Barcelona
The Spanish football giants won just about everything available to them - including a fifth Champions League. They also unleashed the Holy Trinity of strikers - Lionel Messi, Neymar and Luis Suarez - who scored enough goals to keep most teams in corn for a couple of seasons.
For: A lot. What more could one team win, in the biggest sport on the planet. They were robbed.
Against: Nothing springs to mind.
Golden State Warriors
Beat LeBron James' Cavaliers to win the NBA for the first time in 40 years. Turned Stephen Curry into a world star, or maybe Curry turned the Warriors into world stars.
For: The three-point kings hinted that the NBA has a new dynasty.
Against: The NBA is not an international competition.
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Mercedes AMG Petronas
Won the constructors' F1 title for a second consecutive year, with world champ Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg totally dominating the series.
For: F1 should be about the drivers but has become team dominated, and Mercedes ruled absolutely.
Against: Image. Filthy rich team domination in F1 isn't actually a good thing, even if it is impressive.
USA women's football team
Won the World Cup for a record third time, with striker Carli Lloyd the tournament star and the wonderfully named Hope Solo the top goalkeeper.
For: The Americans remain at the top despite the growth of women's football around the world.
Against: Unfair? Maybe. But a women's team needs something more compelling to knock over the more glamorous and higher profile male contenders.
British Davis Cup tennis team
The Andy Murray-led Brits won their first Davis Cup in 79 years, beating Belgium in the final. It's the longest interval between titles in Davis Cup history.
For: Not a lot. In this field, one victory in decades doesn't really cut it.
Against: The Davis Cup struggles to rate as a major international event any more - neutrals are largely disinterested.
