In a Yahoo Sports these past few days, a poll was conducted on the best football team of the decade. Five teams were named -- Manchester United 2007-08, Barcelona 2008-09, France 2000, Spain 2008, and Brazil 2002. Respondents voted Barca as the top team with 30% of the votes (from 2402 votes).
I think that the poll is flawed because for one there are three countries and two club teams. That's like mixing the apples and the oranges.
Anyways, for a one-year performance for club competition, I'd give the nod to Barcelona. For long-term consistency, I'd give it to Manchester United.
In country competition, I would give the nod to France for its 2000 Euro championship and 2006 World Cup Final placing. Although they bombed out in 2002 failing to even score a goal, they won the 1998 World Cup and used that as a springboard to win the European Championship two years later. By the time the World Cup was in Germany, that team was on its last legs but clearly, it was Zizou who once more breathed life into their campaign as he had done in 1998 and 2000. Now on their way to South Africa, they are unseeded for their poor play and perhaps as punishment for the Thierry Henry handball that got them through. Nevertheless, they get the nod for best country team for the decade.
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