From: voltch | #038fine how many team sports!
Can't really think of a World Cup/Champions League winning side that relied on just the one megastar.
You'll have to fill me in on your american titles.
The closest you can get is American basketball (NBA). And even then, the only players i can think of who fit that bill were guys like George Mikan who played in the 50's/60's. Not even Michael Jordan could win the NBA title by himself when the rest of the Bulls sucked, even though he tore up some really good teams in the playoffs. Interestingly enough, you could say that this previous year's NBA champs (Mavericks) had just one megastar (Nowitzki), but they didn't win by relying just on him; they played super-smart team defense and had a deep, veteran roster.
Actually, the closest I can think of right now is Peyton Manning for the Colts. They won the NFL title just a few years ago, and this year he had season-ending surgery before the season started and the Colts went 2-14. I know plenty of other things happened in between, but I think the argument could be made that Manning is the most "indispensable" player in American team sports.
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