Overview
- PSG, honored Monday in Madrid, won the Laureus World Team of the Year award for 2026.
- The recognition follows a 2025 sweep of six trophies that included the Champions League, Intercontinental Cup, UEFA Super Cup, Ligue 1, French Cup, and Champions Trophy.
- Club president Nasser Al-Khelaïfi thanked the Laureus Academy and said the team’s strength is the collective.
- PSG prevailed over nominees that included England’s women’s football team, the European Ryder Cup team, India’s women’s cricket team, McLaren in Formula 1, and the Oklahoma City Thunder.
- Ousmane Dembélé was a Sportsman of the Year nominee but Carlos Alcaraz won, while Désiré Doué lost the Breakthrough award to Lando Norris, and PSG became the sixth football club to capture this team honor after recent winners Real Madrid in 2025 and Bayern Munich in 2021.