Another trophy for Bayern Munich?
The sextuple winner, led by coach Hansi Flick, has been nominated at the Laureus World Sports Awards in the “Team of the Year” category.
FCB has to prevail against Jürgen Klopp and his Liverpool FC, among others. World footballer Robert Lewandowski could also win another award as Sportsman of the Year.
FC Bayern, Lewandowski and Mercedes hope for the Laureus Award
A total of three awards could go to Germany: In addition to Bavaria and its star striker, record constructors’ world champions Mercedes-AMG Petronas from Formula 1 and the KICKFORMORE initiative from Stuttgart and the Rhine-Neckar region have been nominated.
The Laureus Awards will be presented at the end of May, but there will be no big gala due to the corona pandemic, instead a virtual event is planned.
The nominees were selected by 1,000 journalists from the world’s greatest sports reporters. The winners will be determined by 69 sports legends from the Laureus Academy.
SPORT1 shows all nominations in an overview:
LAUREUS WORLD SPORTSMAN OF THE YEAR AWARD
Joshua Cheptegei (Uganda, long-distance running, world record over 5,000 and 10,000 meters)
Armand Duplantis (Sweden, pole vault, world record)
Lewis Hamilton (England, Formula 1, record world champion, level with Michael Schumacher)
LeBron James (USA, NBA, 4th time champion with Los Angeles Lakers)
Robert Lewandowski (Poland, soccer, triple with FC Bayern)
Rafael Nadal (Spain, tennis, 20 Grand Slam titles, tied with Roger Federer)
LAUREUS WORLD SPORTSWOMAN OF THE YEAR AWARD
Anna van der Breggen (Netherlands, cycling, double world champion)
Federica Brignone (Italy, alpine skiing, overall World Cup winner)
Brigid Kosgei (Kenya, long distance run, winner of the London Marathon)
Naomi Osaka (Japan, tennis, three Grand Slam victories at the age of 22)
Wendie Renard (France, football, 5th CL victory in a row with Olympique Lyon)
Breanna Stewart (USA, WNBA, Champion and Finals MVP)
LAUREUS WORLD TEAM OF THE YEAR AWARD
Argentina (national rugby team, first win against the All Blacks from New Zealand)
FC Bayern Munich (triple from Champions League, championship and DFB Cup)
Liverpool FC (1st championship for 30 years under coach Jürgen Klopp)
Mercedes-AMG Petronas Formula One Team (7th constructors’ championship in a row, record)
Kansas City Chiefs (2020 NFL Champion, first Super Bowl win since 1970
LAUREUS WORLD BREAKTHROUGH OF THE YEAR AWARD
Ansu Fati (Spain, football, youngest scorer in Clásico)
Patrick Mahomes (USA, NFL, Super-Bowl-Champion mit 24)
Joan Mir (Spain, motorcycle, MotoGP champion at 23 and as a rookie)
Tadej Pogacar (Slovenia, cycling, Tour de France winner at 21)
Iga Swiatek (Poland, tennis, French Open winner at 19)
Dominic Thiem (Austria, tennis, 1st Grand Slam victory at US Open against Alexander Zverev)
LAUREUS WORLD COMEBACK OF THE YEAR AWARD
Daniel Bard (USA, MLB, comeback after a seven year hiatus because of Yips)
Kento Momota (Japan, badminton, eye injury in car accident)
Alex Morgan (USA, football, comeback 184 days after the birth of their daughter)
Max Parrot (Canada, snowboard, gold at X-Games after chemotherapy)
Mikaela Shiffrin (USA, alpine skiing, break and comeback after father’s death)
Alex Smith (USA, NFL, returned 728 days after life-threatening leg injury)
LAUREUS SPORT FOR GOOD AWARD
Boxgirls (Kenya, training for girls and women in Nairobi)
Colombianitos Foundation (Colombia, football and rugby for boys and girls in Bogota)
KICKFORMORE (Germany, fair play football with a focus on refugees in Stuttgart and the Rhine-Neckar region)
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