Laureus World Sports Award for Team of the Year
The Laureus World Sports Award for Team of the Year is an award honouring the achievements of those teams who have demonstrated "supreme performance" in the world of sports. It was first awarded in 2000 as one of the seven constituent awards presented during the Laureus World Sports Awards. The awards are presented by the Laureus Sport for Good Foundation, a global organisation involved in more than 150 charity projects supporting 500,000 young people. The first ceremony was held on 25 May 2000 in Monte Carlo, at which Nelson Mandela gave the keynote speech. As of 2020, a shortlist of six nominees for the award comes from a panel composed of the "world's leading sports editors, writers and broadcasters". The Laureus World Sports Academy then selects the winner who is presented with a Laureus statuette, created by Cartier, at an annual awards ceremony held in various locations around the world. The awards are considered highly prestigious and are frequently referred to as the sporting equivalent of "Oscars".
Spain women's national football team, 2024 winner
Manchester United won three trophies in the 1998–99 season, and earned the inaugural Laureus team award in 2000.
England's rugby union team won the World Cup in 2003, and won the Laureus team award the following year.
Angelos Charisteas scoring Greece's winning goal in the Euro 2004 final – his team received the award in 2005
Greece national football team
The Greece national football team represents Greece in men's international football matches, and is controlled by the Hellenic Football Federation, the governing body for football in Greece. Starting in 2023, Greece play their home matches in Nea Filadelfeia, a suburb of Athens, at the newly built Agia Sophia Stadium. Greece is one of only ten national teams to have been crowned UEFA European Champions.
The national team for the Inter-Allied Games in Paris, 1919
Greece squad for the 1920 Olympics
Alketas Panagoulias led Greece to the Euro 1980 and 1994 FIFA World Cup.
Vasilis Tsiartas