UEFA Champions League and FIFA Club World Cup winners Liverpool Football Club, led by German manager Juergen Klopp, were voted the best sports team of 2019 in a poll conducted by the International Sports Press Association (AIPS), according to a statement released on Monday.

Liverpool boss Juergen Klopp has described the Premier League's hectic festive schedule as a "crime" against some teams that are forced to play two matches in the space of 48 hours