Argentina Men's National Football Team Named Best AIPS Team of 2024

AThe Argentina men's national football team, which won back-to-back Copa America titles, was named the 2024 AIPS Team of the Year, while the 2024 Paris Olympics won the AIPS Best Facilities Award. press. This is the result of a survey by the International Sports Press Association (AIPS), in which a panel of 518 journalists from 111 countries participated.

Football dominated the hotly contested Best Team category, in which La Albiceleste received 579 points to win the award for the third time in a rowbeating Spain, champions of Euro 2024 (552 points) and Real Madrid (532 points), winners of the Champions League, La Liga, UEFA Super Cup, European Super Cup Spain and the Intercontinental Cup in 2024.

The Paris 2024 Olympic Games scored a total of 1,507 points in the Best Press Facilities poll, followed by Euro 2024 with 714 points and Wimbledon with 321 points in third place.

In 2024, Argentina managed to retain their place as the number one men's football team in the world after producing a series of impressive performances to achieve victory. a record 16th Copa America title and maintain their lead in the CONMEBOL qualifiers for the 2026 FIFA World Cup.

Thanks to an overtime goal from substitute Lautaro Martinez, The reigning world champions ended Colombia's 28-match unbeaten run in the 2024 Copa America final at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami on July 15 to win their third consecutive major title. Martinez was the tournament's top scorer with five goals, while Emiliano Martinez was the top goalkeeper.

Two months later, The Albiceleste would experience their own run of 12 matches without defeat came to a dramatic end when Colombia secured a 2-1 victory in World Cup qualifying. Despite two defeats and a draw in the 2024 qualifying schedule, Argentina still sit comfortably at the top of the table with 25 points from 12 matches.

Here is the Top 10

1. Argentina men's national football team – Football – 579

2. Spain men's national football team – Football – 552

3. Real Madrid Men's Football Club – Football – 532

4. United States men's basketball team – Basketball – 360

5. Barcelona Women's Football Club – Football – 278

6. Italy women's national volleyball team – Volleyball – 219

7. Boston Celtics – Basketball – 184

8. US Women's Gymnastics Team – Gymnastics – 172

9. Manchester City Men's Football Club – Football – 170

10. Denmark men's national handball team – Handball – 165