Top Ten Most Dominant Sports Teams

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1. Australia cricket (1995-present day)
Australia had already won three successive Ashes series by 1995, but a win in the West Indies was required to establish themselves as the best team in World cricket. They did this winning a thrilling series 2-1 and have lost just two Test series since then, to India and England, and after losing the final of the 1996 World Cup, are now looking to win an unprecedented third straight title after their 1999 and 2003 successes.

2. Real Madrid (1955-1960):
No matter how many millions Roman Abramovich spends, it still seems unlikely that any club will ever enjoy such prolonged dominance over Europe as the Alfredo di Stefano-inspired Real side did in the late 1950s. As well as beating a very good Barcelona side to three domestic titles in this era, they won five straight European Cups.

3. Liverpool (1975-1990):
In the era where England dominated European football, Liverpool were the finest domestic side by some margin. 10 league titles, 4 European Cups, 2 FA Cups and 4 League Cups are evidence of this. Despite three manager changes in this period, the loss of crucial figures such as Kevin Keegan and Graeme Souness, the Red machine rarely faltered never losing their grip on the league title for more than a season at a time. The Heysel Tragedy is also likely to have cost them more European success. Manchester United's success in the 1990s cannot compare due to them winning just one European Cup.

4. Boston Celtics (1959-1966):
Basketball may not have been as competitive and popular in this era as it was when Larry Bird was king of the Garden but eight successive triumphs was better than even the Chicago Bulls enjoyed with Michael Jordan in the 1990s - though admittedly they won all six titles in an eight year period when he wasn't playing baseball.

5. West Indies (1976-1991):
In 1975, shortly after winning the first World Cup, the West Indies were smashed 5-1 in Australia at the hands of Dennis Lillee and Jeff Thomson. From this point onwards, they eliminated any pretence of trying to have a balanced line-up and destroyed almost every side in their way with their supreme bowling attack which included illustrious names such as Andy Roberts, Malcolm Marshall, Colin Croft, Michael Holding, Joel Garner, Curtly Ambrose and Courtney Walsh. Possessing openers Gordon Greenidge and Desmond Haynes and all-time great Viv Richards meant they were hardly easy to bowl against either. Their failure to win the 1983 and 1987 World Cups maybe puts them behind the current Australian side.

6. Brazil 1958-70
After losing the World Cup on home soil in 1950, Brazil would have to wait eight years to finally prove themselves to be the kings of football with youngsters Pele and Garrincha dazzling the watching world. They emulated Italy's feat of retaining the Jules Rimet trophy in 1962 and then won it for keeps in 1970.

7. New York Yankees (1996-2000):
Money does not always buy success in sport, but in the late 1990s, George Steinbrenner's New York Yankees were an unstoppable force in Major League Baseball. They won the World Series in 1996, 1998, 1999 and 2000 compiling an incredible run of 14 straight World Series wins during this era, eclipsing the great Bronx Bombers sides from the 1940s and 1950s.

8. Pittsburgh Steelers 1974-1980
American Football has seen a number of dynasties. The Cleveland Browns in the 1940s and 1950s, the Green Bay Packers in the 1960s and the San Francisco 49ers in the 1980s all spring to mind, but none quite match the feat of the Pittsburgh Steelers under Chuck Noll in the 1970s who, despite facing two other great teams of the era in the Oakland Raiders and the Dallas Cowboys, won four Superbowls in six years.

9. USA in America's Cup (1851-1983):
For the best part of a century, America were untouchable in the America's Cup. In the 26th running of the competition, the imaginatively named Australia II beat them in Newport in 1983. America won the title back four years later, but have now lost the last three to New Zealand, twice, and Switzerland.

10. Wigan (1988-1995):
This Wigan side which boasted illustrious names such as Ellery Hanley, Martin Offiah, Shaun Edwards, Denis Betts, Andy Farrell and Jason Robinson won eight consecutive Challenge Cups and six domestic doubles from 1990. Perhaps their greatest moment came in 1994 though, when they won the World Club Championship beating Brisbane.


Source - sky sports news