The Immortals

In the fickle world of European football, where coaches come and go on the whims of club boards, Arsène Wenger became a constant at Arsenal. Manuel Neuer of Bayern Munich and the German national team is arguably the finest goalkeeper of all time. Bastian Schweinsteiger was captain of Germany and a stalwart of the great Bayern Munich teams. And Chelsea's magnificent Frank Lampard.

Five Immortals of motor sport ... Sebastien Loeb's extraordinary rally record, the father-son F1 combination of Graham and Damon Hill who ruled the world, and Italian motorbike legend Giacomo Agostini. Plus the man who has made the Dakar Rally his own, Frenchman Stephane Peterhansel.

Four Immortals of football ... Fernando Torres goes full circle with Spain's brilliant striker returning to Atletico Madrid, the homegrown legend Raul and his legacy at Real Madrid plus Africa's best striker Samuel Eto'o and Italy's defensive rock Giorgio Chiellini.

This week on The Immortals ... The making of the greatest of them all, Lionel Messi's extraordinary rise plus the Dutch double act that ruled world football and Hungary's scoring machine Ferenc Puskas.

This week on the Immortals. 11 times world surf champion Kelly Slater, one of sport's most enduring superstars, plus the man who punched the shark, Mick Fanning, Brazil's first world champion Gabriel Medina and Stephanie Gilmore,six-time world champion from Australia.

Four track and field Immortals. The rise and rise of Croatia's high jump star Blanka Vlasic, Kenya's entertainer Ezekiel Kemboi and his amazing steeplechase record, Paula Radcliffe's incredible marathon triumph plus Michael Johnson and the Olympic feat no-one has come close to.

A legend of the Italian national team, Francesco Totti. Carli Lloyd took the United States to a FIFA Women's World Cup and scored three goals in the final. He performed a footballing miracle, manager Claudio Ranieri vaulted Leicester City all the way to the top of English football. And perhaps the greatest of all footballers to emerge from Africa, the Liberian legend George Weah.

Four Immortals of football, one of the world's great coaches, Pep Guardiola, the man who scored one of the most famous goals in history, Manchester City's Sergio Aguero, and two French superstars, Paul Pogba and Antoine Griezmann.''

This week on the Immortals. Tom Brady's rise to greatness, Eli Manning's big-game heroics and how Aaron Rodgers replaced a legend. Plus Joe Namath, the legendary New Jets quarterback who pulled off the biggest upset in history.

This week on the Immortals . . . the extraordinary domination of Formula One by the great Michael Schumacher and the rapid rise of Britain's Lewis Hamilton. Plus, the sustained brilliance of MotoGP legend Valentino Rossi.

Four Immortals of tennis ... Rafael Nadal's record-breaking 10th French Open crown, how Martina Navratilova almost achieved the perfect season and Martina Hingis, the teen star who took over the sport; plus tennis bad boy Jimmy Connors and his extraordinary record.