Journalism Showcase: 'We realized that there was an opportunity to tell a story that a lot of our listeners wouldn't know about'
ESPN’s Sam Borden relishes the chance to tell the story of “The Game Before” on multiple platforms. (Sam Borden/ESPN) In a small city in Italy, ecstatic crowds at a Champions League soccer match gave way to a severe, devastating Covid-19 outbreak. Today, the fandom and loyalty that made the city vulnerable are helping it emerge from crisis. In a collaborative storytelling venture that connects several ESPN platforms, the saga of Bergamo and its beloved Atalanta soccer team is told in “The Game Before,” which debuted today in audio form in a special edition of the ESPN Daily Podcas...
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