Golf tournament featuring former footballers will take place 31 January - 1 February
The Icons Series is returning to Sky Sports, and will take place 31 January - 1 February at Reignwood Park, Bangkok.
The event, which features professional golfers and former footballers playing each other in a golf tournament, will be available to watch in the UK on Sky Sports Golf and Sky Sports Main Event, as it was in 2025. There will also be additional coverage, highlights, and digital content to support the event.
Icons is again producing the coverage in house, as it did for the first time last year. Collective Media Group had previously produced the competition. Executive producers Joe Bass and Tim Lacy join the team this year. Bass has previoulsy worked on the likes of I’m a Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here! and Soccer Aid, while Lacy was previously on the golf team at IMG. They are supported by Danny Hackett as live director and Andy Quinn as live producer.
Josh Denzel, Nick Dougherty, Robbie Greenfield ,Claud Harmon III, Su-Ann Heng, Ria Ince, Ewan Porter, and Wayne ‘Radar’ Riley will form the presentation team onsite.
Gareth Bale joins the lineup this year, and will play on Team World alongside Gabriel Batistuta, Nigel de Jong, Luís Figo, Ryan Giggs, David Ginola, Ruud Gullit, Aaron Ramsey, Andriy Shevchenko, Nemanja Vidić, Dwight Yorke, and Gianfranco Zola. Team England includes Jimmy Bullard, Andy Cole, Robbie Fowler, Joe Hart, Paul Ince, Phil Jagielka, Jermain Jenas, Phil Jones, Teddy Sheringham, Lee Sharpe, John Terry, and Theo Walcott.
Jason Wessely, director of golf at Sky Sports, said: “Building on the success of last year’s event, we’re delighted to bring Reignwood Icons of Football back to Sky Sports. As the home for golf fans in the UK and Ireland, the competition complements our unrivalled golf offering, combining a distinctive format, iconic personalities, and competitive drama, with live coverage across Sky Sports Golf and Sky Sports Main Event.”
Chris Sice, chief content officer, Icons Series, added: “Icons Series brings a fresh, live TV show to Sky’s schedule, designed to attract a new audience to golf through genuine curiosity – can elite athletes switch sports and win? The fast-paced, high-stakes match-play format delivers elite competition, while combining premium golf production with entertainment-led storytelling. Built for the modern audience, Icons Series is a true lean-forward show. With rare ‘inside-the-ropes’ access and real-time audience engagement, viewers are able to interact with both the format and the personalities as the drama unfolds across the two-day live event.”
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