
10 April 2017
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.
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