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THE LIST: Sportsmail's top 50 most entertaining teams in history - Nos 30-21
HAVE YOUR SAY... Who are the most entertaining team in sporting history? As the artists of Arsenal and Barcelona face off in the Champions League quarter-final, Sportsmail celebrates the great sporting teams who put the aestheticism above efficiency. But who are your favourites? Jonah Lomu's All Blacks of 1995? The Harlem Globetrotters? Or someone even more mouthwatering? TELL US WHAT YOU THINK What is more important: playing with style or winning at any cost?[LNB]Asthe artists of Arsenal and Barcelona face off in the Champions Leaguequarter-final, Sportsmail celebrates the great sporting teams who putaestheticism above efficiency.[LNB]Thankfully, most of our top 50show that entertainment can go hand in hand with success, but this ismost definitely a catenaccio free zone.[LNB]Here is one table whereArsene masters Mourinho, and Jonah Lomu's All Blacks win someconsolation for somehow not winning the 1995 World Cup.[LNB]We'recounting down 10 each day till our No 1 is revealed on Friday and, asever, let us know your favourite entertainers of all time.[LNB]Read Nos 50-41 Read Nos 40-31 30 Leeds United early 1970sOne of the iconic English football teams, the glamour side who under the stewardship of manager Don Revie were the most successful in the country. [LNB]Between 1965 and 1974, Revie's Leeds never finished outside the top four, won two League titles (1968-69 and 1973-74) and the FA Cup (1972). [LNB]The team of Norman Hunter, Eddie Gray, Billy Bremner and Jack Charlton also won the League Cup (1968) and two Inter-Cities Fairs Cups (1968 and 1971). [LNB]At the peak of their powers, classy Leeds passed Southampton into submission in a 7-0 hammering in March 1972.[LNB] Cup crackers: Bremner is held aloft with the FA Cup in 1972[LNB]On top of the world: Moore in 1966[LNB]29 England 1966[LNB]The summer of 1966 - a year that will forever be etched in the minds of England football fans. [LNB]The year when the Three Lions became world champions, sealed with a memorable victory under the grand old twin towers at Wembley. [LNB]Alongside the triumvirate of West Ham stars - Martin Peters, Geoff Hurst and Bobby Moore - England had exceptional talent in Bobby Charlton, Gordon Banks and Alan Ball. [LNB]And the final against West Germany will forever be remembered for Hurst's hat-trick, people on the pitch and Nobby Stiles dancing - 1966 and all that.[LNB] [LNB]28 Torvill & Dean 1984The ice dancing pair achieved immortality with their interpretation of Ravel's Bolero in 1984 which won them Olympic gold and famethat lasts to this day. [LNB]Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean became the highest scoring figure skaters of all time (for a single programme) receiving 12 perfect 6.0s and six 5.9s which included artistic impression scores of 6.0 from every judge.[LNB]But they weren't finished there and 10 yearsafter the drama in Sarajevo, they teamed up again to compete at theLillehammer Games and won bronze.[LNB] Perfect partnership: Torvill and Dean were the stars in Sarajevo in 1984[LNB][LNB]27 Real Madrid 1960The famous side of fifty years ago would not be pleased with thecurrent crop of multi-millionaires after their early exit from theChampions League this season. [LNB]Half a century ago, the likes of FerencPuskas and Alfredo Di Stefano thrilled the crowd at Hampden Park in Glasgow and defeated Eintracht Frankfurt 7-3 to secure the club's fifth straight European Cup.[LNB][LNB] Real deal: (From left) Kopa, Rial, Di Stefano, Puskas and Gento[LNB]26 Liverpool 1977Take your pick from any number of great Liverpool sides around thisera, but this is definitely one of the best. [LNB]The team was blessed witha squad of players whose names still resonate today - Ray Clemence,Phil Neal, Ray Kennedy, Emlyn Hughes, Kevin Keegan, Steve Heighway andTerry McDermott. [LNB]The Reds, under Bob Paisley, came very close to adomestic and European treble, but had to make do with the League titleand European Cup.[LNB] Euro kings: Clemence (left), Keegan and Paisley after the 1977 European Cup win[LNB][LNB]25 Australia 1982 - Rugby LeagueThe Kangaroos, coached by Frank Stanton, were the first side to tourthe British Isles unbeaten in twenty-two games. They were subsequentlychristened The Invincibles.[LNB] Australia's side was built around the newbreed of young players such as Eric Grothe, Wayne Pearce and MalMeninga but Britain stuck with an older squad and paid the price -whitewash.[LNB][LNB]24 Warwickshire CCC mid-1990sBrian Lara was the catalyst for a memorable couple of seasons atEdgbaston. [LNB]In 1994 they secured a historic treble, winning the CountyChampionship, the National Cricket League and the Benson & HedgesCup. [LNB]The same season, Lara set the world record for a first-classcricket score of 501 during a match with Durham. [LNB]The following year wasa memorable one, too - they won the County Championship again, andalso won the C&G Trophy.[LNB][LNB] Oz-some: Australia's Max Krilich[LNB]Legend: Lara[LNB] 23 Chicago Bulls 1993The team of Scottie Pippen, Bill Cartwright, Horace Grant and, ofcourse, Michael Jordan won the Bulls' third consecutive NBA title in1993. [LNB]The Bulls finished the regular season at 57-25, the team's fourthstraight 50-win campaign. [LNB]Jordan averaged 41 points againstthe Phoenix Suns in the 4-2 Finals victory.[LNB][LNB] King of the court: Jordan was unstoppable during his heyday[LNB]22 Manchester United 1968Ten years after the Munich air disaster, Sir Matt Busby's new crop oftalented youngsters beat Benfica at Wembley to win their first EuropeanCup. [LNB]Bobby Charlton scored twice, George Best and Brian Kidd scored oneeach. [LNB]The post-match scenes were emotional as playerswept in memory of those who had died a decade before.[LNB][LNB] Simply the Best: United legend George (right) with team-mate David Sadler[LNB]21 West Indies 1963The Windies toured England in 1963 and narrowly beat the hosts in what is still accepted one of the greatest tours of all time. [LNB]The tourists boasted the likes of Gary Sobers, Conrad Hunte and Rohan Kanhai and off-spinner Lance Gibbs, who was instrumental in the 10-wicket victory in the opening Test at Old Trafford. 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