Who is in Real Madrid's greatest ever XI, and how many of England's World Cup winning team of 1966 make it into their ultimate team of champions? No guidelines, no rules, only opinions.

Episode 1

Embarking on selecting the ultimate teams across clubs, nations and eras - a challenging task! Who will make Germany's team of the century, Real Madrid's ultimate or the best of Man United's Ferguson era?

Dream Teams

Series 1

Selecting the ultimate teams across clubs, nations and eras - a challenging task!

So many legends have turned out for Manchester United, who makes it into their greatest XI? And what if the best managers picked a team from among themselves to take the field?

Episode 2

With all-time greats and World Cup winners galore, who makes it into Brazil's Greatest XI? And the best of the modern marvels that have played for Pep Guardiola.

Episode 3

Some of the world's greatest players have turned out for Argentina, so fitting them all into the Dream Team is impossible, so who makes the cut? And balancing the European-champion eras of the German powerhouse Bayern Munich.

Episode 4

With so many greats to choose from, who makes into the greatest XI of the 1970s? And the Juventus Dream Team is so strong that legends and Ballon d'Or winners miss out on selection.

Episode 5

Stacked with legends of the past and present, Barcelona's greatest XI is a who's who of the Camp Nou. And a generation's finest has turned out for Carlo Ancelotti - who makes his ultimate lineup?

Episode 6

Benfica's Dream Team has strong representation from the heroes of the club's greatest era. The pioneers and modern stars that make up the USA's best ever XI. And the finest players who never got to showcase their talents in the World Cup.

Episode 7

Fitting the legends of the 1960s, a golden age for the game, into one team, means all-time greats will miss out. And the best from across the eras look to displace World Cup heroes in France's best XI.

Episode 8

There are World Cup heroes galore in Germany's Dream Team. And how many of the 2010s trophy-gluttons can break into the Paris Saint-Germain's greatest XI?

Episode 9

Since 1992, the Premier League has been a showcase of some of the game's finest talents, so picking a best XI is never going to be easy. And Johan Cruyff leads a team of total footballers in the Ajax's greatest team.

Episode 10

How many of our South American Dream Team hail from the continent's two traditionally strongest countries, Brazil and South America? And the greatest to have turned out for Croatia since the national team competed as an independent nation.

Episode 11

With so many great players having turned out for Barcelona and Real Madrid, those two giants dominate the La Liga Dream Team. And Champions League winners and the best from other eras make up Marseille’s greatest XI.

Episode 12

We turn to basketball to select the ultimate Los Angeles Lakers lineup. And the legends of a golden age of basketball - it's the best of the 1990s.

Episode 13

Michael Jordan is in, but who else joins him in our selection of the greatest to play for the Chicago Bulls? And we pick a team of the best players to have turned out for legendary coach Pat Riley.

Episode 14

To the NBA's greatest regular-season team of all-time, add the most dominant player in the game's history - it's the Golden State Warriors Dream Team. And the best of a decade come together as we pick the team of the 2000s.

Episode 15

The Miami Heat may be one of the youngest NBA franchises but there are still strong talents from which to choose its greatest lineup. And a Dream Team of the best players to have never won an NBA championship.

Episode 16

Dream Teams turns to Formula 1 to select not just the best from one team, but two drivers from each of the ten most successful teams to create a dream Formula 1 grid. Some legends will miss and others get lucky.

Episode 17

Who of the score of famous champions to have worn the famous red and black make AC Milan's Dream Team? And the managerial icon of English Premier League, Sir Alex Ferguson never wanted to choose his greatest team, but that’s what we’ve done for him.

Episode 18

Some of the greatest names in football never won the game's highest individual honour, the Ballon d'Or, so we've gathered them together. Then, how many of Atletico Madrid's modern marvels can break into their greatest team?

Episode 19

Liverpool has a dramatic history of success and sadness. Who makes it into their greatest team? Then Italy, the most successful World Cup nation from Europe, has built its success on defence with one very famous forward left out of the Azzurri Dream Team.

Episode 20

Spain’s rise as an international football powerhouse has been relatively recent, but how many of the 2010 World Cup heroes made it into their greatest ever XI? And who makes the Dream Team of misbehaving marvels?

Episode 21

How many stars that powered Manchester City’s 2010s emergence as a power of English football can find a spot in the club’s greatest ever XI? And a Dream Team of those who spent their entire career with one club.

Episode 22

Jose Mourinho's career has taken him to some of the game's top clubs, so his best XI contains many of a generation’s most brilliant players. And how many big names of the modern era can break into Belgium’s all-time greatest team?

Episode 23

We select the best two drivers from each of the ten most successful countries to create a dream Formula 1 grid. Who will get pole - and which legends miss out on a place altogether?

Episode 24

Choosing a New York Knicks Dream Team means weighing up their '70s title-winners against individual greats from other eras. And the legends of a decade that laid the foundations for today’s stars, as we pick the best of the 1980s.

Episode 25

The pride of New Zealand, the All Blacks, are international rugby’s most legendary team. Who would make an all-time All Blacks lineup? And the greatest players to never win the Rugby World Cup come together.

Episode 26

The greatest ever from tennis' most storied team competitions come together. Who joins Pete Sampras in the ultimate USA Davis Cup team? Who makes the Czech Republic’s Fed Cup Dream Team? And the best men and women from the 1990s.

Episode 27

The best drivers from Formula 1's greatest eras come together in a race of the ages. Rivals become teammates as each driver represents the decade in which they were most successful. Who takes pole - and who misses out on a start?

Episode 28

Who are the greatest combatants to have taken part in the golf’s great team competition, the Ryder Cup? It’s the best ever for both the United States and Europe, so how many of the younger generation can break into the lineups of the legends?

Episode 29

Sir Donald Bradman was always going to make the Australian Test dream team, but which other legends - past or present - will join him? Plus, we select the greatest side from the subcontinent.

Episode 30

We select the greatest Australian Davis Cup squad, and delve into the best the United States has to offer in Fed Cup competition. Plus, we cast our eyes over the greatest men’s players from the 2000s.

Episode 31

We pick the best XI to have played for Italian giant Internazionale. And how many 2015 African Cup of Nations heroes make it into Cote d’Ivoire’s Dream Team?

Episode 32

We pick the best XI to have played for one of England’s greatest clubs, Arsenal. And there are many tough decisions as we pick the greatest of their generation. It’s the best of the 1990s.

Episode 33

We pick the best XI to have played for Euro 2016 champion and a thrilling team from across the generations, Portugal. And three decades of greats battle it out as we select the finest to have played under Guus Hiddink.

Episode 34

We pick the best XI to have played for in Italy’s top division, Serie A. And the modern greats looking to displace legends of the past in Borussia Dortmund’s Dream Team.

Episode 35

We pick the greatest ever track and field athletics squad. Does Usain Bolt beat Michael Johnson for the 200 metres? Who is the greatest ever distance runner? Legends of the sport come together as we pick the best in each event.

Episode 36

We pick the best 12 basketball players to have turned out for the Philadelphia 76ers. And the dressing room will be full of personality when we pick the best ever to have played under the game’s most successful coach, Phil Jackson.

Episode 37

Turning to tennis, we pick the ultimate Davis Cup Team for Spain. We also choose Russia’s best women players to represent that nation in the Fed Cup, and then pick from the greatest of the '70s - a true Dream Team.

Episode 38

In this golf edition, we set up the ultimate teams contest, with the best of the 21st century taking on the legends of the 20th century. Which of golf's all-time finest will get the nod to battle for their era?

Episode 39

We pick the best XI to have played Test cricket for England. And how many modern names can be found in our selection of the all-time greatest one-day international players?

Episode 40

In this basketball edition of Dream Teams, we pick the ultimate San Antonio Spurs squad. Then, we choose the greatest ever European players to have made their mark in the NBA.

Episode 41

In this baseball edition, can Babe Ruth, Mickey Mantle and Roger Maris all make the ultimate lineup for the New York Yankees? And the stars for whom the stars never aligned come together as we pick the best to never win the World Series.

Episode 42

Turning to boxing, we pick the ultimate team of American fighters meeting the best from the rest of the world. The greatest ever in their divisions clash in each of the eight traditional weight classes, with a few bonus bouts in modern divisions.

Episode 43

Johan Cruyff and the Netherlands dazzled the world with Total Football in the 1970s, but which of his teammates can make it into our greatest Dutch XI? And legends like George Weah and Samuel Eto’o come together as we pick an African Dream Team.

Episode 44

Chelsea FC has a history, but how many stars from the days before Roman Abramovich can make it into their Dream Team over their modern stars? And Vicente del Bosque has coached the greats at Real Madrid and in the Spanish National Team.

Episode 45

England and Rugby Union go hand in hand. But who would line up in an ultimate English team? A conglomeration of some of the Red and Whites' greatest legends - past and present. Then, we select the greatest 15 from the 21st century.

Episode 46

Boston Celtics' ultimate NBA lineup. How many from the glory days of the '60s will make it in? How many modern-day stars? And then we select the greatest team from the 20th century.

Episode 47

Michael Phelps - the greatest Olympic swimmer of all time - is a certain starter in our dream Olympic swimming team. But there might be a few surprises, as we pluck the ultimate line-up from different generations to dive into medal calculations.

Episode 48

Some of the greatest footballers have played in the Bundesliga, but which of them can make it into a Dream Team of the best from Germany’s top flight? And the stars from the former Yugoslav republics.

Episode 49

Who’ll make our Dream Team of the greatest 20th century football players? Pele and Maradona are in, but what about di Stefano, Platini, Baresi or Ronaldo? We also pick the greatest players to have made a World Cup Final, but never lifted the trophy.

Episode 50

Formula 1 has had many wonderful drivers over the years - Fangio, Prost, Senna, Schumacher, Vettel and Hamilton. But who is the greatest? If the 20 greatest F1 drivers of all time were all on the same team, who would come out on top?

Dream Teams

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