WORLD CUP OF SPORTSPEOPLE: EUROPE | Group 4 |
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29th July 2019, 12:48 PM
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It's still will be the return of the Mack 4eva
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Welcome to the World Cup of Sportspeople! With the Women's Football World Cup This is the Voting stage for Europe. We received 193 different nominations in all - taking away our auto-qualifiers, Roger Federer and Cristiano Ronaldo, this gives us four groups of 47/48 players*. Here's how this stage is going to work. - You can vote for up to 25 sportspeople, but you must vote for at least 10. - You must rank your votes in order of preference, either by numbering or by the standard Buzzjack +25, +24 ... +1 (Or down to however many you vote for) - You must vote for sportspeople from at least three different sports - You must vote for at least one male and one female sportsperson. - Each sportsperson has been given a short description of their major achievements to make it easier for you to make up your mind. - The seven sportspeople with the most votes in each group will advance to the Final, whilst the three next highest players will advance to the Intercontinental Playoffs. Everyone else will be booted out. Group 4 Rebecca Adlington (England - Swimming - Won two Olympic golds, broke 800m World Record) James Anderson (England - Cricket - Only English bowler to pass 500 Test wickets, leading wicket taker amongst fast bowlers) Jacques Anquetil (France - Cycling - Won Tour de France 5 times, Giro twice and Vuelta once) Victoria Azarenka (Belarus - Tennis - Won Australian Open twice, 21 Career titles) Roberto Baggio (Italy - Soccer - Won Ballon d'Or in 1993, named FIFA World Player of the Year) George Best (Northern Ireland - Football - Scored 207 goals in 586 games, regarded as one of the greatest players of all time) Bjorn Borg (Sweden - Tennis - Won 11 Grand Slam tournaments, 64 career titles) Ian Botham (England - Cricket - Held World Record for most Test wickets) Lucy Bronze (England - Football - Won PFA Womens' Player of the Year twice, won DIvision 1 with Lyon) Iker Casillas (Spain - Football - Won five La Liga and three Champions League titles with Real Madrid, led Spain to 2010 World Cup victory) Kim Clijsters (Belgium - Tennis - Won four Grand Slam tournaments, 44 career titles) Tom Daley (England - Diving - Three World Championship golds, four European Championship golds) Inge de Bruijn (Netherlands - Swimming - 4 Olympic golds, 6 World Championship golds) Frankie Dettori (Italy - Horse Racing - Rode more than 500 winners, rode all 7 winners on Ascot British Champions' Day 1996) Sergei Fedorov (Russia - Ice Hockey - 1994 NHL Most Valuable Player, played over 1,200 NHL games) Filip Flisar (Slovenia - Skiing - 2015 World Championship Ski Cross winner, won Gold at the 2011/12 Ski Cross World Cup) Pau Gasol (Spain - Basketball - Won two NBA Championships, won Rookie of the Year in 2002) Ryan Giggs (Wales - Football - Won Premier League 13 times and Champions' League twice, won PFA Young Player of the Year twice) Eden Hazard (Belgium - Football - Won Europa League, League Cup and Premier League with Chelsea, captained Belgium to World Cup third place) Thierry Henry (France - Football - Arsenal's all-time leading scorer, won two League Cups and one Premier League title with Arsenal and 1998 World Cup with France) Marcel Hirscher (Austria - Skiing - Two Olympic Golds and 7 World Championship golds, 1st in 63 World Cup races) James Hunt (Great Britain - Motor Racing) Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Sweden - Soccer - Sweden's all-time leading goalscorer, won Sweden's Golden Ball 11 times) Jacky Ickx (Belgium - Motor Racing - Won 8 Grand Prix races) Andres Ineista (Spain - Soccer - Won 35 trophies with Barcelona, scored winning goal in 2010 World Cup) Jakob Ingebrigtsen (Norway - Athletics - Two European Championship golds, one European Indoor Championship gold) Goran Ivanisevic (Croatia - Tennis - Won Wimbledon in 2001, 22 career titles) Colin Jackson (Wales - Athletics - Three World Championship golds, four European Championship golds) Wladimir Klitschko (Ukraine - Boxing - Won 64 out of 69 fights, 1996 Olympic gold) Olga Korbut (Belarus - Gymnastics - Four Olympic golds, two World Championship golds) Janica Kostelic (Croatia - Skiing - Four Olympic golds, 5 World Championship golds) Niklas Lundstrom (Sweden - Ice Hockey - Won Silver in the 2011 U18 and 2013 U20 championships) Aksel Lund Svindal (Norway - Skiing - Two Olympic golds, 5 World Championship golds, 36 World Cup race wins) Hermann Maier (Austria - Skiing - Two Olympic golds, three World Championship golds, 54 World Cup race wins) Rory McIlroy (Northern Ireland - Golf - Won 4 major championships, 25 professional wins) Colin McRae (Scotland - Rallying - Won 1995 Championship, 25 rally wins) Andy Murray (Scotland - Tennis - Won three Grand Slam tournaments, 45 career titles) Rafael Nadal (Spain - Tennis - 18 Grand Slam wins, 82 career titles) Adam Peaty (England - Swimming - 2016 Olympic Gold, 7 World Championship golds) Alexander Popov (Russia - Swimming - 4 Olympic golds, 6 World Championship golds) Alain Prost (France - Formula One - Won four Championships, 51 Grand Prix wins) Joanna Rowsell Shand (England - Cycling - Two Olympic golds, 5 World Championship golds) Xavi (Spain - Football - Won 2010 World Cup with Spain, as well as two Euros, won eight La Liga and 4 Champions League titles with Barcelona) Phil Taylor (England - Darts - Won four Major tournaments) Tanni-Grey Thompson (Wales - Paralympic Athletics - 11 Paralympic golds, two World Championship golds Michael Van Gerwen (Netherlands - Darts - Won World Masters in 2006, currently ranked #1 in the world) Sebastian Vettel (Germany - Formula One - Won four Championships, 52 Grand Prix wins) Ruby Walsh (Republic of Ireland - Horse Racing - over 2700 career wins) The deadline is 23:59 Sunday 4th August. 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29th July 2019, 12:54 PM
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It's still will be the return of the Mack 4eva
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Copy-paste list without brackets:
Rebeeca Adlington James Anderson Jacques Anquetil Victoria Azarenka Roberto Baggio George Best Bjorn Borg Ian Botham Lucy Bronze Iker Casillas Kim Clijsters Tom Daley Inge de Bruijn Frankie Dettori Sergei Fedorov Filip Flisar Pau Gasol Ryan Giggs Eden Hazard Thierry Henry Marcel Hirscher James Hunt Zlatan Ibrahimovic Jacky Ickx Andrea Iniesta Jakob Ingebrigtsen Govan Ivanisevic Colin Jackson Wladmir Klitschko Olga Korbut Janica Kostelic Niklas Lundstrom Aksel Lund Svindal Hermann Maier Rory McIlroy Colin McRae Andy Murray Rafael Nadal Adam Peaty Alexander Popov Alain Prost Joanna Rowsell Shand Xavi Phil Taylor Tanni-Grey Thompson Michael van Gerwen Sebastian Vettel Ruby Walsh |
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30th July 2019, 03:46 PM
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It's still will be the return of the Mack 4eva
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25- Frankie Dettori
24- Bjorn Borg 23- Phil Taylor 22- Michael van Gerwen 21- Ian Botham 20- Hermann Maier 19- Rafael Nadal 18- Alain Prost 17- Andy Murray 16- Sebastian Vettel 15- Thierry Henry 14- George Best 13- James Hunt 12- Wladmir Klitschko 11- Tanni-Grey Thompson 10- Rebecca Adlington 9- James Anderson 8- Olga Korbot 7 - Joanna Rowsell Shand 6- Rory McIlroy 5- Adam Peaty 4- Ryan Giggs 3- Marcel Hirscher 2- Colin Jackson 1- Ruby Walsh |
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30th July 2019, 10:05 PM
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25pts - Ian Botham
24 Thierry Henry 23 Rafael Nadal 22 George Best 21 Bjorn Borg 20 James Anderson 19 Ryan Giggs 18 Andy Murray 17 Frankie Dettori 16 Alain Prost 15 Tanni-Grey Thompson 14 Sebastian Vettel 13 Colin Jackson 12 Olga Korbut 11 Adam Peaty 10 Ruby Walsh 9 Rory McIlroy 8 Rebecca Adlington 7 Wladimir Klitschko 6 Andres Iniesta 5 Jacques Anquetil 4 Iker Casillas 3 Kim Clijsters 2 Eden Hazard 1 James Hunt |
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1st August 2019, 10:38 PM
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25- Alain Prost
24- George Best 23- James Hunt 22- Ian Botham 21- Bjorn Borg 20- Ryan Giggs 19- Jacky Ickx 18- Rebecca Adlington 17- Zlatan Ibrahimovic 16- Colin McRae 15- Goran Ivanisevic 14- Olga Korbot 13- Rafael Nadal 12- Victoria Azarenka 11- Andrea Iniesta 10- Xavi 9- Sebastian Vettel 8- Lucy Bronze 7 - Eden Hazard 6- Rory McIlroy 5- Ruby Walsh 4- Iker Casillas 3- Kim Clijsters 2- Colin Jackson 1- Andy Murray |
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2nd August 2019, 07:49 PM
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BuzzJack Legend
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+25 Rebeeca Adlington (she's from Mansfield, I have to give her top marks!) +24 Bjorn Borg +23 Olga Korbut +22 George Best +21 Frankie Dettori +20 Rafael Nadal +19 Andy Murray +18 James Hunt +17 Thierry Henry +16 Ryan Giggs +15 Govan Ivanisevic +14 Ian Botham +13 Ruby Walsh +12 Alain Prost +11 Tom Daley +10 Rory McIlroy +9 Kim Clijsters +8 Tanni-Grey Thompson +7 Victoria Azarenka +6 Colin Jackson +5 Wladmir Klitschko +4 Sebastian Vettel same again, only those I know.... |
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3rd August 2019, 09:13 PM
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Buy yourself a car, and a house in Devon
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+25 Jacques Anquetil
+24 Rafael Nadal +23 Marcel Hirscher +22 Adam Peaty +21 Wladmir Klitschko +20 Bjorn Borg +19 Rebecca Adlington +18 Zlatan Ibrahimovic +17 Hermann Maier +16 Aksel Lund Svindal +15 Jakob Ingebrigtsen +14 Kim Clijsters +13 Thierry Henry +12 Joanna Rowsell Shand +11 Janica Kostelic +10 George Best +9 Iker Casillas +8 Roberto Baggio +7 Alain Prost +6 Victoria Azarenka +5 Colin Jackson +4 Lucy Bronze +3 Sebastian Vettel +2 Tanni-Grey Thompson +1 Inge de Bruijn |
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4th August 2019, 12:06 AM
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25+ Frankie Dettori
24+ Bjorn Borg 23+ Rebecca Adlington 22+ Rafael Nadal 21+ George Best 20+ Ian Botham 19+ Tanni-Grey Thompson 18+ Andy Murray 17+ Jacques Anquetil 16+ Ryan Giggs 15+ Wladimir Klitschko 14+ Marcel Hirscher 13+ Colin Jackson 12+ Ruby Walsh 11+ Phil Taylor 10+ Lucy Bronze 9+ Joanna Rowell Shand 8+ Zlatan Ibrahimovic 7+ Janica Kostelic 6+ Kim Clijsters 5+ Olga Korbut 4+ Michael Van Gerwen 3+ Adam Peaty 2+ Tom Daley 1+ Alain Prost |
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5th August 2019, 11:26 AM
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Buy yourself a car, and a house in Devon
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RESULTS Finalists: Rebecca Adlington George Best Bjorn Borg Ian Botham Frankie Dettori Rafael Nadal Alain Prost Advance to Playoffs: Ryan Giggs Thierry Henry Andy Murray Eliminated: 62 Olga Korbot 60 Wladimir Klitschko 55 Tanni-Grey Thompson 55 James Hunt 47 Jacques Anquetil 46 Sebastian Vettel 43 Zlatan Ibrahimovic 41 Adam Peaty 41 Colin Jackson 41 Ruby Walsh 40 Marcel Hirscher 37 Hermann Maier 35 Kim Clijsters 34 Phil Taylor 31 Rory McIlroy 30 Govan Ivanisevic 29 James Anderson 28 Joanna Rowsell Shand 26 Michael van Gerwen 25 Victoria Azarenka 22 Lucy Bronze 19 Jacky Ickx 18 Janica Kostelic 17 Iker Casillas 17 Andrea Iniesta 16 Colin McRae 16 Alain Prost 16 Aksel Lund Svindal 15 Jakob Ingebrigtsen 13 Tom Daley 10 Xavi 9 Eden Hazard 8 Roberto Baggio 1 Inge de Bruijn Finally we get a very mixed group here, with a bunch of different nationalities here, as well as a bunch of different sports - a swimmer, two tennis players, a jockey, a motor racer, a footballer and a |
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