laquo; Liverpool raquo; He became the best sports team of the year according to BBC, and Jurgen Klopp was named the coach of the year.
Liverpool and Jurgen Klopp won the BBC Sports Personality Awards
Liverpool became the best sports team of the year according to BBC, and Jurgen Klopp was named the coach of the year.
Four “team of the year” awards twice as much as any other football team: Manchester United won the title twice.
Meanwhile, Klopp becomes the first Liverpool manager to receive the reward of the Coach of the Year.
Among the previous winners Alex Ferguson, Arsen Wenger, Jose Mourinoi, Sven Goran Ericksson, Claudio Ranieri and Gareth Souteite.
Speaking at the ceremony, Klopp said: “My team deserves this because they did an incredible job.
“This is a combination of talent, character, desires and power of the club, and this is a large club. All this is combined, and it was a great moment when we became champions.
“We want to organize a large party when it is allowed again, it can take some time, but until then, perhaps we can win something else, we'll see. We can’t wait to see the fans again, and getting this prize in Manchester is even sweeter. ”
Merciside was further recognized: Dave Kelly from among the fans supporting food banks, also received recognition in “unprecedented heroes”.
But for Jordan Henderson, this was a disappointment: the captain of the Reds took second place in the overall standings of the “sports personality of the year”. Formula 1 pilot Lewis Hamilton took first place.