Liverpool have been shortlisted in the Team of the Year category in the Laureus World Sports Awards, while Lewis Hamilton is among the nominees for the World Sportsman of the Year Award.
The Reds won the Premier League under Jurgen Klopp to end their 30-year wait for a top-flight league title in 2020 and are joined by Mercedes-AMG Petronas after their seventh consecutive Constructors’ Championship.
Current holder Hamilton, 36, is listed in the Sportsman of the Year category after winning his seventh Formula 1 Drivers’ Championship – equalling Michael Schumacher’s record.
“2020 was a difficult year for so many people, for many different reasons and of course the world of sport was hugely affected,” Hamilton said.
“I was fortunate enough to be able to race and I’m so proud of what we, as a team, were able to achieve together.”
Hamilton also spoke of his pride at beginning to improve diversity in the motorsport industry after he launched a research project called The Hamilton Commission.
He added: “Nelson Mandela was the inspiration behind Laureus and I’m sure he would support everything we can do, to use sport to achieve a greater good.”
Current holder Hamilton, 36, is listed in the Sportsman of the Year category after winning his seventh Formula 1 Drivers’ Championship – equalling Michael Schumacher’s record.
“2020 was a difficult year for so many people, for many different reasons and of course the world of sport was hugely affected,” Hamilton said.
“I was fortunate enough to be able to race and I’m so proud of what we, as a team, were able to achieve together.”
Hamilton also spoke of his pride at beginning to improve diversity in the motorsport industry after he launched a research project called The Hamilton Commission.
He added: “Nelson Mandela was the inspiration behind Laureus and I’m sure he would support everything we can do, to use sport to achieve a greater good.”
Naomi Osaka, winner of the Laureus Breakthrough Award in 2019, is nominated for the World Sportswoman of the Year Award, after winning her third Grand Slam singles title at the US Open.
Also on the shortlist are Brigid Kosgei, winner of the London Marathon, and Wendie Renard, captain of Lyon who won a fifth straight Women’s Champions League.
Two-time USA World Cup winner Alex Morgan is listed in the World Comeback of the Year Award after she made her debut for WSL club Tottenham just 184 days after giving birth to her first child.
Tadej Pogacar, 21, is nominated for the World Breakthrough of the Year Award after he became the youngest rider in a century to win the Tour de France, with Patrick Mahomes included in the shortlist after he led Kansas City Chiefs to their first Super Bowl in 50 years.
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