Why do players and fans love to travel to watch sport?

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For decades, players, staff and fans have made long, arduous pilgrimages across the globe in the name of sport and elite competition. In 2026, the men's football World Cup takes place across North and Central America, while earlier this year more than 35,000 England cricket fans made the journey from the UK to Australia to watch their team in the men's Ashes. Tommy Lamb was one of those - we hear how he very nearly made the journey without taking a single flight. Ade Adedoyin is also joined by British football journalist Daniel Storey. He explains why he embarked on a nine-month odyssey to every single one of English football's 92 league clubs, and what he learned about many of the places he visited along the way. We also hear from Chippie Solomon - a legendary figure in South African rugby union. Chippie is team manager of Cape Town's DHL Stormers. They play in the United Rugby Championship (URC), so are regularly travelling to the UK, Ireland and Italy. Chippie tells Ade about his time spent with former players and Springbok greats Bryan Habana and Jean de Villiers. He also explains why the current team are encouraged to sample the local cuisine in every place they visit. Every Monday to Friday, More than the Score tells stories beyond the scoreline from all over the world of sport. From the Winter Olympics to the Super Bowl, the Australian Open to the Diamond League, and netball to Formula 1. We've got interviews with extraordinary athletes like Ivory Coast legend Yaya Toure, boxing royalty Cecilia Braekhus and cycling sprint king Harrie Lavreysen, as well as the experts working behind the scenes, from the referees who run VAR to the coaches keeping athletes in peak form. Plus, we've got the expertise of the BBC's top journalists, who share their insights from decades of covering sport at all levels. And if you've got your own take on the stories we cover, we'd love to hear from you. Email [email protected], or WhatsApp us on 0044 800 032 0470. You can find more information, along with our privacy notice, on our website: www.bbcworldservice.com/morethanthescore