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Welcome to the World Cup of Sportspeople! With the Women's Football World Cup in full swing just finished and the Men's World Cup being a resounding success last year, we'll be following on with a tournament, not of countries, but of the sports-men and women themselves. This contest is designed to select the greatest sportspeople from each continent through a number of rounds, selecting the best of the best, and pitting them together to show who we really think is the best sportsperson of them all!

We've reached the Intercontinental Playoffs! So far 90 players have reached the Final, however there are still 10 spots up for grabs. These will be battled for by the 48 sportspeople who have been awarded a playoff spot, who have been split evenly into two groups of 24.

- You can vote for up to 15 sportspeople, but you must vote for at least 5.
- You must rank your votes in order of preference, either by numbering or by the standard Buzzjack +15, +14 ... +1 (Or down to however many you vote for)
- You must vote for sportspeople from at least three different sports
- Each sportsperson has been given a short description of their major achievements to make it easier for you to make up your mind.
- The five sportspeople with the most votes in each group will advance to the Final. For everyone else, it's the end of the road.

Group 2
Sergio Aguero (Argentina - Football - Won 12 titles with Manchester City, 2015 Premier League Golden Boot)
Dennis Bergkamp (Netherlands - Football - Won Premier League three times with Arsenal, became Netherlands top goalscorer in 1998)
David Campese (Australia - Rugby - Won 1991 Rugby World Cup with Australia, set a world record of 64 Test tries)
Dan Carter (New Zealand - Rugby - Named International Rugby Board Player of the Year three times, won nine Rugby Championships with New Zealand)
Dale Earnhardt (USA - Motor Racing - Won 76 NASCAR Cup races, 21 Xfinity races)
Ernie Els (South Africa - Golf - 71 career victories, won the US Open and the Open Championship twice)
Chris Evert (USA - Tennis - Won 18 Grand Slam titles, 157 career titles)
AJ Foyt (USA - Motor Racing - Won 12 major driving championships, won IndyCar a record seven times, a record 138 USAC wins, only driver to win Le Mans/Indianapolis in the same year)
Grant Hackett (Australia - Swimming - Won three Olympic golds, 10 World Championship golds)
Kip Keino (Kenya - Athletics - Won gold at the 1968 and 1972 Olympics, as well as three Commonwealth gold medals)
Juan Martin del Potro (Argentina - Tennis - Won 2009 US Open, 22 career titles)
Richie McCaw (New Zealand - Rugby - Captained New Zealand in 110 matches, won two Rugby World Cups, won World Rugby Player a record three times)
Andy Murray (Scotland - Tennis - Won three Grand Slam tournaments, 45 career titles)
Maria Mutola (Mozambique - Athletics - Won 800m World Championship three times, won gold at the 2000 Olympics)
Jack Nicklaus (USA - Golf - Won 18 Major Championships, 73 PGA Tour wins)
Ronnie O'Sullivan (England - Snooker - Won 5 World Championships and 7 Masters titles)
Alan Shearer (England - Football - Premier League top goalscorer, 1995 PFA Player of the Year)
Garfield Sobers (Barbados - Cricket - Captained the West Indies from 1965 to 1972, considered to be cricket's greatest all-rounder)
Jackie Stewart (Great Britain - Motor Racing - Won three World Drivers' Championships, won 27 Grand Prix races)
Glenn Turner (New Zealand - Cricket - Holds the record of highest percentage of runs scored in any completed innnings, first to score an ODI 150)
Guillermo Vilas (Argentina - Tennis - Won 4 Grand Slam titles, 62 career titles)
Steve Waugh (Australia - Cricket - Australian captain from 1997 to 2004, most successful Test captain ever)
Waqar Younis (Pakistan - Cricket - Youngest bowler to take 400 wickets)
Zinedine Zidane (France - Football - Won World Cup and Euros with France, won 1998 Ballon d'Or)


The deadline is 23:59 Sunday 25th August. Get voting!