Brazil is the footballing nation par excellence.

Report on the greatest tennis players of all time.

With his success at three great clubs, Pep Guardiola has been described as a genius of football.

Your favourite sports stars witnessed away from the training ground in 'Star Rated'!

The African Confederation of Football covers more territory than any other confederation and includes a set of increasingly confident and ambitious nations.

Here are the top 10 athletes who have stood the test of time.

Winner of four Olympic gold medals, Mo Farah is one of the greatest track athletes of all time.

Your favourite sports stars witnessed away from the training ground in 'Star Rated'!

For the English, England is the cradle of football, but the men's national team only has one trophy to its credit.

The top 20 of former Olympic fighters who have gone down in history.

The influence of Franz Beckenbauer and Gerd Muller has made Bayern Munich one of the greatest football clubs in the world.

Your favourite sports stars witnessed away from the training ground in 'Star Rated'!

By winning the Rugby World Cup in 2011 and 2015, New Zealand's All Blacks have raised the bar very high.

In Tokyo, Denmark's Viktor Axelsen surprised a billion Chinese by winning the badminton gold medal, Valerie Adams brought Kiwi athleticism into the spotlight, while the Brownlee brothers realised a historic triathlon double.

In 2019, the Kenyan legend Eliud Kipchoge carved his name in history by becoming the first man to run a marathon in less than two hours - and he pulverised it.

The Top 20 is an exclusive ranking of the news or the champions who are causing a buzz on planet sport!

The Top is an exclusive ranking of the news or the champions who are causing a buzz on planet sport!

The Top is an exclusive ranking of the news or the champions who are causing a buzz on planet sport!

Only Live Once heads for Montpellier, in the south of France, to taste the joys of rollerblading during the FISE World Games.

The United States is one of the most perplexing football nations.

Countdown of the 10 biggest risk takers.

One of the greatest basketball players in the history of the NBA, Kobe Bryant, was also one of the most competitive.

Your favourite sports stars witnessed away from the training ground in 'Star Rated'!

We take you back to 1970, the year when Pelé carried off a new World Cup and Arthur Ashe won Wimbledon.

We take you back to 1971, for the fight of the century between Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier and the Grand Slam debuts of Chris Evert.

We take you back to 1970, the year when Pelé carried off a new World Cup and Arthur Ashe won Wimbledon.

In Fight Stars, meet the champions of combat sports, with the highs and lows of Tyson Fury, Nicola Adams's promising year in 2017 and the boxers of Jay Z. In UFC, meet Nate Diaz, the executioner of Conor McGregor.

The first fight between Deontay Wilder and Tyson Fury was a modern heavyweight classic. In 1973, everything changed in women's tennis, and Billie Jean King led the charge.

Boxing star Tony Bellew proves that you need more than a physique to win. Heavyweight Tyson Fury makes his comeback while Irishwoman Katie Taylor is rising high.

The FISE in Montpellier, France is focused on the incredible roller park where the riders face off. We see some of the best international stars of skating in action during the Kimberley Diamond Vert World Cup in South Africa.

Sweden, as a footballing nation, is not simply about Zlatan.

Countdown of the 10 unwritten rules of sport.

By winning the Rugby World Cup in 2011 and 2015, New Zealand's All Blacks have raised the bar very high.

Your favourite sports stars witnessed away from the training ground in 'Star Rated'!

Chill meets the girls of the Swatch Pro Tour in the south-west of France, the best riders and local talents in the freestyle section of the PKRA event in Mexico and the guys at the water skiing world cup in Australia.

China is the undeniable superpower of world diving, with Wu Minxia reigning as the queen of the pool. Meanwhile, Tom Daley stands as an Olympic legend, and Chen Ruolin was unbeaten for over a decade.

Chill travels to France to join some of the biggest names of female surfing for a day's relaxation. An inside look at the technique needed to perform at the highest level in kitesurfing. A meeting with Izuki Tanaka.

Molly Meech and Alex Maloney, the two New Zealand sailors, set course for the Tokyo Olympic Games. Russian high jumper Mariya Lasitskene has some arguments to put forward.

Your favourite sports stars observed away from the ground in 'Star Rated'!

Karen Minier invites you to the heart of the most glamorous events in Monaco! Meet the greatest swimming champions like Michael Phelps, Frédéric Bousquet, Florent Manaudou and Camille Lecourt.

Montpellier welcomes the FISE festival. We then head for South Africa to witness the world Street Skate championships in the Kimberley Diamond Cup, and we meet Australian BMX legend Logan Martin.

Spain has become the world's leading footballing nation.

Countdown of the top 10 darlings of social media.

A striker at the highest level for decades, Zlatan Ibrahimovic has never apologised for what he was.

StarRated, the broadcast where online presenters and experts debate the most important subjects of the world of sports entertainment. Which international footballer organises the most extravagant parties?

Chill meets the girls of the Swatch Pro Tour in the south-west of France, the best riders and local talents in the freestyle section of the PKRA event in Mexico and the guys at the water skiing world cup in Australia.

China is the undeniable superpower of world diving, with Wu Minxia reigning as the queen of the pool. Meanwhile, Tom Daley stands as an Olympic legend, and Chen Ruolin was unbeaten for over a decade.

Chill travels to France to join some of the biggest names of female surfing for a day's relaxation. An inside look at the technique needed to perform at the highest level in kitesurfing. A meeting with Izuki Tanaka.

Molly Meech and Alex Maloney, the two New Zealand sailors, set course for the Tokyo Olympic Games. Russian high jumper Mariya Lasitskene has some arguments to put forward.

Your favourite sports stars observed away from the ground in 'Star Rated'!

Karen Minier invites you to the heart of the most glamorous events in Monaco! Meet the greatest swimming champions like Michael Phelps, Frédéric Bousquet, Florent Manaudou and Camille Lecourt.

Only Live Once talks with the pros of the BMX Supercross World Cup. Levi Sherwood is an FMX rider to follow and teams of skaters face off in personalised obstacles during the Vans Downtown Showdown in Paris.

Portugal is a historic footballing nation and now a factory for the football elite.

Countdown of the 10 best sports speakers.

From 2004 to 2008, Michael Phelps was invincible, rewriting the history of the Olympic Games.

Your favourite sports stars observed away from the ground in 'Star Rated'!

Germany is the footballing nation which most regularly excels.

The top 10 of the toughest athletes.

The Jamaican Usain Bold erupted on the Olympic scene in 2008 and imposed himself on the track with an astonishing tally of three gold medals and three world records.

Your favourite sports stars observed away from the ground in 'Star Rated'!

Argentina: cradle of Maradona, Messi and an uncompromising footballing culture.

Here are the top 10 athletes who give the best of themselves.

Floyd Mayweather has won 50 victories in 50 fights in one of the most incredible careers in boxing.

Your favourite sports stars observed away from the ground in 'Star Rated'!

The Oceania Football Confederation is the smallest and least know of the FIFA federations.

UEFA is the most powerful confederation in world football.

The African Confederation of Football covers more territory than any other confederation and includes a set of increasingly confident and ambitious nations.

Sweden, as a footballing nation, is not simply about Zlatan.

For the English, England is the cradle of football, but the men's national team only has one trophy to its credit.

The United States is one of the most perplexing football nations.

Two of the best female BMX riders in the world give us an insight into their sport and tell us about their Olympic memories. We go to the south of France to witness the arrival of the FISE world series in Montpellier.

Saudi Arabia is in the process of becoming a powerful new actor on the global footballing scene.

The 10 best female footballers.

The great Bradley Wiggins entered into history in 2012, becoming the first man to win the Tour de France and an Olympic gold medal in the same year.

Your favourite sports stars observed away from the ground in 'Star Rated'!

By winning the Rugby World Cup in 2011 and 2015, New Zealand's All Blacks have raised the bar very high.

In Tokyo, Denmark's Viktor Axelsen surprised a billion Chinese by winning the badminton gold medal, Valerie Adams brought Kiwi athleticism into the spotlight, while the Brownlee brothers realised a historic triathlon double.

In 2019, the Kenyan legend Eliud Kipchoge carved his name in history by becoming the first man to run a marathon in less than two hours - and he pulverised it.

The Top 20 is an exclusive ranking of the news or the champions who are causing a buzz on planet sport!

The Top is an exclusive ranking of the news or the champions who are causing a buzz on planet sport!

The Top is an exclusive ranking of the news or the champions who are causing a buzz on planet sport!

Only Live Once takes a look at two events which are reaching their final phase. First, the indoor action takes place in Stuttgart's Porsche Arena, where the world's best bouldering climbers participate in the Annual Adidas Rock Stars.

The Western region is the motor force of African football.

Report on the top 10 athletes who are born jokers.

Led by Sue Bird and Diana Taurasi, the US women's Olympic basketball team remains invincible.

Your favourite sports stars observed away from the ground in 'Star Rated'!

From 2003 onwards, Roger Federer has dominated men's tennis like no other player in history, participating notably in a record of 10 consecutive grand slam finals.

In 2012, Lionel Messi marked 12 months of the most dominant goals in the history of football.

In 2016, Lebron James and his Cavs made history by taking the NBA titles after having been 3-1 behind the Warriors.

The Spaniard Mac Marquez shook MotoGP up from 2013 onwards, winning six of the seven world titles in the Premier Class category.

Martina Navratilova and Chris Evert maintained a unique rivalry on and off the court through the 1970s and 1980s.

In 2023, Manchester City became the second English club to win the treble, thanks to the superhuman goals of striker Erling Haaland.

We join more than 30,000 spectators in Zurich to watch some of the best Mountain Bike Dirt Jumpers in Europe square up. Andorra and the Pyrenees provide the background to the Slopestyle Pro of the FISE Games.

CONMEBOL is on the verge of becoming the first confederation all of whose members have participated in a World Cup.

Countdown of the 10 best players who became coaches.

In 1999, Manchester United were invincible, becoming the first English football club to win the treble, and all this in the space of 10 days.

Your favourite sports stars witnessed away from the training ground in 'Star Rated'!

From 2003 onwards, Roger Federer has dominated men's tennis like no other player in history, participating notably in a record of 10 consecutive grand slam finals.

In 2012, Lionel Messi marked 12 months of the most dominant goals in the history of football.

In 2016, Lebron James and his Cavs made history by taking the NBA titles after having been 3-1 behind the Warriors.

The Spaniard Mac Marquez shook MotoGP up from 2013 onwards, winning six of the seven world titles in the Premier Class category.

Martina Navratilova and Chris Evert maintained a unique rivalry on and off the court through the 1970s and 1980s.

In 2023, Manchester City became the second English club to win the treble, thanks to the superhuman goals of striker Erling Haaland.

We go first to Andorra, at the heart of the Pyrenees, where the FISE Games offers some of the best free sports in the world. Meanwhile, in Mexico, the elite of FMX show off their talents before an immense crowd.

Brazil is the footballing nation par excellence.

The countdown of the 10 best personalities of the NBA.

Serena Williams dominated 2015, winning three Grand Slam tournaments in that year, while carrying out a second Serena Slam.

Your favourite sports stars observed away from the ground in 'Star Rated'!