Laureus Spirit of Sport Award
Recipients

Laureus Spirit of Sport Award

Section Title: Recipients
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Year	Image	Winner	Nationality	Sport	Notes	Ref

2005	Boston Red Sox with George W Bush in 2005	Boston Red Sox	USA	Baseball	The Red Sox swept the St. Louis Cardinals in the 2004 World Series, capturing their first championship in 86 years.

2006	Valentino Rossi at the British Grand Prix in 2005	Valentino Rossi	ITA	MotoGP	Rossi won his fifth straight MotoGP Championship.

2007	FC Barcelona in 2007	FC Barcelona	ESP	Football	Agreement with UNICEF to fund support to children's AIDS-related programmes, and to display charity's name on their shirts

2008	Dick Pound in 2010	Dick Pound	CAN	Administration	President of the World Anti-Doping Agency for eight years

2009	No award

2010	No award

2011	European Ryder Cup Team	EU	Golf	Europe retained the Ryder Cup over Team USA with a win in the final pairing.

2012	No award

2013	No award

2014	Afghanistan national cricket team in 2010	Afghanistan national cricket team	AFG	Cricket	"In recognition of their swift rise in world cricket and their maiden qualification to the one-day World Cup"

2015	Yao Ming in 2014	Yao Ming	CHN	Basketball	Huge increase in popularity of basketball in China as a result of his NBA career

2016	Johan Cruyff in 2013	Johan Cruyff	NED	Football	Posthumous award to "legendary" footballer and coach

2017	Leicester City F.C. lifting the Premier League trophy in 2016	Leicester City F.C.	ENG	Football	Winning the Premier League by ten points despite being 5,000 to 1 outsiders

2018	No award

2019	Vonn in 2017	Lindsey Vonn	USA	Alpine skiing

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The winner of the Laureus Spirit of Sport Award in 2005 was the Boston Red Sox, who won their first World Series for 86 years in the 2004.

final_sentence: The winner of the Laureus Spirit of Sport Award in 2005 was the Boston Red Sox, who won their first World Series for 86 years in the 2004.