It's difficult to judge which is most succesfull due to factors like
1- years active(since it was established)
example - a team active for a longer time definitely has more chance of winning more trophies
2- amount of money they have
example - a premier league team has more trophies than a 3rd division team that has 1000 times less money they're able to spend
A Premier league team might have more money but that is countered by having to play better opponents.
There are lots more factors that influence this debate:
Standard of opposition is a big one I think - Rangers have won loads but play in a 2 horse race. For many years the same could be said for Real Madrid (in La Liga not the European Cup).
The worlds greatest tiddlywinks team that has won more titles than anyone else but only plays against 5 other teams from the local area can hardly be compared to a football team that has to play against the best in the world/continent. Think American Football, Basketball,
Rounders Baseball here.
Length of time as a winning team has to be a consideration - Bolton, Huddersfield, Preston were all the best football team in England for a while but aren't now.
For me, the greatest team must play a worldwide sport, have been up with the best for a long time, have won an unparalleled amount of trophies/whatever they play for.
I would put Real Madrid as top of this list due to the way they dominated domestically and in Europe for a long time. I would give 2nd place to the Australian cricket team. 3rd is split between Liverpool and AC Milan.
Obviously, I don't know about some other sports - Rugby, Hockey, underwater netball, etc. so I can't comment on these sports.
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