The most iconic sports series

Sports fundis, aficionados and fanatics: this is the documentary series you’ve been waiting for, and it’s now available on Showmax.

Pitting the stars of all major sports from yesterday and today against each other in a head-to-head battle for supremacy, National Icons gives unique insight into what it means to be a top player, and how the era in which our favourite figures made their mark impacted on their performance.

Expect to see the following big names – some of them having found their place firmly in the ranks of legends – taking each other on in the ultimate skirmish for Best Ever status:

• Football: Lionel Messi vs Diego Maradona; Robin van Persie vs Dennis Bergkamp
• Tennis: Rafael Nadal vs Andre Agassi; Serena Williams vs Steffi Graf
• Basketball: LeBron James vs Michael Jordan
• Golf:  Tiger Woods vs Jack Nicklaus
• Formula 1: Lewis Hamilton vs David Coulthard
• Boxing: Mike Tyson vs Muhammad Ali

Also featuring Mo Farah, Anna Kournikova and Usain Bolt, plus swimming, surfing and other sport superstars in a series of binge-worthy half-hour episodes.